Split by Cell

Split by Cell splits the input element according to groupings provided by Cell Clusters (Image cell_clusters_16_n_p) or Cell Annotations (Image cell_annotations_16_n_p). It is available from:

        Tools | Single Cell Analysis (Image sc_folder_closed_16_n_p) | Utility Tools (Image sc_utility_tools_folder_open_16_n_p) | Split by Cell (Image split_by_cell_16_n_p)

To see a list of element types that can be used as input, click on the (Image info_guide_16_h_p) icon in the top right corner of the input selection wizard (figure 18.4).

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Figure 18.4: Clicking on the info icon at the top right corner of the input selection wizard opens a window showing a list of element types that can be used as inputs.

The options control the groups of cells for which an output is produced:

The tool outputs one element for each group, of the same type as the input element, even when the output element is empty. It can also optionally output a Report (Image proteinreport) summarizing the number of cells per group.

Create subset

Split by Cell can effectively be used to create a subset of the input by specifying a single group defining the subset in the Select groups option.

To create subsets using features rather than cells, use Filter Based on Name.

Alternatively, subsets can be created directly from low-dimensional plots, using Create Subset available in the right-click menu.

Performing standard analysis on cell groups

Split by Cell can be used to adapt standard bulk-data analyses by splitting the read mapping (Image read_track_16_n_p) output from Single Cell RNA-Seq Analysis, and optionally the corresponding sequence list (Image seq_list_nucleotide). This allows analyses such as variant detection or fusion detection to be performed for each group, enabling the exploration of cell group-specific patterns using standard bulk analyses.