Jentho E, Sousa AGG, Ramos S, Ademolue TW, Sobral J, Costa J, Brito D, Manteiro M, Leite RB, Lilue J, Soares MP. Single-cell RNA sequencing and analysis of rodent blood stage Plasmodium.
STAR Protoc 2023;
4:102491. [PMID:
37581982 PMCID:
PMC10436236 DOI:
10.1016/j.xpro.2023.102491]
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Abstract
Bulk RNA sequencing of Plasmodium spp., the causative parasite of malaria, fails to discriminate developmental-stage-specific gene regulation. Here, we provide a protocol that uses single-cell RNA sequencing of FACS-sorted Plasmodium-chabaudi-chabaudi-AS-infected red blood cells (iRBCs) to characterize developmental-stage-specific modulation of gene expression during malaria blood stage. We describe steps for infecting mice, monitoring disease progression, preparing iRBCs, and single-cell sequencing iRBCs. We then detail procedures for analyzing scRNA-seq data. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Ramos et al.1.
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