Gene fusion detection in long-read transcriptome sequencing data with GFvoter
Abstract Gene fusion is a prevalent occurrence in cancer patients, and fusions are significant both as diagnostic biomarkers and as therapeutic targets for cancer. Long-read transcriptome sequencing technology provides new opportunities for gene fusion detection. In this research, we have developed...
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| author | Xiaolan Zhao Zitong Ren Junhai Qi Enfeng Qi Xiaoyu Zhao Guojun Li Ting Yu |
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| description | Abstract Gene fusion is a prevalent occurrence in cancer patients, and fusions are significant both as diagnostic biomarkers and as therapeutic targets for cancer. Long-read transcriptome sequencing technology provides new opportunities for gene fusion detection. In this research, we have developed GFvoter, a novel method that employs a multivoting strategy to identify gene fusions from long-read transcriptome sequencing data. GFvoter calls two RNA-seq aligners, two fusion detection tools, and a newly designed scoring mechanism to conduct the so-called voting process in turn, which enables the accurate detection of potential fusions. We validated GFvoter using both simulated and real cell line datasets from PacBio and Nanopore and found that GFvoter significantly outperforms alternative methods. Moreover, GFvoter successfully reported the RPS6KB1:VMP1 gene fusion in the MCF-7 cell line, while none of the other tested tools detected this fusion. Overall, our findings show that GFvoter can accurately identify gene fusions from long-read RNA-seq data, which has the potential to improve cancer diagnosis and treatment. GFvoter is available at https://github.com/xiaolan-z/GFvoter . |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5edd66e560a9454dabe08d3960ec7d712025-08-20T03:45:47ZengBMCBMC Genomics1471-21642025-06-0126111010.1186/s12864-025-11866-6Gene fusion detection in long-read transcriptome sequencing data with GFvoterXiaolan Zhao0Zitong Ren1Junhai Qi2Enfeng Qi3Xiaoyu Zhao4Guojun Li5Ting Yu6Research Center for Mathematics and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Frontiers Science Center for Nonlinear Expectations (Ministry of Education), Shandong UniversityResearch Center for Mathematics and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Frontiers Science Center for Nonlinear Expectations (Ministry of Education), Shandong UniversityResearch Center for Mathematics and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Frontiers Science Center for Nonlinear Expectations (Ministry of Education), Shandong UniversitySchool of Mathematics and Statistics, Guangxi Normal UniversitySchool of Mathematics, Hefei University of TechnologyResearch Center for Mathematics and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Frontiers Science Center for Nonlinear Expectations (Ministry of Education), Shandong UniversityResearch Center for Mathematics and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Frontiers Science Center for Nonlinear Expectations (Ministry of Education), Shandong UniversityAbstract Gene fusion is a prevalent occurrence in cancer patients, and fusions are significant both as diagnostic biomarkers and as therapeutic targets for cancer. Long-read transcriptome sequencing technology provides new opportunities for gene fusion detection. In this research, we have developed GFvoter, a novel method that employs a multivoting strategy to identify gene fusions from long-read transcriptome sequencing data. GFvoter calls two RNA-seq aligners, two fusion detection tools, and a newly designed scoring mechanism to conduct the so-called voting process in turn, which enables the accurate detection of potential fusions. We validated GFvoter using both simulated and real cell line datasets from PacBio and Nanopore and found that GFvoter significantly outperforms alternative methods. Moreover, GFvoter successfully reported the RPS6KB1:VMP1 gene fusion in the MCF-7 cell line, while none of the other tested tools detected this fusion. Overall, our findings show that GFvoter can accurately identify gene fusions from long-read RNA-seq data, which has the potential to improve cancer diagnosis and treatment. GFvoter is available at https://github.com/xiaolan-z/GFvoter .https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-025-11866-6Gene fusion detectionLong-read transcriptome sequencingMultivotingScoring mechanism |
| spellingShingle | Xiaolan Zhao Zitong Ren Junhai Qi Enfeng Qi Xiaoyu Zhao Guojun Li Ting Yu Gene fusion detection in long-read transcriptome sequencing data with GFvoter BMC Genomics Gene fusion detection Long-read transcriptome sequencing Multivoting Scoring mechanism |
| title | Gene fusion detection in long-read transcriptome sequencing data with GFvoter |
| title_full | Gene fusion detection in long-read transcriptome sequencing data with GFvoter |
| title_fullStr | Gene fusion detection in long-read transcriptome sequencing data with GFvoter |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gene fusion detection in long-read transcriptome sequencing data with GFvoter |
| title_short | Gene fusion detection in long-read transcriptome sequencing data with GFvoter |
| title_sort | gene fusion detection in long read transcriptome sequencing data with gfvoter |
| topic | Gene fusion detection Long-read transcriptome sequencing Multivoting Scoring mechanism |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-025-11866-6 |
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