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However, current scRNA-Seq analytic approaches do not distinguish between spliced and unspliced mRNA at the level of dimensionality reduction. RNA velocity paradigm suggests that the presence of unspliced mRNA reflects transitional cell states, informative for studies of dynamic processes such as embryogenesis or tissue regeneration. Alternatively, stable cell subsets may also maintain translationally repressed spliced mRNA (e.g., in P-bodies) and\/or unspliced mRNA reservoirs for prompt initiation of transcription-independent expression. Thus, functional cell subsets may differ not only in the current levels of actively produced mRNAs, but also in which mRNAs and in what forms are stored in the nucleus and cytoplasm. To enable splicing-aware analysis of scRNA-Seq data, we developed a method called SANSARA (Splicing-Aware scrNa-Seq AppRoAch). We employed SANSARA to characterize peripheral blood regulatory T cell (T\n                    <jats:sub>reg<\/jats:sub>\n                    ) subsets, revealing a complementary interplay between the FOXP3 and Helios master transcription factors and high levels of spliced\u00a0\n                    <jats:italic>IL10RA<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>LGALS3<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>FCRL3<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>CD38<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>ITGAL<\/jats:italic>\n                    , and\n                    <jats:italic>LEF1<\/jats:italic>\n                    mRNAs in effector T\n                    <jats:sub>reg<\/jats:sub>\n                    s. 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