GSM8758769: WT scRNAseq; Mus musculus; RNA-Seq
The aortic root was dissected completely and divided below the aortic valve. The ascending aorta was divided at the takeoff of the brachiocephalic artery. Aortas were transferred to a separate dish and rinsed in HBSS. Specimens were combined into groups with age, genotype, and sex-matched animals as biologic diversity. The aortas were then digested in enzymatic solution containing 2U/mL Liberase TM (Roche #05401127001) and 2U/mL elastase (Worthington #LS002279) in Hanks buffered saline solution (HBSS) for one hour. The cell suspension was filtered through a 70uM strainer, centrifuged and resuspended in cold HBSS. Suspensions were processed with FACS to exclude debris. Samples were then processed using a 10x Genomics microfluidics chip to generate barcoded Gel Bead-In Emulsions (GEMs) according to manufacturer protocols. Individual sample libraries were generated from single cell GEM captures using the Chromium 3' version 3 library prep protocol (10X Genomics). QC was performed following cDNA generation and final library construction.