Multiplexed quantification of proteins and transcripts in single cells

We present a tool to measure gene and protein expression levels in single cells with DNA-labeled antibodies and droplet microfluidics. Using the RNA expression and protein sequencing assay (REAP-seq), we quantified proteins with 82 barcoded antibodies and > 20,000 genes in a single workflow. We used REAP-seq to assess the costimulatory effects of a CD27 agonist on human CD8(+) lymphocytes and to identify and characterize an unknown cell type.