Top: Diagram of snRNA-seq analysis pipeline. Heterozygous Arabidopsis F1 plants were generated by crossing Col-0 to five different accessions. Pollen was collected from these five F1 plants and pooled, before nuclei isolation, barcoding, and cDNA synthesis using the 10x snRNA-seq protocol. After sequencing, nuclei from the five genotypes were demultiplexed, and meiotic recombination events were predicted. Gene expression and recombination patterns were then compared to identify eQTLs. Figure created using BioRender. Bottom: Fluorescent microscopy image of Arabidopsis thaliana pollen.
Expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) mapping studies are limited by the need to study a large number of individuals. @labschneeberger.bsky.social &co develop a method to scale up #eQTL studies by performing single-nucleus #RNAseq of #Arabidopsis pollen @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4jPZOzD