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ArticleGenome biology2024

Kernel-based testing for single-cell differential analysis.

A Ozier-Lafontaine, C Fourneaux, G Durif, P Arsenteva, C Vallot, O Gandrillon, S Gonin-Giraud, B Michel, F Picard

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Article in Genome biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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9 authors.

A Ozier-LafontaineNantes Université, Centrale Nantes, Laboratoire de Mathématiques Jean Leray, CNRS UMR 6629, F-44000, Nantes, France. anthony.ozier-lafontaine@ec-nantes.fr.
C FourneauxLaboratory of Biology and Modelling of the Cell, Université de Lyon, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, CNRS, UMR5239, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France.
G DurifLaboratory of Biology and Modelling of the Cell, Université de Lyon, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, CNRS, UMR5239, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France.
P ArsentevaNantes Université, Centrale Nantes, Laboratoire de Mathématiques Jean Leray, CNRS UMR 6629, F-44000, Nantes, France.
C VallotCNRS UMR3244, Institut Curie, PSL University, Paris, France.
O GandrillonLaboratory of Biology and Modelling of the Cell, Université de Lyon, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, CNRS, UMR5239, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France.
S Gonin-GiraudLaboratory of Biology and Modelling of the Cell, Université de Lyon, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, CNRS, UMR5239, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France.
B Michel *Nantes Université, Centrale Nantes, Laboratoire de Mathématiques Jean Leray, CNRS UMR 6629, F-44000, Nantes, France. Bertrand.Michel@ec-nantes.fr.
F Picard *Laboratory of Biology and Modelling of the Cell, Université de Lyon, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, CNRS, UMR5239, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France. franck.picard@ens-lyon.fr.ORCID 0000-0001-8084-5481

Funding

Agence Nationale de la Recherche ANR-18-CE45-0023Agence Nationale de la Recherche ANR-22-PESN-0002Institut National Du Cancer INCA-DGOS-INSERM-12558
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Single-cell technologies offer insights into molecular feature distributions, but comparing them poses challenges. We propose a kernel-testing framework for non-linear cell-wise distribution comparison, analyzing gene expression and epigenomic modifications. Our method allows feature-wise and global transcriptome/epigenome comparisons, revealing cell population heterogeneities. Using a classifier based on embedding variability, we identify transitions in cell states, overcoming limitations of traditional single-cell analysis. Applied to single-cell ChIP-Seq data, our approach identifies untreated breast cancer cells with an epigenomic profile resembling persister cells. This demonstrates the effectiveness of kernel testing in uncovering subtle population variations that might be missed by other methods.

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Single-Cell AnalysisBreast NeoplasmsEpigenomeEpigenomicsFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansTranscriptomeDifferential analysisKernel methodsSingle cell epigenomicsSingle cell transcriptomics

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PMID38702740
PMCPMC11069218

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