RNA-Seq is a technique that uses next generation sequencing to sequence RNA transcripts and quantify gene expression levels. It can be used to estimate transcript abundance, detect alternative splicing, and compare gene expression profiles between healthy and diseased tissue. Computational challenges include read mapping due to exon-exon junctions and normalization of read counts. Key steps in RNA-Seq analysis include read mapping, transcript assembly, counting and normalizing reads, and detecting differentially expressed genes.
AGRF in conjunction with EMBL Australia recently organised a workshop at Monash University Clayton. This workshop was targeted at beginners and biologists who are new to analysing Next-Gen Sequencing data. The workshop also aimed to provide users with a snapshot of bioinformatics and data analysis tips on how to begin to analyse project data. An introduction to RNA-seq data analysis was presented by AGRF Senior Bioinformatician Dr. Sonika Tyagi.
Presented: 1st August 2012
Course: Bioinformatics for Biomedical Research (2014).
Session: 4.1- Introduction to RNA-seq and RNA-seq Data Analysis.
Statistics and Bioinformatisc Unit (UEB) & High Technology Unit (UAT) from Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (www.vhir.org), Barcelona.
Protein structure prediction is the inference of the three-dimensional structure of a protein from its amino acid sequence—that is, the prediction of its folding and its secondary and tertiary structure from its primary structure. Structure prediction is fundamentally different from the inverse problem of protein design. Protein structure prediction is one of the most important goals pursued by bioinformatics and theoretical chemistry; it is highly important in medicine (for example, in drug design) and biotechnology (for example, in the design of novel enzymes).
A multiple sequence alignment (MSA) is a sequence alignment of three or more biological sequences, generally protein, DNA, or RNA. In many cases, the input set of query sequences are assumed to have an evolutionary relationship by which they share a linkage and are descended from a common ancestor. From the resulting MSA, sequence homology can be inferred and phylogenetic analysis can be conducted to assess the sequences' shared evolutionary origins.
Homology modeling, also known as comparative modeling of protein, refers to constructing an atomic-resolution model of the "target" protein from its amino acid sequence and an experimental three-dimensional structure of a related homologous protein (the "template"). Homology modeling relies on the identification of one or more known protein structures likely to resemble the structure of the query sequence, and on the production of an alignment that maps residues in the query sequence to residues in the template sequence has been shown that protein structures are more conserved than protein sequences amongst homologues, but sequences falling below a 20% sequence identity can have very different structure.
AGRF in conjunction with EMBL Australia recently organised a workshop at Monash University Clayton. This workshop was targeted at beginners and biologists who are new to analysing Next-Gen Sequencing data. The workshop also aimed to provide users with a snapshot of bioinformatics and data analysis tips on how to begin to analyse project data. An introduction to RNA-seq data analysis was presented by AGRF Senior Bioinformatician Dr. Sonika Tyagi.
Presented: 1st August 2012
Course: Bioinformatics for Biomedical Research (2014).
Session: 4.1- Introduction to RNA-seq and RNA-seq Data Analysis.
Statistics and Bioinformatisc Unit (UEB) & High Technology Unit (UAT) from Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (www.vhir.org), Barcelona.
Protein structure prediction is the inference of the three-dimensional structure of a protein from its amino acid sequence—that is, the prediction of its folding and its secondary and tertiary structure from its primary structure. Structure prediction is fundamentally different from the inverse problem of protein design. Protein structure prediction is one of the most important goals pursued by bioinformatics and theoretical chemistry; it is highly important in medicine (for example, in drug design) and biotechnology (for example, in the design of novel enzymes).
A multiple sequence alignment (MSA) is a sequence alignment of three or more biological sequences, generally protein, DNA, or RNA. In many cases, the input set of query sequences are assumed to have an evolutionary relationship by which they share a linkage and are descended from a common ancestor. From the resulting MSA, sequence homology can be inferred and phylogenetic analysis can be conducted to assess the sequences' shared evolutionary origins.
Homology modeling, also known as comparative modeling of protein, refers to constructing an atomic-resolution model of the "target" protein from its amino acid sequence and an experimental three-dimensional structure of a related homologous protein (the "template"). Homology modeling relies on the identification of one or more known protein structures likely to resemble the structure of the query sequence, and on the production of an alignment that maps residues in the query sequence to residues in the template sequence has been shown that protein structures are more conserved than protein sequences amongst homologues, but sequences falling below a 20% sequence identity can have very different structure.
RNA-seq: A High-resolution View of the TranscriptomeSean Davis
The molecular microscopes that we use to examine human biology have advanced significantly with the advent of next generation sequencing. RNA-seq is one application of this technology that leads to a very high-resolution view of the transcriptome. With these new technologies come increased data analysis and data handling burdens as well as the promise of new discovery. These slides present a high-level overview of the RNA-seq technology with a focus on the analysis approaches, quality control challenges, and experimental design.
Gene prediction is the process of determining where a coding gene might be in a genomic sequence. Functional proteins must begin with a Start codon (where DNA transcription begins), and end with a Stop codon (where transcription ends).
A workshop is intended for those who are interested in and are in the planning stages of conducting an RNA-Seq experiment. Topics to be discussed will include:
* Experimental Design of RNA-Seq experiment
* Sample preparation, best practices
* High throughput sequencing basics and choices
* Cost estimation
* Differential Gene Expression Analysis
* Data cleanup and quality assurance
* Mapping your data
* Assigning reads to genes and counting
* Analysis of differentially expressed genes
* Downstream analysis/visualizations and tables
The study of the complete set of RNAs (transcriptome) encoded by the genome of a specific cell or organism at a specific time or under a specific set of conditions is called Transcriptomics.
Transcriptomics aims:
I. To catalogue all species of transcripts, including mRNAs, noncoding RNAs and small RNAs.
II. To determine the transcriptional structure of genes, in terms of their start sites, 5′ and 3′ ends, splicing patterns and other post-transcriptional modifications.
III. To quantify the changing expression levels of each transcript during development and under different conditions.
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RNA-seq: A High-resolution View of the TranscriptomeSean Davis
The molecular microscopes that we use to examine human biology have advanced significantly with the advent of next generation sequencing. RNA-seq is one application of this technology that leads to a very high-resolution view of the transcriptome. With these new technologies come increased data analysis and data handling burdens as well as the promise of new discovery. These slides present a high-level overview of the RNA-seq technology with a focus on the analysis approaches, quality control challenges, and experimental design.
Gene prediction is the process of determining where a coding gene might be in a genomic sequence. Functional proteins must begin with a Start codon (where DNA transcription begins), and end with a Stop codon (where transcription ends).
A workshop is intended for those who are interested in and are in the planning stages of conducting an RNA-Seq experiment. Topics to be discussed will include:
* Experimental Design of RNA-Seq experiment
* Sample preparation, best practices
* High throughput sequencing basics and choices
* Cost estimation
* Differential Gene Expression Analysis
* Data cleanup and quality assurance
* Mapping your data
* Assigning reads to genes and counting
* Analysis of differentially expressed genes
* Downstream analysis/visualizations and tables
The study of the complete set of RNAs (transcriptome) encoded by the genome of a specific cell or organism at a specific time or under a specific set of conditions is called Transcriptomics.
Transcriptomics aims:
I. To catalogue all species of transcripts, including mRNAs, noncoding RNAs and small RNAs.
II. To determine the transcriptional structure of genes, in terms of their start sites, 5′ and 3′ ends, splicing patterns and other post-transcriptional modifications.
III. To quantify the changing expression levels of each transcript during development and under different conditions.
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Exploring DNA/RNA-Seq Analysis Results with Golden Helix GenomeBrowse and SVSGolden Helix Inc
GenomeBrowse, a free visualization tool for all types of sequence data, was introduced in 2012 to broad acclaim. Researchers using GenomeBrowse discovered a product far beyond the status quo with seamless navigation of sequence alignments and other genomic data using a fluid, fast, and intuitive interface that just "made sense." Recent updates to GenomeBrowse, including support for VCF files and BED files and the ability to export tables of data extracted from viewable annotation tracks, further improved the product and created new synergy with Golden Helix SNP & Variation Suite (SVS).
This webcast will demonstrate the ability of GenomeBrowse to stream sequence alignment data from the Amazon Cloud, seamlessly transitioning between whole genome views and base-pair resolution in the context of both public and custom annotation tracks. We will show how GenomeBrowse can be used in conjunction with SVS to highlight false variant calls, confirm the inheritance pattern of putative functional variants, and aid in the interpretation of a variant's impact. Examples of RNA-seq expression analysis, somatic variation in cancer, and family-based DNA-seq analysis will be included.
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Ion AmpliSeq™ sequencing is one of the most promising applications
of the Ion Torrent NGS platform. It involves multiplex PCR for target
enrichment. Thermo Fisher offers online Ion AmpliSeq Designer to
customers to assist assay designs. While more and more people are
adopting Ion AmpliSeq technologies, challenges for assay designs
started to emerge. Here we present bioinformatics approaches to
improve the following areas of assay design: 1) assay specificity; 2)
primer quality control; 3) SNP under primer; and 4) flexibility to adapt
to different applications of Ion AmpliSeq sequencing including variant
calling, copy number variation detection, RNA expression, gene fusion
detection, and metagenomics. Design algorithms are developed to
ensure high coverage with controlled risk of amplification efficiency,
off-target reads and SNP effects. With the optimized design algorithm,
numerous custom and community research panels have been
created, including the Ion AmpliSeq Exome Panel, TP53 Panel, and
CFTR Panel.
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Embracing GenAI - A Strategic ImperativePeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
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2. RNA-Seq
• Application of Next Generation Sequencing technology
(NGS) for RNA sequencing for transcript identification
and quantification of RNA.
• Can be used for:
– Estimating the number of transcripts in the sample
(transcriptomics or expression profiling)
– Reveal sequence variation
– Detection of alternate splicing
– Gene expression profiles of healthy versus diseased tissue
6. Read-Mapping Challenges
• NGS Computational challenges
• Memory footprint
• Millions of short reads
• RNA-Seq Special Mapping Concerns
• New technology old problems
• Exact vs inexact matches
From wikipedia
7. Algorithms For Read Mapping
Build an Index
Set of position where reads are most likely to align
Refined alignment at the target locations
- Hash table
- Burrow-Wheeler
transform (BWT); FM
Index
Seed and Extend
8. Hash Tables
• Use hash tables to store position of all k-mers
in a genome
1 2
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AATCGCATAG
ATCGCATAGT
TCGCATAGTT
CGCATAGTTA
GCATAGTTA T
- Chr 9, location 0
- Chr 9, location 1
- Chr 9, location 2
- Chr 9, location 3
- Chr 9, location 4
- Chr 9, location 5
AATCGCATAGTTATTAATGCTA
9. Output String: TTGGAACC
Input String: GCTAGCTA
GCTAGCTA
CTAGCTAG
TAGCTAGC
AGCTAGCT
GCTAGCTA
CTAGCTAG
TAGCTAGC
AGCTAGCT
AGCTAGCT
AGCTAGCT
CTAGCTAG
CTAGCTAG
GCTAGCTA
GCTAGCTA
TAGCTAGC
TAGCTAGC
Sorting
Burrows-Wheeler Transformation
BWT
• Reversible transformation
• Repetitive nature of the
outcome makes it easier to
compress
13. RNA-Seq: Special Mapping Concerns
• For RNA sequencing data, many reads will map to the reference
genome, but many reads will not because (coming from RNA) they
span exon–exon junctions.
• Methods to deal with junction reads
• Align to the reference transcriptome (well annotated).
• Align to the reference genome and build a junction library
from known adjacent exons and then align unmapped reads to
junction library
• Map reads to the genome and identify putative exon (indel
finding algorithm); using these candidate exon build all
possible exon-exon junctions
• De novo assembly of RNA-Seq reads
19. Summarizing Reads
• Aggregate reads over biological meaningful units such as transcripts or
genes
• Count the number of reads overlapping exons in a gene (but significant
proportion of the reads will also map outside annotated regions
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20. Count Normalization
• Number of reads aligned to a gene gives a measure of
its level of expression
• Normalization of the count data
• Sequencing depth
• Length bias
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21. Count Normalization
• RPKM (Reads Per Kilobase of exon model per Million mapped reads)
• FPKM (Fragments Per Kilobase of exon model per Million mapped reads
• TPM (Transcripts per million)
Exon length
Raw number of reads
Number of mapped reads in the sample
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22. Count Normalization
Gene/Transcript Name R1 counts R2 counts
A (50 kb) 37000 70000
B (100 kb) 50000 110000
C (200 kb) 50000 88000
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Total number of reads 2000000 4000000
25. Differential Expression
• Goal of the DE analysis is to identify the genes
for which abundance across different
experimental conditions has changed
significantly
• Biological replicates (to account for biological
variation)
• Ranked list of genes with associated p-values
and fold changes
• DE tools: edgeR, DESeq
26. Alignment Independent Quantification
• Sailfish
• Salmon
• Kallisto
Main Idea
• Quantify the abundance of known transcripts
• Read mapping is unnecessary
• Replace inexact pattern matching with exact sub-pattern counting
Accurate maps of transcript start and end site
Detect sequence rearrangements and abnormal transcript structures (common in tumours)
It reflects the current state of the cell and can reveal pathological mechanism
In the past techniques such as microarray were used to study gene expression. It consists of array of probes whose sequence represents particular regions of the genes to be monitored. But there were several limitations
High background levels due to cross hybridization
Reliance on prior knowledge about the genome
On the other had signal from RNA-Seq data is digital in nature because you get the counts.
It has base-pair level resolution and a much higher dynamic range of expression levels.
We can find novel transcripts and fusion products.
Extraction of the RNA
Remove contaminant DNA
If the goal of the experiment is expression profiling then polyA selection for enriching mRNA in eukaryotes, will miss non-coding RNAs and RNAs that miss polyA tails. So if Other library preparation is to deplete rRNA
Library preparation can introduce biases such as amplification of GC-rich regions and generation of duplicate sequence
Pattern searching and data compression are old computational problems.
Exact matches are very quick but inexact matches(SW algothrim) taking into account the snps/indels are very slow.
First build an index and find the most probable sites where reads can match. Then at these putative sites (narrowed down) do local alignment.
Reads are coming from the mRNA and we are trying to match them to the genome.
Splicing is post-transcriptional modification in which non-coding regions are removed.
Many transcripts will share exon
Transcriptomes are incomplete even for well studied species
In the first step of the alignment you can start by aligning reads to either to the reference genome or to the transcriptome. Alinging to the transcriptome is a new feature in tophat2. It improves overall accuracy and sensitivity of the mapping. It also speeds up the analysis as due to smaller size of the transcriptome.
Some of the reads will not be mapped because they are coming form unknown transcripts not present in the annotation and there will also be poorly aligned reads.
So the next step is to take these unmapped reads and to find novel splice sites. The way tophat2 does it is by splitting the unmapped reads into non-overlapping segments 25 bp long by default and then these segments are aligned against the genome. The maximum intron size is 100 kb by default and that is the window in which we are looking for the match of left and right segments. When that pattern is detected then tophat2 tries to find the most likely location of the splice sites.
After detecting the splice juction, tophat2 puts together
based on known junction signals (GT-AG, GC-AG and AT-AC).
Overview of RNA-seq analysis. Reads produced by an RNA-seq experiment are aligned to the genome, then clustered into a graph structure that is traversed to recover all possible isoforms at one locus. Lastly, a subset of transcripts is selected and their abundance quantified from the input reads.
Number of reads aligned gives a measure of the level of expression
Cell type specific exon
Let A and B being two RNA-seq experiments under same condtions by that I mean no differentially expressed genes. If experiment A generates twice as many reads as much reads as B, it is likely that counts from the experiment A will be doubled
Length bias: expected number of reads mapped on a gene is proportional to both the abundance and length of the isoforms transcribed from the that gene
Adjust for the sequencing depth (“Million” part)
Adjust for the Gene length (“kilobase” part)
Sequencign depth of a sample second experiment generates twice as many reads
Read with errors still has has many ‘good’ k-mers
Only k-mers overlapping errors will be discarded or mis-counted