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Underlying causes for prevalent false positives and false negatives in STARR-seq data

2023/3/3
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Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2023.03.03.530915v1?rss=1

Authors: Ni, P., Wu, S., Su, Z.

Abstract: STARR-seq and its variants have been widely used to characterize enhancers. However, it has been reported that up to 87% of STARR peaks are located in repressive chromatins and are not functional in the tested cells. While some of the STARR peaks in repressive chromatins might be active in other cell/tissue types, some others might be false positives. Meanwhile, many active enhancers may not be identified by the current STARR-seq methods. However, the prevalence of and underlying causes for the artifacts are not fully understood. Based on predicted cis-regulatory modules (CRMs) and non-CRMs in the human genome as well as predicted active CRMs and non-active CRMs in a few human cell lines with STARR-seq data available, we reveal prevalent false positives and false negatives in STARR peaks and possible underlying causes. Our results will help design strategies to improve STARR-seq methods and interpret the results.

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