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ReviewGenomics, proteomics & bioinformatics2025

Computational Analyses and Challenges of Single-cell ATAC-seq.

Chenfei Wang, Jiaojiao Zhou, Hong Zhang, Zihan Zhuang, Gali Bai, Ming Tang, Song Liu, Tao Liu

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Review in Genomics, proteomics & bioinformatics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Chenfei WangKey Laboratory of Spine and Spinal Cord Injury Repair and Regeneration of Ministry of Education, Department of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital, School of Life Science and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7573-3768
Jiaojiao ZhouDepartment of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5852-3785
Hong ZhangDepartment of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA.ORCID 0009-0003-8992-0048
Zihan ZhuangDepartment of Computational Biology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA.ORCID 0009-0002-5846-8055
Gali BaiDepartment of Data Science, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02215, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4488-5499
Ming TangDepartment of Data Science, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02215, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7739-8913
Song LiuDepartment of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6351-2941
Tao LiuDepartment of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8818-8313

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Single-cell Assay for Transposase-Accessible Chromatin using sequencing (scATAC-seq) has emerged as a powerful technique to study cell-specific epigenetic landscapes and to provide a multidimensional portrait of gene regulation. However, low genomic coverage per cell results in intrinsic data sparsity and missing-data issues, presenting unique methodological challenges. Consequently, numerous computational methods and techniques have been developed to address these challenges. This review provides a concise overview of published workflows for scATAC-seq analysis, covering preprocessing through downstream analysis including quality control, alignment, peak calling, dimensionality reduction, clustering, gene regulation score calculation, cell type annotation, and multiomics integration. Additionally, we survey key scATAC-seq databases that offer curated, accessible resources; discuss emerging deep-learning methods and Artificial Intelligence (AI) foundation models tailored to scATAC-seq data; and highlight recent advances in spatial ATAC-seq technologies and associated computational approaches. Our objective is to equip readers with a clear understanding of current scATAC-seq methodologies so they can select appropriate tools and construct customized workflows for exploring gene regulation and cellular diversity.

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Chromatin Immunoprecipitation SequencingComputational BiologySingle-Cell AnalysisAnimalsHumansComputational analysisEpigenetic landscapeGene regulationMultiomics integrationscATAC-seq

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PMID41270791
PMCPMC12753137

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