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Analysis and design of RNA sequencing experiments for identifying isoform regulation

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Katz, Yarden, Wang, Eric T, Airoldi, Edoardo M, Burge, Christopher B·2010·Nature Methods

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Through alternative splicing, most human genes express multiple isoforms that often differ in function. To infer isoform regulation from high-throughput sequencing of cDNA fragments (RNA-seq), we developed the mixture-of-isoforms (MISO) model, a statistical model that estimates expression of alternatively spliced exons and isoforms and assesses confidence in these estimates. Incorporation of mRNA fragment length distribution in paired-end RNA-seq greatly improved estimation of alternative-splicing levels. MISO also detects differentially regulated exons or isoforms. Application of MISO implicated the RNA splicing factor hnRNP H1 in the regulation of alternative cleavage and polyadenylation, a role that was supported by UV cross-linking-immunoprecipitation sequencing (CLIP-seq) analysis in human cells. Our results provide a probabilistic framework for RNA-seq analysis, give functional insights into pre-mRNA processing and yield guidelines for the optimal design of RNA-seq experiments for studies of gene and isoform expression.

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  • Paired-end reads are preferable to single-end reads for de novo transcript discovery or isoform expression analysis.

    “Furthermore, sequencing can involve single-end (SE) or paired-end (PE) reads, although the latter is preferable for de novo transcript discovery or isoform expression analysis [4, 5].”

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Authors
Katz, Y., Wang, E. T., Airoldi, E. M., & Burge, C. B.
Affiliations
  • Harvard–MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (US)
  • Harvard University (US)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
Corresponding author
  • Airoldi, Edoardo M
  • Burge, Christopher B
Venue
Nature Methods
Published
2010-11-07
Volume
7
Issue
12
Pages
1009-1015
ISSN
  • 1548-7091 (ISSN-L)
  • 1548-7105
OpenAlex
W1575879600
Cited by
1,353
References
36
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18.10
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Nature Methods (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion)
  • PMC
Funders
  • National Science Foundation
  • Colorado State University
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Human Genome Research Institute (RC2HG005624, R01HG002439)
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R01GM096193, R01GM085319)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA Research and Splicing
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
Keywords
alternative splicing, isoform regulation, paired-end sequencing, pre-mRNA processing, probabilistic-statistical model
MeSH terms
Base Sequence, DNA-Binding Proteins, Exons, Humans, Introns, RNA, RNA, Messenger, Alternative Splicing, Sequence Analysis, RNA, Protein Isoforms, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Heterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoproteins, NFATC Transcription Factors

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