Abstract

Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) has broad applications across biomedical research. One of the key challenges is to ensure that only single, live cells are included in downstream analysis, as the inclusion of compromised cells inevitably affects data interpretation. Here, we present a generic approach for processing scRNA-seq data and detecting low quality cells, using a curated set of over 20 biological and technical features. Our approach improves classification accuracy by over 30 % compared to traditional methods when tested on over 5,000 cells, including CD4+ T cells, bone marrow dendritic cells, and mouse embryonic stem cells.

Details

Title
Classification of low quality cells from single-cell RNA-seq data
Author
Ilicic, Tomislav; Kim, Jong Kyoung; Kolodziejczyk, Aleksandra A; Frederik Otzen Bagger; Davis James McCarthy; Marioni, John C; Teichmann, Sarah A
Publication year
2016
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
ISSN
14747596
e-ISSN
1474760X
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2208047542
Copyright
© 2016. This work is licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.