Adaptive RNA editing in Cephalopods

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We have applied different single-cell RNA sequencing technologies in neural squid organs. One of these technologies uses a combination of 10X genomics and long-read sequencing with ONT or PacBio, from which we observed isoform-specific and RNA-editing at the 3' end corresponding to a cell type. However, the gene coverage and gene content per cell were still very low. We also observed that the highly repetitive genome of cephalopods limits the sequencing of entire gene isoforms and generates shorter sequences and significant levels of molecules coming from strand-invasion patterns. We have started sequencing single cells using plate-based sorting to solve our current limitations. Using our Euprymna berryi genome, I modified TSO-UMI primers to reduce the number of molecules with strand invasion. As a result, we have observed much larger cDNA peaks than in the previous technologies, indicating a successful fresh cell collection and skipping molecules with strand invasion during the RT-PCR.