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ArticleBMC bioinformatics2024

ScRNAbox: empowering single-cell RNA sequencing on high performance computing systems.

Rhalena A Thomas, Michael R Fiorini, Saeid Amiri, Edward A Fon, Sali M K Farhan

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Article in BMC bioinformatics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Rhalena A ThomasDepartment of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4, Canada. rhalena.thomas@mcgill.ca.
Michael R FioriniDepartment of Human Genetics, Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4, Canada.
Saeid AmiriDepartment of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4, Canada.
Edward A FonDepartment of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4, Canada.
Sali M K FarhanDepartment of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4, Canada. Sali.farhan@mcgill.ca.

Funding

CIHR FDN - 154301Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research MJFF-020696
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSingle-cell RNA sequencing (scRNAseq) offers powerful insights, but the surge in sample sizes demands more computational power than local workstations can provide. Consequently, high-performance computing (HPC) systems have become imperative. Existing web apps designed to analyze scRNAseq data lack scalability and integration capabilities, while analysis packages demand coding expertise, hindering accessibility.

resultsIn response, we introduce scRNAbox, an innovative scRNAseq analysis pipeline meticulously crafted for HPC systems. This end-to-end solution, executed via the SLURM workload manager, efficiently processes raw data from standard and Hashtag samples. It incorporates quality control filtering, sample integration, clustering, cluster annotation tools, and facilitates cell type-specific differential gene expression analysis between two groups. We demonstrate the application of scRNAbox by analyzing two publicly available datasets.

conclusionScRNAbox is a comprehensive end-to-end pipeline designed to streamline the processing and analysis of scRNAseq data. By responding to the pressing demand for a user-friendly, HPC solution, scRNAbox bridges the gap between the growing computational demands of scRNAseq analysis and the coding expertise required to meet them.

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Sequence Analysis, RNASingle-Cell AnalysisSoftwareComputational BiologyHumansHigh performance computing systemsPipelineScRNAseqSingle-cell RNA sequencing

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PMID39354372
PMCPMC11443813

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