Single-cell Gene Expression Using Multiplex RT-qPCR to Characterize Heterogeneity of Rare Lymphoid PopulationsThibaut Perchet 1, Sylvestre Chea 1, Milena Hasan 2, Ana Cumano 1, Rachel Golub 1
1Unit for Lymphopoieseis, Immunology Department, INSERM U1223, University Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Cellule Pasteur, Institut Pasteur, 2Center for Translational Science, Institut Pasteur, INSERM UMS20
This protocol describes how to assess the expression of a large array of genes at the clonal level. Single-cell RT-qPCR produces highly reliable results with a strong sensitivity for hundreds of samples and genes.