scGRN-Entropy: Inferring cell differentiation trajectories using single-cell data and gene regulation network-based transfer entropy.

Research on cell differentiation facilitates a deeper understanding of the fundamental processes of life, elucidates the intrinsic mechanisms underlying diseases such as cancer, and advances the development of therapeutics and precision medicine. Existing methods for inferring cell differentiation t...

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Main Authors: Rui Sun, Wenjie Cao, ShengXuan Li, Jian Jiang, Yazhou Shi, Bengong Zhang
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-11-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1012638
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author Rui Sun
Wenjie Cao
ShengXuan Li
Jian Jiang
Yazhou Shi
Bengong Zhang
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ShengXuan Li
Jian Jiang
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Bengong Zhang
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description Research on cell differentiation facilitates a deeper understanding of the fundamental processes of life, elucidates the intrinsic mechanisms underlying diseases such as cancer, and advances the development of therapeutics and precision medicine. Existing methods for inferring cell differentiation trajectories from single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data primarily rely on static gene expression data to measure distances between cells and subsequently infer pseudotime trajectories. In this work, we introduce a novel method, scGRN-Entropy, for inferring cell differentiation trajectories and pseudotime from scRNA-seq data. Unlike existing approaches, scGRN-Entropy improves inference accuracy by incorporating dynamic changes in gene regulatory networks (GRN). In scGRN-Entropy, an undirected graph representing state transitions between cells is constructed by integrating both static relationships in gene expression space and dynamic relationships in the GRN space. The edges of the undirected graph are then refined using pseudotime inferred based on cell entropy in the GRN space. Finally, the Minimum Spanning Tree (MST) algorithm is applied to derive the cell differentiation trajectory. We validate the accuracy of scGRN-Entropy on eight different real scRNA-seq datasets, demonstrating its superior performance in inferring cell differentiation trajectories through comparative analysis with existing state-of-the-art methods.
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spelling doaj-art-a5cc1fde705849afbbcf1f19b09041e12025-08-20T02:39:18ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Computational Biology1553-734X1553-73582024-11-012011e101263810.1371/journal.pcbi.1012638scGRN-Entropy: Inferring cell differentiation trajectories using single-cell data and gene regulation network-based transfer entropy.Rui SunWenjie CaoShengXuan LiJian JiangYazhou ShiBengong ZhangResearch on cell differentiation facilitates a deeper understanding of the fundamental processes of life, elucidates the intrinsic mechanisms underlying diseases such as cancer, and advances the development of therapeutics and precision medicine. Existing methods for inferring cell differentiation trajectories from single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data primarily rely on static gene expression data to measure distances between cells and subsequently infer pseudotime trajectories. In this work, we introduce a novel method, scGRN-Entropy, for inferring cell differentiation trajectories and pseudotime from scRNA-seq data. Unlike existing approaches, scGRN-Entropy improves inference accuracy by incorporating dynamic changes in gene regulatory networks (GRN). In scGRN-Entropy, an undirected graph representing state transitions between cells is constructed by integrating both static relationships in gene expression space and dynamic relationships in the GRN space. The edges of the undirected graph are then refined using pseudotime inferred based on cell entropy in the GRN space. Finally, the Minimum Spanning Tree (MST) algorithm is applied to derive the cell differentiation trajectory. We validate the accuracy of scGRN-Entropy on eight different real scRNA-seq datasets, demonstrating its superior performance in inferring cell differentiation trajectories through comparative analysis with existing state-of-the-art methods.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1012638
spellingShingle Rui Sun
Wenjie Cao
ShengXuan Li
Jian Jiang
Yazhou Shi
Bengong Zhang
scGRN-Entropy: Inferring cell differentiation trajectories using single-cell data and gene regulation network-based transfer entropy.
PLoS Computational Biology
title scGRN-Entropy: Inferring cell differentiation trajectories using single-cell data and gene regulation network-based transfer entropy.
title_full scGRN-Entropy: Inferring cell differentiation trajectories using single-cell data and gene regulation network-based transfer entropy.
title_fullStr scGRN-Entropy: Inferring cell differentiation trajectories using single-cell data and gene regulation network-based transfer entropy.
title_full_unstemmed scGRN-Entropy: Inferring cell differentiation trajectories using single-cell data and gene regulation network-based transfer entropy.
title_short scGRN-Entropy: Inferring cell differentiation trajectories using single-cell data and gene regulation network-based transfer entropy.
title_sort scgrn entropy inferring cell differentiation trajectories using single cell data and gene regulation network based transfer entropy
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1012638
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