AIRR community curation and standardised representation for immunoglobulin and T cell receptor germline sets

Analysis of an individual's immunoglobulin or T cell receptor gene repertoire can provide important insights into immune function. High-quality analysis of adaptive immune receptor repertoire sequencing data depends upon accurate and relatively complete germline sets, but current sets are known...

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Main Authors: William D. Lees, Scott Christley, Ayelet Peres, Justin T. Kos, Brian Corrie, Duncan Ralph, Felix Breden, Lindsay G. Cowell, Gur Yaari, Martin Corcoran, Gunilla B. Karlsson Hedestam, Mats Ohlin, Andrew M. Collins, Corey T. Watson, Christian E. Busse
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author William D. Lees
Scott Christley
Ayelet Peres
Justin T. Kos
Brian Corrie
Duncan Ralph
Felix Breden
Lindsay G. Cowell
Gur Yaari
Martin Corcoran
Gunilla B. Karlsson Hedestam
Mats Ohlin
Andrew M. Collins
Corey T. Watson
Christian E. Busse
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Scott Christley
Ayelet Peres
Justin T. Kos
Brian Corrie
Duncan Ralph
Felix Breden
Lindsay G. Cowell
Gur Yaari
Martin Corcoran
Gunilla B. Karlsson Hedestam
Mats Ohlin
Andrew M. Collins
Corey T. Watson
Christian E. Busse
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description Analysis of an individual's immunoglobulin or T cell receptor gene repertoire can provide important insights into immune function. High-quality analysis of adaptive immune receptor repertoire sequencing data depends upon accurate and relatively complete germline sets, but current sets are known to be incomplete. Established processes for the review and systematic naming of receptor germline genes and alleles require specific evidence and data types, but the discovery landscape is rapidly changing. To exploit the potential of emerging data, and to provide the field with improved state-of-the-art germline sets, an intermediate approach is needed that will allow the rapid publication of consolidated sets derived from these emerging sources. These sets must use a consistent naming scheme and allow refinement and consolidation into genes as new information emerges. Name changes should be minimised, but, where changes occur, the naming history of a sequence must be traceable. Here we outline the current issues and opportunities for the curation of germline IG/TR genes and present a forward-looking data model for building out more robust germline sets that can dovetail with current established processes. We describe interoperability standards for germline sets, and an approach to transparency based on principles of findability, accessibility, interoperability, and reusability.
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spelling doaj-art-9bc6b57d823043ca8d936aafe8d2afc62025-08-20T02:27:39ZengElsevierImmunoInformatics2667-11902023-06-011010002510.1016/j.immuno.2023.100025AIRR community curation and standardised representation for immunoglobulin and T cell receptor germline setsWilliam D. Lees0Scott Christley1Ayelet Peres2Justin T. Kos3Brian Corrie4Duncan Ralph5Felix Breden6Lindsay G. Cowell7Gur Yaari8Martin Corcoran9Gunilla B. Karlsson Hedestam10Mats Ohlin11Andrew M. Collins12Corey T. Watson13Christian E. Busse14Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, Birkbeck College, London, England; Human-Centered Computing and Information Science, Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering Technology and Science, Porto, Portugal; Corresponding author at: Institutie of Structural and Molecular Biology, Birkbeck College, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HX, England.Peter O’Donnell Jr. School of Public Health, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USABioengineering Program, Faculty of Engineering, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, IsraelDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, KY, USADepartment of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, CanadaFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USADepartment of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, CanadaPeter O’Donnell Jr. School of Public Health, Department of Immunology, School of Biomedical Sciences, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USABioengineering Program, Faculty of Engineering, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, IsraelDepartment of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenDepartment of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenDepartment of Immunotechnology and SciLifeLab, Lund University, Lund, SwedenSchool of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, KY, USADivision of B Cell Immunology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, GermanyAnalysis of an individual's immunoglobulin or T cell receptor gene repertoire can provide important insights into immune function. High-quality analysis of adaptive immune receptor repertoire sequencing data depends upon accurate and relatively complete germline sets, but current sets are known to be incomplete. Established processes for the review and systematic naming of receptor germline genes and alleles require specific evidence and data types, but the discovery landscape is rapidly changing. To exploit the potential of emerging data, and to provide the field with improved state-of-the-art germline sets, an intermediate approach is needed that will allow the rapid publication of consolidated sets derived from these emerging sources. These sets must use a consistent naming scheme and allow refinement and consolidation into genes as new information emerges. Name changes should be minimised, but, where changes occur, the naming history of a sequence must be traceable. Here we outline the current issues and opportunities for the curation of germline IG/TR genes and present a forward-looking data model for building out more robust germline sets that can dovetail with current established processes. We describe interoperability standards for germline sets, and an approach to transparency based on principles of findability, accessibility, interoperability, and reusability.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667119023000058Immune receptorImmune receptor repertoireAIRR-seqRep-seqImmune receptor germline
spellingShingle William D. Lees
Scott Christley
Ayelet Peres
Justin T. Kos
Brian Corrie
Duncan Ralph
Felix Breden
Lindsay G. Cowell
Gur Yaari
Martin Corcoran
Gunilla B. Karlsson Hedestam
Mats Ohlin
Andrew M. Collins
Corey T. Watson
Christian E. Busse
AIRR community curation and standardised representation for immunoglobulin and T cell receptor germline sets
ImmunoInformatics
Immune receptor
Immune receptor repertoire
AIRR-seq
Rep-seq
Immune receptor germline
title AIRR community curation and standardised representation for immunoglobulin and T cell receptor germline sets
title_full AIRR community curation and standardised representation for immunoglobulin and T cell receptor germline sets
title_fullStr AIRR community curation and standardised representation for immunoglobulin and T cell receptor germline sets
title_full_unstemmed AIRR community curation and standardised representation for immunoglobulin and T cell receptor germline sets
title_short AIRR community curation and standardised representation for immunoglobulin and T cell receptor germline sets
title_sort airr community curation and standardised representation for immunoglobulin and t cell receptor germline sets
topic Immune receptor
Immune receptor repertoire
AIRR-seq
Rep-seq
Immune receptor germline
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667119023000058
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