Assessment of transcript reconstruction methods for RNA-seq Journal Article


Authors: Steijger, T.; Abril, J. F.; Engström, P. G.; Kokocinski, F.; Akerman, M.; Alioto, T.; Ambrosini, G.; Antonarakis, S. E.; Behr, J.; Bertone, P.; Bohnert, R.; Bucher, P.; Cloonan, N.; Derrien, T.; Djebali, S.; Du, J.; Dudoit, S.; Gerstein, M.; Gingeras, T. R.; Gonzalez, D.; Grimmond, S. M.; Guigó, R.; Habegger, L.; Harrow, J.; Hubbard, T. J.; Iseli, C.; Jean, G.; Kahles, A.; Lagarde, J.; Leng, J.; Lefebvre, G.; Lewis, S.; Mortazavi, A.; Niermann, P.; Rätsch, G.; Reymond, A.; Ribeca, P.; Richard, H.; Rougemont, J.; Rozowsky, J.; Sammeth, M.; Sboner, A.; Schulz, M. H.; Searle, S. M. J.; Solorzano, N. D.; Solovyev, V.; Stanke, M.; Stevenson, B. J.; Stockinger, H.; Valsesia, A.; Weese, D.; White, S.; Wold, B. J.; Wu, J.; Wu, T. D.; Zeller, G.; Zerbino, D.; Zhang, M. Q.
Article Title: Assessment of transcript reconstruction methods for RNA-seq
Abstract: We evaluated 25 protocol variants of 14 independent computational methods for exon identification, transcript reconstruction and expression-level quantification from RNA-seq data. Our results show that most algorithms are able to identify discrete transcript components with high success rates but that assembly of complete isoform structures poses a major challenge even when all constituent elements are identified. Expression-level estimates also varied widely across methods, even when based on similar transcript models. Consequently, the complexity of higher eukaryotic genomes imposes severe limitations on transcript recall and splice product discrimination that are likely to remain limiting factors for the analysis of current-generation RNA-seq data. © 2013 Nature America, Inc.
Journal Title: Nature Methods
Volume: 10
Issue: 12
ISSN: 1548-7091
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group  
Date Published: 2013-12-01
Start Page: 1177
End Page: 1184
Language: English
DOI: 10.1038/nmeth.2714
PROVIDER: scopus
PMCID: PMC3851240
PUBMED: 24185837
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