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reDA: differential abundance testing on scATAC-seq data using random walk with restart.

Zirui Chen^1,2, Jiao Hua^1,2, Lu Ba¹

¹School of Mathematics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150000, China.

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We developed reDA, a novel computational framework for analyzing single-cell Assay for Transposase Accessible Chromatin using sequencing (scATAC-seq) data. reDA accurately identifies cell states linked to disease progression, outperforming existing methods.

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Area of Science:

Genomics
Computational Biology
Epigenetics

Background:

Single-cell Assay for Transposase Accessible Chromatin using sequencing (scATAC-seq) is crucial for understanding disease pathogenesis.
scATAC-seq data presents challenges due to high dimensionality, sparsity, and binary nature.

Purpose of the Study:

To present reDA, a cluster-free computational framework for differential abundance testing in scATAC-seq data.
To overcome the limitations of existing methods in analyzing complex scATAC-seq datasets.

Main Methods:

Developed reDA, a framework utilizing random walk with restart for differential abundance testing.
Evaluated reDA on simulated and real-world scATAC-seq datasets.

Main Results:

reDA demonstrated superior accuracy and computational efficiency compared to six baseline methods.
The framework successfully captured disease-specific molecular signatures.

Conclusions:

reDA provides a robust and efficient solution for identifying disease-associated cell states from scATAC-seq data.
The cluster-free approach enhances the ability to unravel disease pathogenesis.