Accurate assembly of multi-end RNA-seq data with Scallop2.

ABSTRACT: Modern RNA-sequencing protocols can produce multi-end data, where multiple reads originating from the same transcript are attached to the same barcode. The long-range information in the multi-end reads is beneficial in phasing complicated spliced isoforms, but assembly algorithms that leverage such information are lacking. Here we introduce Scallop2, a reference-based assembler optimized for multi-end RNA-seq data. The algorithmic core of Scallop2 consists of three steps: (1) using an algorithm to "bridge" multi-end reads into single-end phasing paths in the context of a splice graph, (2) employing a method to refine erroneous splice graphs by utilizing multi-end reads that fail to bridge, and (3) piping the refined splice graph and the bridged phasing paths into an algorithm that integrat

SUBMITTER: Zhang Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9879047 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature