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ArticleBMC systems biology2018

scdNet: a computational tool for single-cell differential network analysis.

Yu-Chiao Chiu, Tzu-Hung Hsiao, Li-Ju Wang, Yidong Chen, Yu-Hsuan Joni Shao

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Article in BMC systems biology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Yu-Chiao ChiuGreehey Children's Cancer Research Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA.
Tzu-Hung HsiaoDepartment of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, 40705, Taiwan.
Li-Ju WangGreehey Children's Cancer Research Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA.
Yidong ChenGreehey Children's Cancer Research Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA. ChenY8@uthscsa.edu.
Yu-Hsuan Joni ShaoGraduate Institute of Biomedical Informatics, College of Medical Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, 10675, Taiwan. jonishao@tmu.edu.tw.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · USTaichung Veterans General Hospital · TWTaipei Medical University · TW

Funding

TISSUE CULTURE---COREP30CA054174 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER · PI Robin Jean Leach · 1991 to 2026
$59.1M
INSTITUTE FOR INTEGRATION OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE: A PARTNERSHIP TO IMPROVE HEALTHUL1RR025767 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER · PI CLARK, ROBERT A · 2008 to 2011
$23.8M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA054174NCRR NIH HHS UL1 RR025767
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSingle-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-Seq) is an emerging technology that has revolutionized the research of the tumor heterogeneity. However, the highly sparse data matrices generated by the technology have posed an obstacle to the analysis of differential gene regulatory networks.

resultsAddressing the challenges, this study presents, as far as we know, the first bioinformatics tool for scRNA-Seq-based differential network analysis (scdNet). The tool features a sample size adjustment of gene-gene correlation, comparison of inter-state correlations, and construction of differential networks. A simulation analysis demonstrated the power of scdNet in the analyses of sparse scRNA-Seq data matrices, with low requirement on the sample size, high computation efficiency, and tolerance of sequencing noises. Applying the tool to analyze two datasets of single circulating tumor cells (CTCs) of prostate cancer and early mouse embryos, our data demonstrated that differential gene regulation plays crucial roles in anti-androgen resistance and early embryonic development.

conclusionsOverall, the tool is widely applicable to datasets generated by the emerging technology to bring biological insights into tumor heterogeneity and other studies. MATLAB implementation of scdNet is available at https://github.com/ChenLabGCCRI/scdNet .

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Gene Regulatory NetworksSequence Analysis, RNASingle-Cell AnalysisAnimalsComputational BiologyHumansMaleMiceMolecular Sequence AnnotationNeoplastic Cells, CirculatingProstatic NeoplasmsDifferential network analysisGene regulatory networksSingle-cell RNA-Seq

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PMID30577836
PMCPMC6302455
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