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ArticlePLoS computational biology2022

IQCELL: A platform for predicting the effect of gene perturbations on developmental trajectories using single-cell RNA-seq data.

Tiam Heydari, Matthew A Langley, Cynthia L Fisher, Daniel Aguilar-Hidalgo, Shreya Shukla, Ayako Yachie-Kinoshita, Michael Hughes, Kelly M McNagny, Peter W Zandstra

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Article in PLoS computational biology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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19 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tiam HeydariSchool of Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-0465-8312
Matthew A LangleyInstitute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-2890-5584
Cynthia L FisherSchool of Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-6089-4868
Daniel Aguilar-HidalgoSchool of Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-1366-9574
Shreya ShuklaInstitute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5827-6059
Ayako Yachie-KinoshitaInstitute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-2032-227X
Michael HughesDepartment of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7925-6070
Kelly M McNagnySchool of Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-4737-3499
Peter W ZandstraSchool of Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-9568-733X
University of British Columbia · CAUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

CIHR FRN 154283
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The increasing availability of single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) data from various developmental systems provides the opportunity to infer gene regulatory networks (GRNs) directly from data. Herein we describe IQCELL, a platform to infer, simulate, and study executable logical GRNs directly from scRNA-seq data. Such executable GRNs allow simulation of fundamental hypotheses governing developmental programs and help accelerate the design of strategies to control stem cell fate. We first describe the architecture of IQCELL. Next, we apply IQCELL to scRNA-seq datasets from early mouse T-cell and red blood cell development, and show that the platform can infer overall over 74% of causal gene interactions previously reported from decades of research. We will also show that dynamic simulations of the generated GRN qualitatively recapitulate the effects of known gene perturbations. Finally, we implement an IQCELL gene selection pipeline that allows us to identify candidate genes, without prior knowledge. We demonstrate that GRN simulations based on the inferred set yield results similar to the original curated lists. In summary, the IQCELL platform offers a versatile tool to infer, simulate, and study executable GRNs in dynamic biological systems.

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AlgorithmsGene Regulatory NetworksAnimalsComputer SimulationExome SequencingMiceRNA-SeqSingle-Cell Analysis

Identifiers

PMID35213533
PMCPMC8906617
OpenAlexW4221032093

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