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Purification of Specific Cell Population by Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting FACS

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CellSort: a support vector machine tool for optimizing fluorescence-activated cell sorting and reducing experimental

Jessica S Yu¹, Dante A Pertusi¹, Adebola V Adeniran¹

¹Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.

Bioinformatics (Oxford, England)

|December 22, 2016

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CellSort, a machine learning algorithm, optimizes fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) by identifying superior sorting gates. This method improves protein engineering and directed evolution efficiency by reducing enrichment rounds and effort.

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Area of Science:

Biotechnology
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology

Background:

Fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) is crucial for protein engineering and directed evolution.
Current FACS software limitations include intuitive gate definition and two-dimensional constraints.
High false positive/negative rates can make FACS a rate-limiting step, requiring multiple enrichment rounds.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop an automated algorithm for optimizing FACS sorting gates.
To enhance the accuracy and efficiency of cell population enrichment.
To predict and minimize the number of FACS enrichment rounds required.

Main Methods:

Developed CellSort, a support vector machine (SVM) algorithm utilizing machine learning.
Employed positive and negative control populations to train the SVM.
Integrated a Bayesian approach to forecast the number of sorting rounds needed for enrichment.
Implemented strategies for biasing sorting gates to reduce enrichment effort.

Main Results:

CellSort identifies optimal sorting gates using machine learning, surpassing traditional intuitive methods.
The algorithm effectively utilizes multi-dimensional data for improved population discrimination.
A Bayesian approach accurately predicts the required number of enrichment rounds.
Biasing sorting gates significantly reduces the overall effort in FACS-based enrichment.

Conclusions:

CellSort offers a powerful, data-driven approach to FACS optimization.
The algorithm enhances efficiency and reduces labor in protein engineering and directed evolution.
This tool is broadly applicable for improving sorting outcomes in various FACS applications.