TCR/BCR Analysis Pipeline
Pipeline Overview
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FASTQ → MiXCR align → Assemble → Export → VDJtools diversity → Visualization
Step 1: MiXCR Processing
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# Align reads to V(D)J segments
mixcr align -s hsa -p rna-seq \
R1.fastq.gz R2.fastq.gz \
aligned.vdjca
# Assemble clonotypes
mixcr assemble aligned.vdjca clones.clns
# Export
mixcr exportClones clones.clns clones.txt
Step 2: VDJtools Analysis
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# Convert to VDJtools format vdjtools Convert -S mixcr clones.txt vdjtools/ # Diversity metrics vdjtools CalcDiversityStats vdjtools/clones.txt diversity/ # Sample overlap vdjtools CalcPairwiseDistances vdjtools/*.txt overlap/
Step 3: Visualization
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# Spectratype plot vdjtools PlotFancySpectratype vdjtools/clones.txt spectra/ # V usage vdjtools PlotFancyVJUsage vdjtools/clones.txt usage/
QC Checkpoints
- •After alignment: Check V/J assignment rate (>70% typical)
- •After assembly: Verify clonotype count and coverage
- •After diversity: Compare metrics to expected range
Related Skills
- •tcr-bcr-analysis/mixcr-analysis - Detailed MiXCR usage
- •tcr-bcr-analysis/vdjtools-analysis - Diversity metrics
- •tcr-bcr-analysis/repertoire-visualization - Plots