Transcriptome- and DNA methylation-based cell-type deconvolutions produce similar estimates of differential gene expression and differential methylation.
BioData Min
; 17(1): 21, 2024 Jul 11.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Changing cell-type proportions can confound studies of differential gene expression or DNA methylation (DNAm) from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). We examined how cell-type proportions derived from the transcriptome versus the methylome (DNAm) influence estimates of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and differentially methylated positions (DMPs).METHODS:
Transcriptome and DNAm data were obtained from PBMC RNA and DNA of Kenyan children (n = 8) before, during, and 6 weeks following uncomplicated malaria. DEGs and DMPs between time points were detected using cell-type adjusted modeling with Cibersortx or IDOL, respectively.RESULTS:
Most major cell types and principal components had moderate to high correlation between the two deconvolution methods (r = 0.60-0.96). Estimates of cell-type proportions and DEGs or DMPs were largely unaffected by the method, with the greatest discrepancy in the estimation of neutrophils.CONCLUSION:
Variation in cell-type proportions is captured similarly by both transcriptomic and methylome deconvolution methods for most major cell types.
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BioData Min
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2024
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Estados Unidos
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Reino Unido