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An ultra-sensitive T-cell receptor detection method for TCR-Seq and RNA-Seq data.

Si-Yi Chen¹, Chun-Jie Liu¹, Qiong Zhang^1,2

¹Department of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.

Bioinformatics (Oxford, England)

|May 14, 2020

Summary

We developed CATT, a computational tool for precise T-cell receptor (TCR) complementarity-determining region 3 (CDR3) sequence detection. CATT improves TCR repertoire analysis, especially for challenging sequencing data.

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Area of Science:

Immunology
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology

Background:

T-cell receptors (TCRs) are crucial for adaptive immunity, recognizing specific antigens.
Characterizing TCR repertoires, particularly the highly diverse complementarity-determining region 3 (CDR3), is essential but challenging due to technological limitations and sequence variability.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce CATT, a novel computational method for ultra-sensitive and precise detection of TCR CDR3 sequences.
To enable accurate TCR repertoire characterization across various sequencing data types, including TCR-Seq, RNA-Seq, and single-cell TCR(RNA)-Seq.

Main Methods:

CATT integrates a de Bruijn graph-based micro-assembly algorithm for sequence reconstruction.
It incorporates a data-driven error correction model to enhance accuracy.
A Bayesian inference algorithm is employed for adaptive and sensitive repertoire characterization.

Main Results:

CATT demonstrated superior recall and precision compared to existing tools in benchmark tests using both in silico and experimental data.
The method showed particular effectiveness in analyzing short-read length, small-sized, and single-cell sequencing datasets.
Performance benchmarks confirmed CATT's high accuracy and sensitivity in TCR CDR3 detection.

Conclusions:

CATT provides a robust and high-performance solution for TCR CDR3 repertoire analysis.
This tool is expected to significantly advance research in cancer immunology and other T-cell-mediated immune responses.
CATT is available as an open-source tool for the research community.