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ArticlePLoS computational biology2024

Binomial models uncover biological variation during feature selection of droplet-based single-cell RNA sequencing.

Breanne Sparta, Timothy Hamilton, Gunalan Natesan, Samuel D Aragones, Eric J Deeds

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Article in PLoS computational biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Breanne SpartaDepartment of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America.
Timothy HamiltonInstitute for Quantitative and Computational Biosciences, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America.
Gunalan NatesanInstitute for Quantitative and Computational Biosciences, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America.
Samuel D AragonesInstitute for Quantitative and Computational Biosciences, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-5071-797X
Eric J DeedsDepartment of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-2868-7495

Funding

UPLIFT: UCLA Postdocs' Longitudinal Investment in Faculty TrainingK12GM106996 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI CAREY, MICHAEL F, VILLANUEVA, CLAUDIO J · 2016 to 2025
$7.1M
Developing tools for the unbiased analysis and visualization of scRNA-seq dataR01GM143378 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI DEEDS, ERIC J · 2021 to 2024
$1.2M
NIGMS NIH HHS K12 GM106996NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM143378
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Effective analysis of single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data requires a rigorous distinction between technical noise and biological variation. In this work, we propose a simple feature selection model, termed "Differentially Distributed Genes" or DDGs, where a binomial sampling process for each mRNA species produces a null model of technical variation. Using scRNA-seq data where cell identities have been established a priori, we find that the DDG model of biological variation outperforms existing methods. We demonstrate that DDGs distinguish a validated set of real biologically varying genes, minimize neighborhood distortion, and enable accurate partitioning of cells into their established cell-type groups.

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Computational BiologySequence Analysis, RNASingle-Cell AnalysisAlgorithmsAnimalsGene Expression ProfilingHumansModels, StatisticalRNA, MessengerRNA, Messenger

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PMID39241106
PMCPMC11410258

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