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Anatomy Transcriptomics

bingxinghuo edited this page Jan 3, 2020 · 3 revisions

Referencing Transcriptomics Data from Anatomic Images

1. Go to the Brain Architecture - Cell Type - RNAseq portal. Click here.

[Image showing the RNAseq portal]

This web portal can also be accessed through either

[Image showing the navigation path from BA]

or

[Image showing the navigation path from cell type portal]

2. Select a dataset and click on "View section" to enter the anatomy data viewer.

[Image showing the viewer]

3. Navigate through the anatomy data.

All samples were sectioned coronally, registered post hoc, and displayed in the sequence of anterior (left) to posterior (right). There are several ways to navigate through the sections.

  1. Scroll through the film strip on the bottom of the page, showing coronal sections thumbnails. Clicking on individual section's thumbnail will bring the high resolution data to the main window.

[Image highlighting the coronal navigation]

  1. Click on the sagittal navigation tool on the lower right corner of the page. Clicking on a sagittal position of the brain will bring the closest coronal section to the main window.

[Image highlighting the sagittal navigation]

4. Informatics tools associated with the anatomy data.

We are constantly updating the anatomy data viewer with more informatics tools. Currently the following tools are steadily available:

  • Atlas mapping. Clicking on "OVERLAY" will bring up the deformed atlas plane associated with the anatomy data. This algorithm was published in Tward et al. 2019.

5. Linking to the associated transcriptomics study.

The sample was sectioned at greater thickness (100 - 250 µm) and punched at various diameters (0.5 - 2 mm) for subsequent transcriptomics study. These sections with punches may appear with a tint or fragments due to the anatomical tissue processing.

[Image showing a punched section.]

For these sections, at the top banner, there is a link "snRNAseq data link". Click on the link will open up a new window showing the associated transcriptomics study at Single Cell Portal.

[Image highlighting the link.]

Enjoy!