MuPETFlow: multiple ploidy estimation tool from flow cytometry data

Abstract Background Ploidy, representing the number of homologous chromosome sets, can be estimated from flow cytometry data acquired on cells stained with a fluorescent DNA dye. This estimation relies on a combination of tools that often require scripting, individual sample curation, and additional...

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Main Authors: C. Gómez-Muñoz, G. Fischer
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Published: BMC 2025-03-01
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description Abstract Background Ploidy, representing the number of homologous chromosome sets, can be estimated from flow cytometry data acquired on cells stained with a fluorescent DNA dye. This estimation relies on a combination of tools that often require scripting, individual sample curation, and additional analyses. Results To automate the ploidy estimation for multiple flow cytometry files, we developed MuPETFlow—a Shiny graphical user interface tool. MuPETFlow allows users to visualize cell fluorescence histograms, detect the peaks corresponding to the different cell cycle phases, perform a linear regression using standards, make ploidy or genome size predictions, and export results as figures and table files. The tool was benchmarked with known ploidy datasets from yeast and plant species, yielding consistent ploidy results. MuPETFlow's peaks detection and performance were also compared to those of other tools. Conclusions MuPETFlow stands out as the only tool offering in-app ploidy detection, multiple peak detection, multi-sample visualization, and automation capabilities. These features significantly accelerate the analysis, making it especially valuable for projects involving large datasets.
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spelling doaj-art-dda74a01179f434281e0beafd459d82d2025-08-20T03:40:46ZengBMCBMC Genomics1471-21642025-03-012611510.1186/s12864-025-11470-8MuPETFlow: multiple ploidy estimation tool from flow cytometry dataC. Gómez-Muñoz0G. Fischer1Laboratory of Computational, Quantitative and Synthetic Biology (CQSB), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Biologie Paris-Seine (IBPS), Sorbonne UniversitéLaboratory of Computational, Quantitative and Synthetic Biology (CQSB), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Biologie Paris-Seine (IBPS), Sorbonne UniversitéAbstract Background Ploidy, representing the number of homologous chromosome sets, can be estimated from flow cytometry data acquired on cells stained with a fluorescent DNA dye. This estimation relies on a combination of tools that often require scripting, individual sample curation, and additional analyses. Results To automate the ploidy estimation for multiple flow cytometry files, we developed MuPETFlow—a Shiny graphical user interface tool. MuPETFlow allows users to visualize cell fluorescence histograms, detect the peaks corresponding to the different cell cycle phases, perform a linear regression using standards, make ploidy or genome size predictions, and export results as figures and table files. The tool was benchmarked with known ploidy datasets from yeast and plant species, yielding consistent ploidy results. MuPETFlow's peaks detection and performance were also compared to those of other tools. Conclusions MuPETFlow stands out as the only tool offering in-app ploidy detection, multiple peak detection, multi-sample visualization, and automation capabilities. These features significantly accelerate the analysis, making it especially valuable for projects involving large datasets.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-025-11470-8CytometryPloidyGenomeSoftwareGraphical user interface
spellingShingle C. Gómez-Muñoz
G. Fischer
MuPETFlow: multiple ploidy estimation tool from flow cytometry data
BMC Genomics
Cytometry
Ploidy
Genome
Software
Graphical user interface
title MuPETFlow: multiple ploidy estimation tool from flow cytometry data
title_full MuPETFlow: multiple ploidy estimation tool from flow cytometry data
title_fullStr MuPETFlow: multiple ploidy estimation tool from flow cytometry data
title_full_unstemmed MuPETFlow: multiple ploidy estimation tool from flow cytometry data
title_short MuPETFlow: multiple ploidy estimation tool from flow cytometry data
title_sort mupetflow multiple ploidy estimation tool from flow cytometry data
topic Cytometry
Ploidy
Genome
Software
Graphical user interface
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-025-11470-8
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