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Hyun-Hwan Jeong1,2, Seon Young Kim1,2, Maxime W. C. Rousseaux1,2,†, Huda Y. Zoghbi1,2,3,4, Zhandong Liu2,3*
1Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
2Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
3Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
4Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Houston, Texas, USA
†Present Address: University of Ottawa Brain and Mind Research Institute and Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
*Correspondence should be addressed to Zhandong Liu
Abstract
The simplicity and cost-effectiveness of CRISPR technology have made high-throughput pooled screening approaches accessibleto virtually any lab. Analyzing the large sequencing data derived from these studies, however, still demands considerablebioinformatics expertise. Various methods have been developed to lessen this requirement, but there are still three tasksfor accurate CRISPR screen analysis that involve bioinformatic know-how if not prowess: designing a proper statistical hypothesistest for robust target identification, developing an accurate mapping algorithm to quantify sgRNA levels, and minimizing theparameters necessary that need to be fine-tuned. To make CRISPR screen analysis more reliable as well as more readily accessible,we have developed a new algorithm, called CRISPRBetaBinomial or CB2 (https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=CB2). Based on the beta-binomial distribution, which is better suited to sgRNA data,CB2 outperforms the eight most commonly used methods (HiTSelect, MAGeCK, PBNPA, PinAPL-Py, RIGER, RSA, ScreenBEAM, and sgRSEA)in both accurately quantifying sgRNAs and identifying target genes, with greater sensitivity and a much lower false discoveryrate. It also accommodates staggered sgRNA sequences. In conjunction with CRISPRcloud, CB2 will bring CRISPR screen analysis within reach for a wider community of researchers.
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