广泛滥用StringTie的基因识别标签作为事实上的基因符号,不允许在已发表的研究中一致识别基因
Liana Alves de Oliveira1, Gabriela Canalli Kretzschmar2, Sara Cristina Lobo-Alves1
1Pelé Pequeno Príncipe Research Institute - Av. Silva Jardim, 1632 - Água Verde, Curitiba, PR 80250-060, Brazil.
Gene
|March 29, 2025
概括
许多研究都使用 StringTie 标识符来识别新型基因,但大多数研究都缺乏可复制性的关键细节. 建议改善报告标准,以便在RNA测序研究中清晰识别基因.
科学领域:
- 基因组学就是基因组学.
- 生物信息学是一种生物信息学.
- 分子生物学分子生物学
背景情况:
- RNA测序使得新基因和转录异型的表征成为可能.
- StringTie是用于转录组装的广泛使用的工具,将默认的"MSTRG"标识符分配给假定基因.
- 这些"MSTRG"标识符有时被用作出版物中的基因名称,可能导致模两可.
研究的目的:
- 用StringTie标识符评估研究的清晰度和可重复性.
- 评估当StringTie标识符在出版物中使用时提供的基因组信息的充分性.
- 提出建议,以改善转录组学研究中的报告标准.
主要方法:
- 分析了161项在标题或摘要中引用StringTie标识符的研究.
- 评估基因组信息的充分性,以清楚地识别基因.
- 对可复制性和交叉研究比较的报告实践的审查.
主要成果:
- 只有41%的检查研究提供了足够的信息来明确识别基因或转录.
- 缺乏详细的基因组背景阻碍了研究结果的可复制性和比较性.
- 不一致使用StringTie标识符会损害科学清晰度.
结论:
- 目前对StringTie标识符的报告实践不足以确保研究可重复性.
- 需要明确的指导方针和对基因组背景的标准化报告.
- 提供了建议,以提高转录组学研究出版物的清晰度和可靠性.
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