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Review
. 2024 Feb 21;43(3):75.
doi: 10.1007/s00299-024-03168-0.

Plant biotechnology research with single-cell transcriptome: recent advancements and prospects

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Plant biotechnology research with single-cell transcriptome: recent advancements and prospects

Muhammad Ali et al. Plant Cell Rep. .

Abstract

Single-cell transcriptomic techniques have emerged as powerful tools in plant biology, offering high-resolution insights into gene expression at the individual cell level. This review highlights the rapid expansion of single-cell technologies in plants, their potential in understanding plant development, and their role in advancing plant biotechnology research. Single-cell techniques have emerged as powerful tools to enhance our understanding of biological systems, providing high-resolution transcriptomic analysis at the single-cell level. In plant biology, the adoption of single-cell transcriptomics has seen rapid expansion of available technologies and applications. This review article focuses on the latest advancements in the field of single-cell transcriptomic in plants and discusses the potential role of these approaches in plant development and expediting plant biotechnology research in the near future. Furthermore, inherent challenges and limitations of single-cell technology are critically examined to overcome them and enhance our knowledge and understanding.

Keywords: Plant biotechnology; Plant development; Plant transcriptome; Single-cell technology; Spatial transcriptome; scRNA-seq.

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