Data & Analytics

Estimate cell type composition in spatial transcriptomics spots using reference-based deconvolution. Use cell2location, RCTD, SPOTlight, or Tangram to infer cell type proportions from scRNA-seq references. Use when estimating cell type composition in spatial spots.

Analyze cell-cell communication in spatial transcriptomics data using ligand-receptor analysis with Squidpy. Infer intercellular signaling, identify communication pathways, and visualize interaction networks. Use when analyzing cell-cell communication in spatial context.

Process and analyze tissue images from spatial transcriptomics data using Squidpy. Extract image features, segment cells/nuclei, and compute morphological features from H&E or IF images. Use when processing tissue images for spatial transcriptomics.

Predict miRNA target genes using sequence-based algorithms and database lookups. Use when identifying potential mRNA targets of differentially expressed or functionally important miRNAs.

Perform differential expression analysis of miRNAs between conditions using DESeq2 or edgeR with small RNA-specific considerations. Use when identifying miRNAs that change between treatment groups, disease states, or developmental stages.

Quality control and exploration of RNA-seq count matrices before differential expression. Check for outliers, batch effects, and sample relationships. Use when assessing count matrix quality before DE analysis.

Calculate translation efficiency (TE) as the ratio of ribosome occupancy to mRNA abundance. Use when comparing translational regulation between conditions or identifying genes with altered translation independent of transcription.

Detect and quantify translated ORFs from Ribo-seq data including uORFs and novel ORFs using RiboCode and ORFquant. Use when identifying translated regions beyond annotated coding sequences or quantifying ORF-level translation.

Protein quantification from mass spectrometry data including label-free (LFQ, intensity-based), isobaric labeling (TMT, iTRAQ), and metabolic labeling (SILAC) approaches. Use when extracting protein abundances from MS data for differential analysis.

Post-translational modification analysis including phosphorylation, acetylation, and ubiquitination. Covers site localization, motif analysis, and quantitative PTM analysis. Use when analyzing phosphoproteomic data or other modification-enriched samples.

Statistical testing for differentially abundant proteins between conditions. Covers preprocessing (log2 transformation, normalization), limma and DEqMS workflows with empirical Bayes moderation, fold change shrinkage for accurate effect size estimation, and Python alternatives. Use when identifying proteins with significant abundance changes between experimental groups.

Data-independent acquisition (DIA) proteomics analysis with DIA-NN and other tools. Use when analyzing DIA mass spectrometry data with library-free or library-based workflows for deep proteome profiling.

Analyze population structure using PCA and admixture analysis with PLINK and ADMIXTURE. Identify population clusters, assess ancestry proportions, visualize genetic structure, and choose optimal K for admixture models. Use when analyzing population stratification with PCA or admixture.

Calculate linkage disequilibrium statistics (r², D'), perform LD pruning for population structure analysis, identify haplotype blocks, and visualize LD patterns using PLINK, scikit-allel, and LDBlockShow. Use when calculating LD or pruning variants.

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) with PLINK. Perform case-control and quantitative trait association testing using logistic/linear regression with covariates, generate Manhattan and QQ plots for result visualization. Use when running GWAS or association tests.

Quality control of phasing and imputation results. Filter by INFO scores, assess accuracy, and prepare imputed data for downstream analysis. Use when filtering low-quality imputed variants or validating imputation accuracy before GWAS.

Gene Ontology over-representation analysis using clusterProfiler enrichGO. Use when identifying biological functions enriched in a gene list from differential expression or other analyses. Supports all three ontologies (BP, MF, CC), multiple ID types, and customizable statistical thresholds.

Multi-Omics Factor Analysis (MOFA2) for unsupervised integration of multiple data modalities. Identifies shared and view-specific sources of variation. Use when integrating RNA-seq, proteomics, methylation, or other omics to discover latent factors driving biological variation across modalities.

Supervised and unsupervised multi-omics integration with mixOmics. Includes sPLS for pairwise integration and DIABLO for multi-block discriminant analysis. Use when performing supervised multi-omics integration or identifying features that discriminate between groups.

Alpha and beta diversity analysis for microbiome data. Calculate within-sample richness, evenness, and between-sample dissimilarity with phyloseq and vegan. Use when comparing community composition across samples or testing for group differences in microbiome structure.

Differential abundance testing for microbiome data using compositionally-aware methods like ALDEx2, ANCOM-BC2, and MaAsLin2. Use when identifying taxa that differ between experimental groups while accounting for the compositional nature of microbiome data.

DNA methylation analysis with methylKit in R. Import Bismark coverage files, filter by coverage, normalize samples, and perform statistical comparisons. Use when analyzing single-base methylation patterns, comparing samples, or preparing data for DMR detection.

Extract methylation calls from Bismark BAM files using bismark_methylation_extractor. Generates per-cytosine reports for CpG, CHG, and CHH contexts. Use when extracting methylation levels from aligned bisulfite sequencing data for downstream analysis.

Per-CpG differential methylation testing from bisulfite sequencing count data or beta-value matrices. Covers beta and M-value computation, coverage filtering, statistical tests (Welch t-test, Mann-Whitney, limma, DSS beta-binomial), multiple testing correction, and effect size calculation. Use when comparing methylation at individual CpG sites between experimental groups from WGBS, RRBS, or targeted bisulfite sequencing.