학술논문

Demuxafy: improvement in droplet assignment by integrating multiple single-cell demultiplexing and doublet detection methods
Document Type
article
Source
Genome Biology, Vol 25, Iss 1, Pp 1-24 (2024)
Subject
Single-cell analysis
Genetic demultiplexing
Doublet detecting
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Genetics
QH426-470
Language
English
ISSN
1474-760X
Abstract
Abstract Recent innovations in single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) provide the technology to investigate biological questions at cellular resolution. Pooling cells from multiple individuals has become a common strategy, and droplets can subsequently be assigned to a specific individual by leveraging their inherent genetic differences. An implicit challenge with scRNA-seq is the occurrence of doublets—droplets containing two or more cells. We develop Demuxafy, a framework to enhance donor assignment and doublet removal through the consensus intersection of multiple demultiplexing and doublet detecting methods. Demuxafy significantly improves droplet assignment by separating singlets from doublets and classifying the correct individual.