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Identifying periodically expressed transcripts in microarray time series data.

Sofia Wichert1, Konstantinos Fokianos, Korbinian Strimmer

  • 1Department of Statistics, University of Munich, Ludwigstrasse 33, D-80539 Munich, Germany.

Bioinformatics (Oxford, England)
|December 25, 2003
PubMed
Summary

We developed new statistical methods to detect periodic gene expression in time-series data. Our approach accurately identifies cell-cycle-regulated genes, even in noisy datasets, improving biological discovery.

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Area of Science:

  • Bioinformatics
  • Computational Biology
  • Statistical Genetics

Background:

  • Microarray experiments generate large-scale time-series gene expression data, crucial for understanding biological processes like the cell cycle.
  • Identifying genes with periodic expression patterns is challenging due to data complexity and limitations of existing statistical methods.
  • Controversy exists regarding the reliability of current methods and the interpretation of microarray data for periodic gene detection.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce novel, efficient statistical methods for detecting and selecting genes with periodic expression signatures in time-series data.
  • To provide tools for robustly distinguishing true periodic biological signals from random noise or artifacts in gene expression datasets.
  • To re-evaluate existing microarray datasets to identify cell-cycle-regulated genes more accurately.

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Main Methods:

  • Development of the average periodogram for graphical assessment of periodicity in gene expression data.
  • Implementation of an exact statistical test using the g-statistic and false discovery rate control for rigorous gene identification.
  • Application of these methods to simulated and real-world microarray datasets from various organisms.

Main Results:

  • The proposed methods successfully identify cell-cycle-activated genes in simulated data, even with small cyclic gene numbers and dominant non-periodic components.
  • Analysis of 12 large microarray datasets revealed limited evidence for periodic cell-cycle regulation in most, challenging previous interpretations.
  • The methods identified novel cell-cycle-specific transcripts in datasets with significant periodic signals, expanding current catalogs.

Conclusions:

  • The developed statistical framework offers a robust approach for analyzing gene expression time-series data to identify periodic patterns.
  • A critical re-evaluation of existing microarray data suggests that periodic gene expression linked to cell cycle regulation may be less prevalent than previously assumed.
  • The methods enhance the discovery of biologically relevant periodic genes and aid in distinguishing true biological periodicity from experimental artifacts.