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Calculate PSI values for pre-called splicing events in GFF from new fastq files

I previously called splicing event (ie. intron retention) using alternative splicing detection software Spladder (https://spladder.readthedocs.io/en/latest/spladder_cohort.html) on a large cohort. The event output from spladder is stored in GFF3 format with each event as a "mini gene". For example in intron retention case,

chr1    intron_retention    gene    629062  629433  .   +   .   ID=intron_retention.3;GeneName="ENSG00000225972.1";HasNovelJunction="Y"
chr1    intron_retention    mRNA    629062  629433  .   +   .   ID=intron_retention.3_iso1;Parent=intron_retention.3;GeneName="ENSG00000225972.1";HasNovelJunction="Y"
chr1    intron_retention    exon    629062  629256  .   +   .   Parent=intron_retention.3_iso1
chr1    intron_retention    exon    629324  629433  .   +   .   Parent=intron_retention.3_iso1
chr1    intron_retention    mRNA    629062  629433  .   +   .   ID=intron_retention.3_iso2;Parent=intron_retention.3;GeneName="ENSG00000225972.1";HasNovelJunction="N"
chr1    intron_retention    exon    629062  629433  .   +   .   Parent=intron_retention.3_iso2

The event intron_retention.3 has two isoforms, in which intron_retention.3_iso1 is the intron splice-out version while intron_retention.3_iso2 is intron splice-in version.

Now I have a new set of samples in pair-end fastq files. Instead of creating new event, I want to 1) mapping the fastq files back to pre-called events (GFF3) 2) quantify splice-in and splice-out reads 3) calculate PSI using the read counts covered in the splice junctions (see below, in intron retention case, Alt exon will be the intron)

PSI_for_spladder

I have explored Spladder software itself, it does not have an obvious solution for the task. If this is the case, what external tools can I use to achieve above 3 steps?

alternative spladder psi splicing

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