SingleScan:单细胞测序数据处理和挖掘的综合资源。
SingleScan: a comprehensive resource for single-cell sequencing data processing and mining.
机构信息
Center of Growth, Metabolism and Aging, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China.
Department of Breast Surgery, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, China.
出版信息
BMC Bioinformatics. 2023 Dec 7;24(1):463. doi: 10.1186/s12859-023-05590-9.
Single-cell sequencing has shed light on previously inaccessible biological questions from different fields of research, including organism development, immune function, and disease progression. The number of single-cell-based studies increased dramatically over the past decade. Several new methods and tools have been continuously developed, making it extremely tricky to navigate this research landscape and develop an up-to-date workflow to analyze single-cell sequencing data, particularly for researchers seeking to enter this field without computational experience. Moreover, choosing appropriate tools and optimal parameters to meet the demands of researchers represents a major challenge in processing single-cell sequencing data. However, a specific resource for easy access to detailed information on single-cell sequencing methods and data processing pipelines is still lacking. In the present study, an online resource called SingleScan was developed to curate all up-to-date single-cell transcriptome/genome analyzing tools and pipelines. All the available tools were categorized according to their main tasks, and several typical workflows for single-cell data analysis were summarized. In addition, spatial transcriptomics, which is a breakthrough molecular analysis method that enables researchers to measure all gene activity in tissue samples and map the site of activity, was included along with a portion of single-cell and spatial analysis solutions. For each processing step, the available tools and specific parameters used in published articles are provided and how these parameters affect the results is shown in the resource. All information used in the resource was manually extracted from related literature. An interactive website was designed for data retrieval, visualization, and download. By analyzing the included tools and literature, users can gain insights into the trends of single-cell studies and easily grasp the specific usage of a specific tool. SingleScan will facilitate the analysis of single-cell sequencing data and promote the development of new tools to meet the growing and diverse needs of the research community. The SingleScan database is publicly accessible via the website at http://cailab.labshare.cn/SingleScan .
单细胞测序技术为不同研究领域的以前无法触及的生物学问题提供了新的视角,包括生物体发育、免疫功能和疾病进展等。在过去的十年中,基于单细胞的研究数量急剧增加。不断开发了几种新的方法和工具,使得在这个研究领域中导航并开发最新的工作流程来分析单细胞测序数据变得非常棘手,特别是对于那些没有计算经验但希望进入该领域的研究人员来说更是如此。此外,选择合适的工具和最佳参数来满足研究人员的需求是处理单细胞测序数据的主要挑战之一。然而,仍然缺乏一个方便获取有关单细胞测序方法和数据处理管道详细信息的特定资源。在本研究中,开发了一个名为 SingleScan 的在线资源,用于整理所有最新的单细胞转录组/基因组分析工具和管道。所有可用的工具都根据其主要任务进行分类,并总结了几种单细胞数据分析的典型工作流程。此外,还包括空间转录组学,这是一种突破性的分子分析方法,可使研究人员能够测量组织样本中的所有基因活性并绘制活性部位图,以及一部分单细胞和空间分析解决方案。对于每个处理步骤,都提供了在已发表文章中使用的可用工具和特定参数,以及这些参数如何影响结果的信息。资源中使用的所有信息都是从相关文献中手动提取的。为了方便数据检索、可视化和下载,设计了一个交互式网站。通过分析包含的工具和文献,用户可以深入了解单细胞研究的趋势,并轻松掌握特定工具的具体用法。SingleScan 将有助于分析单细胞测序数据,并促进新工具的开发,以满足研究社区不断增长和多样化的需求。SingleScan 数据库可通过网站 http://cailab.labshare.cn/SingleScan 公开访问。