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ArticleNucleic acids research2026

DNAi: an open-source AI tool for unbiased DNA fiber analysis.

Clément Playout, Yosra Mehrjoo, Renaud Duval, Marie Carole Boucher, Santiago Costantino, Hugo Wurtele

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Clément PlayoutResearch Center, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, 5415, boulevard de l'Assomption Montréal, H1T 2M4 Québec, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-0978-3588
Yosra MehrjooResearch Center, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, 5415, boulevard de l'Assomption Montréal, H1T 2M4 Québec, Canada.ORCID 0009-0007-0807-7378
Renaud DuvalResearch Center, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, 5415, boulevard de l'Assomption Montréal, H1T 2M4 Québec, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-3845-3318
Marie Carole BoucherResearch Center, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, 5415, boulevard de l'Assomption Montréal, H1T 2M4 Québec, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-1988-3512
Santiago CostantinoResearch Center, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, 5415, boulevard de l'Assomption Montréal, H1T 2M4 Québec, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2454-2635
Hugo WurteleResearch Center, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, 5415, boulevard de l'Assomption Montréal, H1T 2M4 Québec, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-5733-1711

Funding

Line Chevrette foundationNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada NSERCNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada RGPIN-2019-05082Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada RGPIN-2021-03330Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada RGPIN-2025-04612Université de Montréal-EtudesWOCO foundation
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

DNA fiber assays are powerful tools for investigating replication dynamics at the single-molecule level. However, their application and widespread adoption has been hampered by the labor-intensive and tedious nature of manual analysis of large numbers of images. Quantification of labeled DNA fibers typically depends on subjective examination, selection, and annotation of individual fibers from fluorescence microscopy images reducing inter-user consistency, reproducibility, and experimental throughput. To address these issues, we developed DNAi, a computer vision tool based on deep learning allowing automated detection and quantification of labeled DNA fiber length. DNAi was trained on a large and diverse dataset of manually annotated images of DNA fibers and matches human performance and accuracy in segmentation and length measurement across a wide range of experimental conditions. The open-source tool includes a user-friendly interface, which permits visual validation and manual selection of segmented fibers. Overall, DNAi enables robust, rapid, and reproducible DNA fiber analysis, and is freely available.

Indexed as

DNAImage Processing, Computer-AssistedSoftwareDeep LearningHumansMicroscopy, FluorescenceReproducibility of ResultsDNA

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PMID41994869
PMCPMC13095487

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