Single-cell and spatial omics in plants: from cellular atlases to regulatory mechanisms

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2026
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Abstract
Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) has transformed transcriptomic studies by enabling gene expression profiling at the resolution of individual cells within and across a broad range of tissue types, revealing cellular heterogeneity that is obscured in bulk tissue transcriptomes. Over the past decade, improvements in microfluidics and library preparation have drastically increased throughput, allowing tens of thousands of cells to be assayed in a single experiment. Although initially developed in animal systems, scRNA-seq has rapidly emerged as a powerful and widely adopted approach in plant biology. Beyond transcriptomics, the integration of single-cell data with chromatin accessibility, proteomics, metabolomics, and spatial omics is enabling a system-level understanding of plant gene regulation and cellular organization. Network-based analytical frameworks further support the reconstruction of gene regulatory networks and the interpretation of complex single-cell data. In this review, we summarize the current technological landscape of plant single-cell studies, discuss key experimental and analytical challenges, and review emerging strategies for validating single-cell discoveries. We also discuss future directions in applying single-cell technologies to woody perennials plants and bioenergy-relevant crops, emphasizing their potential to accelerate the discovery of cell type-specific regulatory mechanisms underlying growth, stress resilience, and biomass production.
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Authors Miaomiao Li, Gabriela Madrid, M. Morgan, Mengjun Shu, Tao Yao, Brandon A. Boone, Gerald A. Tuskan, Xiaohan Yang, Daniel Jacobson, Jin‐Gui Chen, Shao‐shan Carol Huang
Journal Journal of experimental botany
Year 2026
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10.1093/jxb/erag328
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