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Arboreto

从基因表达数据推断基因调控网络(GRN)的可扩展算法(GRNBoost2,GENIE3)。适用于分析转录组数据(批量RNA-seq、单细胞RNA-seq),识别转录因子-靶基因关系和调控相互作用。支持大规模数据集上的分布式计算。

Arboreto 是什么?

Arboreto 是一个用于从基因表达数据推断基因调控网络(GRN)的 Python 库。它通过 Dask 将基于树的集成回归算法(GRNBoost2 和 GENIE3)并行化,可在本地多核或远程集群上运行。该工具的核心能力是根据观察(细胞、样本、条件)的表达模式识别哪些转录因子(TF)调控哪些靶基因。Arboreto 广泛应用于单细胞 RNA-seq 分析和批量 RNA-seq 数据解析,特别推荐在大规模数据集(10k+ 观察值)上使用优化后的 GRNBoost2 算法。对于多条件比较分析或可重复性要求高的场景,Arboreto 提供种子参数设置和共识网络构建功能。它还可以与 pySCENIC 集成,作为其 GRN 推断步骤的核心引擎。安装简单(通过 pip 或 conda),依赖 Dask、NumPy、Pandas、scikit-learn 等主流科学计算库。

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Arboreto 是做什么的?

概述

Arboreto 是一个来自 Aerts Lab 的 Python 库,用于从基因表达数据推断基因调控网络(GRN)。它利用 Dask 在本地核心或远程集群上并行运行基于树的集成回归算法(GRNBoost2、GENIE3)。

核心能力:根据跨观察(细胞、样本、条件)的表达模式,识别哪些转录因子(TF)调控哪些靶基因。

上游:PyPI 0.1.6(2021-02-09,最新版本)。文档:arboreto.readthedocs.io。主要下游消费者:pySCENIC。

快速开始

安装 Arboreto:

uv pip install arboreto

基本 GRN 推断:

import pandas as pd
from arboreto.algo import grnboost2

if __name__ == '__main__':
    # 加载表达数据(基因作为列)
    expression_matrix = pd.read_csv('expression_data.tsv', sep='\t')

    # 推断调控网络
    network = grnboost2(expression_data=expression_matrix)

    # 保存结果(TF、靶基因、重要性)
    network.to_csv('network.tsv', sep='\t', index=False, header=False)

关键:始终使用 if __name__ == '__main__': 保护,因为 Dask 会生成新进程。

核心能力

1. 基本 GRN 推断

适用于标准 GRN 推断工作流,包括:

  • 输入数据准备(Pandas DataFrame 或 NumPy 数组)
  • 使用 GRNBoost2 或 GENIE3 运行推断
  • 按转录因子过滤
  • 输出格式和解读

参见:references/basic_inference.md

使用现成的脚本:对于标准推断任务,运行 scripts/basic_grn_inference.py:

python scripts/basic_grn_inference.py expression_data.tsv output_network.tsv --tf-file tfs.txt --seed 777 --limit 5000

2. 算法选择

Arboreto 提供两种算法:

GRNBoost2(推荐):

  • 基于快速梯度提升的推断
  • 针对大规模数据集(10k+ 观察值)优化
  • 大多数分析的默认选择

GENIE3:

  • 基于随机森林的推断
  • 原始多元回归方法
  • 用于比较或验证

快速比较:

from arboreto.algo import grnboost2, genie3

# 快速,推荐
network_grnboost = grnboost2(expression_data=matrix)

# 经典算法
network_genie3 = genie3(expression_data=matrix)

有关算法比较、参数和选择指南的详细信息:references/algorithms.md

3. 分布式计算

将推断从本地多核扩展到集群环境:

本地(默认) - 自动使用所有可用核心:

network = grnboost2(expression_data=matrix)

自定义本地客户端 - 控制资源:

from distributed import LocalCluster, Client

local_cluster = LocalCluster(n_workers=10, memory_limit='8GB')
client = Client(local_cluster)

network = grnboost2(expression_data=matrix, client_or_address=client)

client.close()
local_cluster.close()

集群计算 - 连接到远程 Dask 调度器:

from distributed import Client

client = Client('tcp://scheduler:8786')
network = grnboost2(expression_data=matrix, client_or_address=client)

有关集群设置、性能优化和大规模工作流的信息:references/distributed_computing.md

安装

uv pip install arboreto

Conda(Bioconda):

conda install -c bioconda arboreto

依赖项(来自上游 requirements.txt):dask[complete]、distributed、numpy、pandas、scikit-learn、scipy

输入格式:pandas DataFrame、密集 numpy.ndarray 或稀疏 scipy.sparse.csc_matrix(行 = 观察值,列 = 基因)。对于数组/矩阵输入,显式传入 gene_names。

常见用例

单细胞 RNA-seq 分析

import pandas as pd
from arboreto.algo import grnboost2

if __name__ == '__main__':
    # 加载单细胞表达矩阵(细胞 x 基因)
    sc_data = pd.read_csv('scrna_counts.tsv', sep='\t')

    # 推断细胞类型特异性调控网络
    network = grnboost2(expression_data=sc_data, seed=42)

    # 筛选高置信度链接
    high_confidence = network[network['importance'] > 0.5]
    high_confidence.to_csv('grn_high_confidence.tsv', sep='\t', index=False)

使用 TF 过滤的批量 RNA-seq

from arboreto.utils import load_tf_names
from arboreto.algo import grnboost2

if __name__ == '__main__':
    # 加载数据
    expression_data = pd.read_csv('rnaseq_tpm.tsv', sep='\t')
    tf_names = load_tf_names('human_tfs.txt')

    # 使用 TF 限制推断
    network = grnboost2(
        expression_data=expression_data,
        tf_names=tf_names,
        seed=123
    )

    network.to_csv('tf_target_network.tsv', sep='\t', index=False)

多条件对比分析

from arboreto.algo import grnboost2

if __name__ == '__main__':
    # 为不同条件推断网络
    conditions = ['control', 'treatment_24h', 'treatment_48h']

    for condition in conditions:
        data = pd.read_csv(f'{condition}_expression.tsv', sep='\t')
        network = grnboost2(expression_data=data, seed=42)
        network.to_csv(f'{condition}_network.tsv', sep='\t', index=False)

输出解读

Arboreto 返回一个包含调控链接的 DataFrame:

列名描述
TF转录因子(调控因子)
target靶基因
importance调控重要性分数(越高=越强)

筛选策略:

  • 推断时使用 limit=N(全局返回前 N 个链接)
  • 事后重要性阈值(例如 > 0.5)
  • 通过 groupby('target') 获取每个靶基因的顶级链接
  • 统计显著性检验(置换检验、外部工具)

与 pySCENIC 集成

Arboreto 为 pySCENIC 中的 GRN 推断步骤提供支持。pySCENIC 0.11+ 将稀疏表达矩阵传递给 grnboost2 / genie3;pySCENIC 0.12+ 默认使用 arboreto_with_multiprocessing.py(无 Dask)以确保兼容性——当需要 Dask 扩展时,使用独立的 arboreto。

# 独立使用:在 pySCENIC cisTarget 剪枝之前推断共表达模块
from arboreto.algo import grnboost2

network = grnboost2(expression_data=expression_df, tf_names=tf_list, limit=5000)

# 下游:pySCENIC ctx 剪枝、regulon 定义、AUCell(请参阅 pySCENIC 文档)

直接将 AnnData 转换为 DataFrame 供 arboreto 使用:

expression_df = adata.to_df()  # 细胞 x 基因

可重复性

始终设置种子以实现可重复结果:

network = grnboost2(expression_data=matrix, seed=777)

为稳健性分析运行多个种子:

from distributed import LocalCluster, Client

if __name__ == '__main__':
    client = Client(LocalCluster())

    seeds = [42, 123, 777]
    networks = []

    for seed in seeds:
        net = grnboost2(expression_data=matrix, client_or_address=client, seed=seed)
        networks.append(net)

    # 共识:跨运行重复的链接(示例:每个 TF-靶基因对的平均重要性)
    import pandas as pd
    combined = pd.concat(networks)
    consensus = (
        combined.groupby(['TF', 'target'], as_index=False)['importance']
        .mean()
        .query('importance > 0.5')
    )

故障排除

内存错误:通过过滤低变异基因减小数据集大小,或使用分布式计算

性能缓慢:使用 GRNBoost2 而非 GENIE3,启用分布式客户端,过滤 TF 列表

Dask 错误:确保脚本中存在 if __name__ == '__main__': 保护(在 Windows/macOS 上使用 spawn 多处理模式时必须使用)

空结果:检查数据格式(基因作为列),验证 TF 名称与表达矩阵中的列名匹配

稀疏数据:使用 scipy.sparse.csc_matrix 并传入匹配的 gene_names;自 arboreto 0.1.6 / pySCENIC 0.11 起支持

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This repo contains 20 individual skills — each has its own dedicated page.

adaptyv

How to use the Adaptyv Bio Foundry API and Python SDK for protein experiment design, submission, and results retrieval. Use this skill whenever the user mentions Adaptyv, Foundry API, protein binding assays, protein screening experiments, BLI/SPR assays, thermostability assays, or wants to submit protein sequences for experimental characterization. Also trigger when code imports `adaptyv`, `adaptyv_sdk`, or `FoundryClient`, or references `foundry-api-public.adaptyvbio.com`.

aeon

This skill should be used for time series machine learning tasks including classification, regression, clustering, forecasting, anomaly detection, segmentation, and similarity search. Use when working with temporal data, sequential patterns, or time-indexed observations requiring specialized algorithms beyond standard ML approaches. Particularly suited for univariate and multivariate time series analysis with scikit-learn compatible APIs.

alphagenome

Look up precomputed AlphaGenome Atlas effects for any GRCh38 single-nucleotide variant (AVI score with Phred and 18 SHAP feature attributions, plus raw and quantile scores for RNA-seq, DNase, ATAC, ChIP-TF, ChIP-histone, CAGE, PRO-cap, splicing, polyadenylation and contact-map tracks), score variants or scan windows on demand with the AlphaGenome model for human and mouse (variant scoring, in silico mutagenesis, REF-versus-ALT track prediction), and build Atlas website deep links. Use when the user mentions AlphaGenome, AlphaGenome Atlas, AVI or AlphaGenome Variant Impact, DeepMind variant effect prediction, or wants to prioritise or mechanistically interpret non-coding, regulatory, splicing, enhancer, promoter, or chromatin-accessibility effects of SNVs from a VCF, credible set, or region. Research use only; not a clinical tool.

analytical-method-validation

Plan, execute, and document validation, verification, and transfer of analytical procedures under the governing framework - ICH Q2(R2) and Q14, USP <1220>/<1225>/<1226>, ICH M10 bioanalytical, CLSI EP, or ISO/IEC 17025. Use for HPLC, LC-MS/MS, GC, CE, ICP-MS, dissolution, qNMR, qPCR, NIR, and ligand binding or cell-based assays whenever the question is whether a procedure is fit for its intended purpose. Triggers include

anndata

Data structure for annotated matrices in single-cell analysis. Use when working with .h5ad files or integrating with the scverse ecosystem. This is the data format skill—for analysis workflows use scanpy; for probabilistic models use scvi-tools; for population-scale queries use cellxgene-census.

arbor

Autonomously improve a real artifact (code, training recipe, agent harness, data pipeline, prompt) against an objective and an evaluator, using Hypothesis Tree Refinement (HTR) from the Arbor paper. Use this whenever someone wants to iteratively optimize something over many experiments without overfitting — e.g.

astropy

Core Python library for astronomy and astrophysics workflows that need Astropy APIs, including units/quantities, coordinates, FITS I/O, tables, time systems, WCS, and cosmology. Use when implementing or debugging astronomical data analysis code with Astropy.

autoskill

Observe the user

benchling-integration

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bgpt-paper-search

Search scientific papers and retrieve structured experimental data extracted from full-text studies via the BGPT MCP server. Returns 25+ fields per paper including methods, results, sample sizes, quality scores, and conclusions. Use for literature reviews, evidence synthesis, and finding experimental details not available in abstracts alone.

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biopython

Comprehensive molecular biology toolkit. Use for sequence manipulation, file parsing (FASTA/GenBank/PDB), phylogenetics, and programmatic NCBI/PubMed access (Bio.Entrez). Best for batch processing, custom bioinformatics pipelines, BLAST automation. For quick lookups use gget; for multi-service integration use bioservices.

bioservices

Unified Python interface to 40+ bioinformatics services. Use when querying multiple databases (UniProt, KEGG, ChEMBL, Reactome) in a single workflow with consistent API. Best for cross-database analysis, ID mapping across services. For quick single-database lookups use gget; for sequence/file manipulation use biopython.

bulk-rnaseq

End-to-end bulk RNA-seq orchestrator — takes raw FASTQ reads through QC and trimming (FastQC, fastp/Trim Galore), alignment and quantification (STAR, Salmon, featureCounts), assembles a gene-level counts matrix, then hands off to differential expression (pydeseq2), pathway/GSEA enrichment (pathway-enrichment), and publication figures (scientific-visualization). Use whenever the user has bulk RNA-seq reads or quant output and wants a complete, reproducible differential-expression workflow — e.g.

cellxgene-census

Query the CZ CELLxGENE Census programmatically for versioned public single-cell and spatial transcriptomics data. Use when you need population-scale cell metadata, gene expression slices, Census summary counts, source H5AD URIs/downloads, embeddings, spatial Census data, or reference atlas comparisons across organisms, tissues, diseases, assays, and cell types. For analyzing your own local single-cell data use scanpy, anndata, or scvi-tools.

cirq

Google quantum computing framework. Use when targeting Google Quantum AI hardware, designing noise-aware circuits, or running quantum characterization experiments. Best for Google hardware, noise modeling, and low-level circuit design. For IBM hardware use qiskit; for quantum ML with autodiff use pennylane; for physics simulations use qutip.

citation-management

Comprehensive citation management for academic research. Search OpenAlex, PubMed, and Google Scholar for papers, extract accurate metadata, validate citations, and generate properly formatted BibTeX entries. This skill should be used when you need to find papers, verify citation information, convert DOIs to BibTeX, or ensure reference accuracy in scientific writing.

clinical-decision-support

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clinical-reports

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cobrapy

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