scGNN 2.0
scGNN 2.0 applies graph neural network methodologies to analyze single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-Seq) data for gene expression imputation and cell clustering.
Key Features:
- Superior Performance: A streamlined architecture accelerates processing times and scales to large scRNA-Seq datasets while maintaining analytical accuracy.
- Improved Imputation and Clustering: Reduces Median L1 Error by 67.94% on average across eight datasets and increases adjusted rand index by 85.02% on average for clustering performance.
- Visualizations and Interpretability: Produces visualization outputs to assess imputation quality, compare against benchmarks, and interpret cell–cell interaction patterns.
- Expanded Compatibility: Supports a broader range of input and output formats and integration with single-cell analysis toolkits in Python and R environments.
Scientific Applications:
- Cellular heterogeneity analysis: Uncovers cellular heterogeneity in single-cell transcriptomic datasets.
- Gene expression imputation: Improves gene expression imputation in scRNA-Seq data to recover missing or noisy measurements.
- Cell clustering and biological interpretation: Enhances cell clustering to support cell-type identification and elucidation of complex biological processes.
Methodology:
Applies graph neural network methodologies for gene expression imputation and cell clustering and evaluates performance using Median L1 Error and adjusted rand index across datasets.
Topics
Details
- License:
- Not licensed
- Cost:
- Free of charge
- Tool Type:
- command-line tool
- Operating Systems:
- Mac, Linux
- Programming Languages:
- Python
- Added:
- 12/12/2022
- Last Updated:
- 11/24/2024
Operations
Publications
Gu H, Cheng H, Ma A, Li Y, Wang J, Xu D, Ma Q. scGNN 2.0: a graph neural network tool for imputation and clustering of single-cell RNA-Seq data. Bioinformatics. 2022;38(23):5322-5325. doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/btac684. PMID:36250784. PMCID:PMC9710550.
PMID: 36250784
PMCID: PMC9710550
Funding: - National Institutes of Health: R01-131399, R35-GM126985, U54-AG075931
- National Science Foundation: NSF1945971