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Benchmarking algorithms for gene regulatory network inference from single-cell transcriptomic data
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We present a systematic evaluation of state-of-the-art algorithms for inferring gene regulatory networks from single-cell transcriptional data. As the ground truth for assessing accuracy, we use synthetic networks with predictable trajectories, literature-curated Boolean models and diverse transcriptional regulatory networks. We develop a strategy to simulate single-cell transcriptional data from synthetic and Boolean networks that avoids pitfalls of previously used methods. Furthermore, we collect networks from multiple experimental single-cell RNA-seq datasets. We develop an evaluation framework called BEELINE. We find that the area under the precision-recall curve and early precision of the algorithms are moderate. The methods are better in recovering interactions in synthetic networks than Boolean models. The algorithms with the best early precision values for Boolean models also perform well on experimental datasets. Techniques that do not require pseudotime-ordered cells are generally more accurate. Based on these results, we present recommendations to end users. BEELINE will aid the development of gene regulatory network inference algorithms.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Pratapa, A., Jalihal, A. P., Law, J. N., Bharadwaj, A., & Murali, T. M.
- Affiliations
- Virginia Tech (US)
- Corresponding author
- Murali, T. M.
- Venue
- Nature Methods
- Published
- 2020-01-06
- Volume
- 17
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 147-154
- ISSN
- 1548-7091 (ISSN-L)
- 1548-7105
- PMC
- PMC7098173
- OpenAlex
- W2997831639
- Cited by
- 792
- References
- 63
- Citations by year
- 2026: 135 · 2025: 146 · 2024: 135 · 2023: 142 · 2022: 101 · 2021: 94 · 2020: 36
- FWCI
- 31.76
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- doi.org
- Locations
- Nature Methods (publishedVersion)
- bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (acceptedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Science Foundation (CCF-1617678, DBI-1759858)
- U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Cancer Institute (UH2CA203768)
- ODNI | Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (W911NF-17-2-0105)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gene Regulatory Network Analysis
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
- Keywords
- gene regulatory network inference, single-cell transcriptomics, single-cell RNA sequencing, algorithm benchmarking, synthetic gene regulatory networks, Boolean model, data simulation, pseudotime, precision and recall
- MeSH terms
- Algorithms, Sequence Analysis, RNA, Gene Regulatory Networks, Single-Cell Analysis, Transcriptome, Datasets as Topic
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