HBA-DEALS: accurate and simultaneous identification of differential expression and splicing using hierarchical Bayesian analysis

Genome Biol. 2020 Jul 13;21(1):171. doi: 10.1186/s13059-020-02072-6.

Abstract

We present Hierarchical Bayesian Analysis of Differential Expression and ALternative Splicing (HBA-DEALS), which simultaneously characterizes differential expression and splicing in cohorts. HBA-DEALS attains state of the art or better performance for both expression and splicing and allows genes to be characterized as having differential gene expression, differential alternative splicing, both, or neither. HBA-DEALS analysis of GTEx data demonstrated sets of genes that show predominant DGE or DAST across multiple tissue types. These sets have pervasive differences with respect to gene structure, function, membership in protein complexes, and promoter architecture.

Keywords: Alternative splicing; Differential expression; Transcription.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Alternative Splicing*
  • Bayes Theorem
  • Gene Expression*
  • Models, Biological*
  • Sequence Analysis, RNA*
  • Software*