GSR: Simulator - Minnow

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Title Minnow
Short Description Minnow is a read level simulator for droplet based single cell RNA-seq data.
Long Description Analysis pipelines usually validate their results by using marker genes and simulated data from gene-count-level simulators. The impact of using different read-alignment or UMI deduplication methods has not been investigated. Assessments usually start by assuming a count matrix where the effects for resolving UMI counts from raw read data are ignored. Minnow differs in the respect by modeling Unique Molecule Identifiers selection. Minnow is a read level simulator for droplet based single cell RNA-seq data. Minnow simulates reads by either sampling sequences from the de-Buijin graph of the reference transcriptome or by sampling sequences from the reference transcriptome itself.
Version beta 1.3
Project Started 2019
Last Release 6 years, 4 months ago
Homepagehttps://github.com/COMBINE-lab/minnow
Citations Sarkar H, Srivastava A, Patro R, Minnow: a principled framework for rapid simulation of dscRNA-seq data at the read level., Bioinformatics, July 15, 2019 [ Abstract, cited in PMC ]
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Last evaluatedFeb. 14, 2022 (1160 days ago)
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Detailed Attributes
Attribute CategoryAttribute
Target
Type of Simulated DataRNA,
Variations
Simulation MethodResample Existing Data,
Input
Data TypeOther,
File formatSAM or BAM,
Output
Data Type
Sequencing ReadsOther,
File Format
Sample Type
Phenotype
Trait Type
Determinants
Evolutionary Features
Demographic
Population Size Changes
Gene Flow
Spatiality
Life Cycle
Mating System
Fecundity
Natural Selection
Determinant
Models
Recombination
Mutation Models
Events Allowed
Other
InterfaceCommand-line,
Development
Tested PlatformsMac OS X, Linux and Unix,
LanguageC or C++,
License
GSR CertificationDocumentation, Application, Support,

Number of Primary Citations: 1

Number of Non-Primary Citations: 2

The following 2 publications are selected examples of applications that used Minnow.

2023

Tiberi S, Meili J, Cai P, Soneson C, He D, Sarkar H, Avalos-Pacheco A, Patro R, Robinson MD, DifferentialRegulation: a Bayesian hierarchical approach to identify differentially regulated genes., bioRxiv, Aug. 17, 2023 [Abstract]

2021

Van Buren S, Sarkar H, Srivastava A, Rashid NU, Patro R, Love MI, Compression of quantification uncertainty for scRNA-seq counts., Bioinformatics, July 19, 2021 [Abstract]


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