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. 2023 Jul 15;16(1):13–28. doi: 10.1007/s12551-023-01092-3

Table 1.

The comprehensive information of single-cell multimodal profiling methods

Multimodal Method Genome Transcriptome Epigenome Proteome Object Physical separation before amplification High-throughput Metrics Time Journal Reference
Transcriptome + genome DR-seq gDNA mRNA - - 13 cells No No CNVs; gene expression 2015 Nat Biotechnol Dey et al.
G&T-seq gDNA Full-length mRNA - - ~200 cells Yes; oligo-dT-coated magnetic beads No Chromosomal aneuploidies; inter-chromosomal fusions; SNVs; chromosomal rearrangements; gene expression 2015 Nat Methods Macaulay et al.
SIDR-seq gDNA Total RNA (including non-coding RNA) - - 43 cells Yes; hypotonic lysis and antibody-conjugated magnetic microbeads No Genomic variations; transcriptomic patterns 2018 Genome Res Han et al.
TARGET-seq Target gDNA mRNA; target mRNA - - 4559 cells No Yes Known target somatic mutations; SNVs,small indels; gene expression 2019 Mol Cell Rodriguez-Meira et al.
Transcriptome + genome +methylome scTrio-seq gDNA Cytosolic mRNA gDNA methylation - 25 cells Yes; centrifugation No CNVs; promoter and gene body methylation levels; gene expression 2016 Cell Res Hou et al.
Transcriptome + methylome scM&T-seq - Full-length mRNA gDNA methylation - 61 cells Yes; oligo-dT-coated magnetic beads Yes DNA methylome data; transcriptome data 2016 Nat Methods Angermueller et al.
scMT-seq - Cytosolic mRNA gDNA methylation - 9 cells Yes; micropipette No Methylome, SNPs and transcriptome data 2016 Genome Biol Hu et al.
Transcriptome + chromatin accessibility sci-CAR - Nuclear mRNA chromatin accessibility - ~10,000 nuclei No Yes Chromatin accessibility and gene expression 2018 Science Cao et al.
scCAT-seq - Cytosolic mRNA Chromatin accessibility - 176 cells Yes; mild lysis and physical dissociation Yes 2019 Nat Commun Liu et al.
SNARE-seq - Nuclear mRNA Chromatin accessibility - ~10,000 nuclei No Yes 2019 Nat Biotechnol Chen et al.
SNARE-seq2 - mRNA Chromatin accessibility - >80,000 nuclei or cells No Yes 2021 Nat Protocols Plongthongkum et al.
Paired-seq - Nuclear mRNA Chromatin accessibility - >10,000 nuclei No Yes 2019 Nat Struct Mol Biol Zhu et al.
SHARE-seq - mRNA Chromatin accessibility - >10,000 cells or nuclei No Yes 2020 Cell Ma et al.
ISSAAC-seq - Nuclear mRNA Chromatin accessibility - >10,000 nuclei No Yes 2022 Nat Methods Xu et al.
Transcriptome + histone modification EpiDamID - Total mRNA Histone modification - 2,943 cells No No Histone modification and gene expression 2022 Mol Cell Rang et al.
Genome + methylome Methyl-HiC gDNA - gDNA methylation - 150 nuclei No No General features of chromosomal architecture (chromatin loops, TADs); DNA methylome 2019 Nat Methods Li et al.
sn-m3C-seq gDNA - gDNA methylation - ~4200 nuclei No No 3D chromatin conformation; Cytosine DNA methylation 2019 Nat Methods Lee et al.
Single-cell COOL-seq gDNA - gDNA methylation - 24 nuclei No No Chromatin state; nucleosome position; DNA methylation; CNVs and ploidy 2017 Cell Res Guo et al.
Transcriptome + methylome + chromatin accessibility scNMT-seq - Cytosolic mRNA gDNA methylation; chromatin accessibility - 70 cells Yes; oligo-dT-coated magnetic beads No Chromatin accessibility, DNA methylation; transcriptome 2018 Nat Commun Clark et al.
scNOMeRe-seq - Cytosolic mRNA gDNA methylation; chromatin accessibility - 233 cells Yes; oligo-dT-coated magnetic beads No Single-cell nucleosome occupancy; DNA methylome; RNA expression 2021 Nat Commun Wang et al.
scChaRM-seq - mRNA gDNA methylation; chromatin accessibility - 148 cells Yes; oligo-dT-coated magnetic beads No DNA methylome, chromatin accessibility and transcriptome 2021 Cell Stem Cell Yan et al.
Transcriptome + proteome PEA/STA - Target mRNA - 38 surface proteins 87 cells No No Gene and protein expression 2016 Genome Biol Genshaft et al.
PLAYR - 40 target mRNA - 40 surface proteins 10,000 cells No Yes Protein epitopes and multiple RNA 2016 Nat Methods Frei et al.
CITE-seq - mRNA - >100 surface proteins 8,005 cells No Yes Protein epitopes and transcriptomes 2017 Nat Methods Stoeckius et al.
REAP-seq - mRNA - 82 surface proteins 7,271 cells No Yes Protein epitopes and transcriptomes 2017 Nat Biotechnol Peterson et al.
ECCITE-seq - mRNA, V(D)J regions,perturbation gsRNA - >100 surface proteins 5935 cells No Yes Proteome, V(D)J regions, transcriptome, clonotype and CRISPR perturbation information 2019 Nat Methods Mimitou et al.
Perturb-CITE-seq - mRNA,perturbation gsRNA - 20 surface proteins ~218,000 cells No Yes Proteome, transcriptome and CRISPR perturbation information 2021 Nat Genet Frangieh et al.
RAID - mRNA - 6 intracellular (phospho-) proteins 384 fixed cells No No Gene and protein expression 2019 Sci Rep Gerlach et al.
QuRIE-seq - mRNA - 80 intra- or extracellular (phospho)proteins 4,754 cells No Yes Gene and protein expression 2021 Cell Rep Methods Rivello et al.
INs-seq - mRNA - Several intracellular proteins 5000 cells No Yes Single-cell transcriptional, signaling, TF, and metabolism maps 2020 Cell Katzenelenbogen et al.
inCITE-seq - Nuclear mRNA - Several intra-nuclear protein ~10,000 nuclei No Yes Transcription factors (TFs) and gene expression 2021 Nat Methods Chung et al.
Epigenome + proteome ICICLE-seq - - Chromatin accessibility 46 surface proteins >10,000 cells No Yes Chromatin accessibility; protein levels 2021 Elife Swanson et al.
Transcriptome + epigenome + proteome TEA-seq - mRNA Chromatin accessibility 46 surface proteins >10,000 cells No Yes Chromatin accessibility; protein levels; gene expression 2021 Elife Swanson et al.
NEAT-seq - mRNA Chromatin accessibility Several intra-nuclear protein 6000 cells No Yes TF gene locus chromatin accessibility, RNA expression, protein abundance and genome-wide TF binding motif accessibility 2022 Nat Methods Chen et al.
Genome + proteome Tapestri gDNA - - 45 surface proteins ~10,000 cells No Yes SNV, CNV and protein levels 2022 Methods Mol Biol Ruff et al.
Genome + epigenome + proteome PHAGE-ATAC mtDNA Chromatin accessibility Several intra- or extracellular proteins 8366 cells No Yes Surface and intracellular proteins, chromatin accessibility and mtDNA 2021 Nat Biotechnol Fiskin et al.
ASAP-seq mtDNA - Chromatin accessibility >200 intra- or extracellular proteins >10,000 cells No Yes Chromatin accessibility; protein expression; somatic mtDNA mutations 2021 Nat Biotechnol Mimitou et al.
Transcriptome + genome + epigenome + proteome DOGMA-seq mtDNA mRNA Chromatin accessibility >200 intra- or extracellular proteins >10,000 cells No Yes Chromatin accessibility; gene and protein expression; somatic mtDNA mutations 2021 Nat Biotechnol Mimitou et al.
Spatial transcriptome + proteome DBiT-Seq - Spatial mRNA - 10μm - 22 surface proteins Pre-fixed tissue section No Yes Spatial transcriptomics and proteins 2020 Cell Liu et al.
SM-Omics - Spatial mRNA - 100μm - multiplex proteins Pre-fixed tissue section No Yes 2022 Nat Commun Vickovic et al.
CosMx SMI - Spatial mRNA - 10μm - 64 surface proteins Pre-fixed tissue section No No 2022 Blood Gui et al.
spatial CITE-seq - Spatial mRNA - 50μm - 189 surface proteins Pre-fixed tissue section No Yes 2022 Preprint Liu et al.