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Droplet Barcoding-Based Single Cell Transcriptomics of Adult Mammalian Tissues

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Reference Vector-guided Evolutionary Algorithm for cluster analysis of single-cell transcriptomes.

Fernando M Rodríguez-Bejarano¹, Miguel A Vega-Rodríguez¹, Sergio Santander-Jiménez¹

¹Escuela Politécnica, Universidad de Extremadura(1), Campus Universitario s/n, 10003 Cáceres, Spain.

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|June 11, 2025

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This study introduces RVEA-CAST, a novel multi-objective optimization algorithm for clustering single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data. RVEA-CAST effectively identifies distinct cell populations, outperforming existing methods in accuracy and biological relevance.

Keywords:

Cluster analysis Multi-objective optimization Reference Vector-guided Evolutionary Algorithm ScRNA-seq Single-cell transcriptome

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Area of Science:

Computational biology
Genomics
Bioinformatics

Background:

Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) provides high-resolution transcriptomic data.
Clustering scRNA-seq data is essential for identifying cell populations.
Existing clustering methods face challenges due to conflicting optimization objectives.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a multi-objective optimization approach for scRNA-seq data clustering.
To address the challenge of clustering scRNA-seq data by considering multiple conflicting objectives.

Main Methods:

Proposes Reference Vector-guided Evolutionary Algorithm for Cluster Analysis of Single-cell Transcriptomes (RVEA-CAST).
Optimizes clustering deviation, compactness, and Davies-Bouldin index using problem-aware mutation operators.
Employs a multi-objective search engine guided by reference vectors.

Main Results:

RVEA-CAST demonstrates superior performance and robustness on ten real scRNA-seq datasets.
Achieved statistically significant improvements in Normalized Mutual Information (NMI) and Adjusted Rand Index (ARI) by up to 66.7% and 261.5%, respectively.
Showcased high agreement between predicted and actual cell populations, confirming biological relevance.

Conclusions:

RVEA-CAST is an effective and versatile tool for scRNA-seq data clustering.
Outperforms existing methods in both standard evaluation metrics and biological relevance.
Applicable across diverse biological scenarios for accurate cell population identification.