MAAPER: model-based analysis of alternative polyadenylation using 3′ end-linked reads

Abstract Most eukaryotic genes express alternative polyadenylation (APA) isoforms. A growing number of RNA sequencing methods, especially those used for single-cell transcriptome analysis, generate reads close to the polyadenylation site (PAS), termed nearSite reads, hence inherently containing info...

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Main Authors: Wei Vivian Li, Dinghai Zheng, Ruijia Wang, Bin Tian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:Genome Biology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-021-02429-5
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spelling doaj-c936850cff8d4b479959056b2950b07e2021-08-15T11:45:47ZengBMCGenome Biology1474-760X2021-08-0122112110.1186/s13059-021-02429-5MAAPER: model-based analysis of alternative polyadenylation using 3′ end-linked readsWei Vivian Li0Dinghai Zheng1Ruijia Wang2Bin Tian3Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Rutgers School of Public Health, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyDepartment of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolDepartment of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolDepartment of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolAbstract Most eukaryotic genes express alternative polyadenylation (APA) isoforms. A growing number of RNA sequencing methods, especially those used for single-cell transcriptome analysis, generate reads close to the polyadenylation site (PAS), termed nearSite reads, hence inherently containing information about APA isoform abundance. Here, we present a probabilistic model-based method named MAAPER to utilize nearSite reads for APA analysis. MAAPER predicts PASs with high accuracy and sensitivity and examines different types of APA events with robust statistics. We show MAAPER’s performance with both bulk and single-cell data and its applicability in unpaired or paired experimental designs.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-021-02429-5Alternative polyadenylationRNA sequencingBioinformatic tool3′ end readsCellular stressTrophoblasts
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author Wei Vivian Li
Dinghai Zheng
Ruijia Wang
Bin Tian
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Dinghai Zheng
Ruijia Wang
Bin Tian
MAAPER: model-based analysis of alternative polyadenylation using 3′ end-linked reads
Genome Biology
Alternative polyadenylation
RNA sequencing
Bioinformatic tool
3′ end reads
Cellular stress
Trophoblasts
author_facet Wei Vivian Li
Dinghai Zheng
Ruijia Wang
Bin Tian
author_sort Wei Vivian Li
title MAAPER: model-based analysis of alternative polyadenylation using 3′ end-linked reads
title_short MAAPER: model-based analysis of alternative polyadenylation using 3′ end-linked reads
title_full MAAPER: model-based analysis of alternative polyadenylation using 3′ end-linked reads
title_fullStr MAAPER: model-based analysis of alternative polyadenylation using 3′ end-linked reads
title_full_unstemmed MAAPER: model-based analysis of alternative polyadenylation using 3′ end-linked reads
title_sort maaper: model-based analysis of alternative polyadenylation using 3′ end-linked reads
publisher BMC
series Genome Biology
issn 1474-760X
publishDate 2021-08-01
description Abstract Most eukaryotic genes express alternative polyadenylation (APA) isoforms. A growing number of RNA sequencing methods, especially those used for single-cell transcriptome analysis, generate reads close to the polyadenylation site (PAS), termed nearSite reads, hence inherently containing information about APA isoform abundance. Here, we present a probabilistic model-based method named MAAPER to utilize nearSite reads for APA analysis. MAAPER predicts PASs with high accuracy and sensitivity and examines different types of APA events with robust statistics. We show MAAPER’s performance with both bulk and single-cell data and its applicability in unpaired or paired experimental designs.
topic Alternative polyadenylation
RNA sequencing
Bioinformatic tool
3′ end reads
Cellular stress
Trophoblasts
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-021-02429-5
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