BS-Seeker2 is a seamless and versatile pipeline for accurately and fast mapping the bisulfite-treated reads.
CGmapTools is suggested for downstream analysis of BS-Seeker2.
Homepage | Mirror | Published Paper | Source code | Galaxy Toolshed | UCLA Galaxy | CGmapTools
Supported library types
Supported formats for input file
Supported alignment tools
Supported formats for mapping results
Linux/Unix or Mac OS platform
One of the following short read aligners
Python (Version 2.6 +)
It is normally pre-installed in Linux. Type " python -V" to see the installed version.
pysam package (Version 0.6.x).
Read "Questions & Answers" if you have problem when installing this package.
Optional and independent module. Not necessary. Some reads would be extremely amplified during the PCR. This script helps you get unique reads before doing the mapping. You can decide whether or not to filter reads before doing the mapping.
$ python FilterReads.py
Usage: FilterReads.py -i <input> -o <output> [-k]
Author : Guo, Weilong; guoweilong@gmail.com
Start from: 2012-11-10; Last Update: 2017-12-08
Description: Unique reads for qseq/fastq/fasta/sequence.
Low quality reads in qseq file can be filtered.
Warning: This function is reserved for WGBS, but not for RRBS.
For WGBS, user can also try 'samtools rmdup' to get unique reads using BAM files.
For RRBS, it is suggested not to get unique reads, as the starting ends of reads
are more likely to be same for the reads from one C-CCG~~~C-CGG fragment.
Options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-i FILE Name of the input qseq/fastq/fasta/sequence file
-o FILE Name of the output file
-k Would not filter low quality reads if specified, only applied
for qseq format
This step is not suggested for RRBS library, as reads from RRBS library would more likely from the same location.
Module to build the index for BS-Seeker2.
$ python bs_seeker2-build.py -h
Usage: bs_seeker2-build.py [options]
Options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-f FILE, --file=FILE Input your reference genome file (fasta)
--aligner=ALIGNER Aligner program to perform the analysis: bowtie,
bowtie2, soap, rmap [Default: bowtie]
-p PATH, --path=PATH Path to the aligner program. Detected:
bowtie: /Install/bowtie-1.1.2/
bowtie2: /Install/bowtie2-master/
rmap: None
soap: None
-d DBPATH, --db=DBPATH
Path to the reference genome library (generated in
preprocessing genome) [Default: /Install/BSseeker2/bs_utils/reference_genomes]
-v, --version show version of BS-Seeker2
Reduced Representation Bisulfite Sequencing Options:
Use this options with conjuction of -r [--rrbs]
-r, --rrbs Build index specially for Reduced Representation
Bisulfite Sequencing experiments. Genome other than
certain fragments will be masked. [Default: False]
-l LOW_BOUND, --low=LOW_BOUND
lower bound of fragment length (excluding recognition
sequence such as C-CGG) [Default: 20]
-u UP_BOUND, --up=UP_BOUND
upper bound of fragment length (excluding recognition
sequence such as C-CGG ends) [Default: 500]
-c CUT_FORMAT, --cut-site=CUT_FORMAT
Cut sites of restriction enzyme. Ex: MspI(C-CGG),
Mael:(C-TAG), double-enzyme MspI&Mael:(C-CGG,C-TAG).
[Default: C-CGG]
# Build genome index for WGBS using bowtie, path of bowtie should be included in $PATH
python bs_seeker2-build.py -f genome.fa --aligner=bowtie
# Build genome index for RRBS with default parameters specifying the path for bowtie2
python bs_seeker2-build.py -f genome.fa --aligner=bowtie2 -p ~/install/bowtie2-2.0.0-beta7/ -r
# Build genome index for RRBS library using bowite2, with fragment lengths ranging [40bp, 400bp]
python bs_seeker2-build.py -f genome.fa -r -l 40 -u 400 --aligner=bowtie2
# Build genome index for RRBS library for double-enzyme :
# MspI (C-CGG) & ApeKI (G-CWGC, where W=A|T, see [IUPAC code](http://www.bioinformatics.org/sms/iupac.html))
python bs_seeker2-build.py -f genome.fa -r -c C-CGG,G-CWGC --aligner=bowtie
Index built for BS-Seeker2 is different from the index for BS-Seeker 1. For RRBS, you need to specify "-r" in the parameters. Also, you need to specify LOW_BOUND and UP_BOUND for the range of fragment lengths according your protocol.
The fragment length is different from read length. Fragments refers to the DNA fragments which you get by size-selection step (i.e. gel-cut oor AMPure beads). Lengths of fragments are supposed to be in a range, such as [50bp,250bp].
The indexes for RRBS and WGBS are different. Also, indexes for RRBS are specific for fragment length parameters (LOW_BOUND and UP_BOUND).
Module to map reads on 3-letter converted genome.
$ bs_seeker2-align.py -h
Usage: bs_seeker2-align.py {-i <single> | -1 <mate1> -2 <mate2>} -g <genome.fa> [options]
Options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
For single end reads:
-i INFILE, --input=INFILE
Input read file (FORMAT: sequences, qseq, fasta,
fastq). Ex: read.fa or read.fa.gz
For pair end reads:
-1 FILE, --input_1=FILE
Input read file, mate 1 (FORMAT: sequences, qseq,
fasta, fastq)
-2 FILE, --input_2=FILE
Input read file, mate 2 (FORMAT: sequences, qseq,
fasta, fastq)
-I MIN_INSERT_SIZE, --minins=MIN_INSERT_SIZE
The minimum insert size for valid paired-end
alignments [Default: 0]
-X MAX_INSERT_SIZE, --maxins=MAX_INSERT_SIZE
The maximum insert size for valid paired-end
alignments [Default: 500]
Reduced Representation Bisulfite Sequencing Options:
-r, --rrbs Map reads to the Reduced Representation genome
-c pattern, --cut-site=pattern
Cutting sites of restriction enzyme. Ex: MspI(C-CGG),
Mael:(C-TAG), double-enzyme MspI&Mael:(C-CGG,C-TAG).
[Default: C-CGG]
-L RRBS_LOW_BOUND, --low=RRBS_LOW_BOUND
Lower bound of fragment length (excluding C-CGG ends)
[Default: 20]
-U RRBS_UP_BOUND, --up=RRBS_UP_BOUND
Upper bound of fragment length (excluding C-CGG ends)
[Default: 500]
General options:
-t TAG, --tag=TAG [Y]es for undirectional lib, [N]o for directional
[Default: N]
-s CUTNUMBER1, --start_base=CUTNUMBER1
The first cycle of the read to be mapped [Default: 1]
-e CUTNUMBER2, --end_base=CUTNUMBER2
The last cycle of the read to be mapped [Default: 200]
-a FILE, --adapter=FILE
Input text file of your adaptor sequences (to be
trimmed from the 3'end of the reads, ). Input one seq
for dir. lib., twon seqs for undir. lib. One line per
sequence. Only the first 10bp will be used
--am=ADAPTER_MISMATCH
Number of mismatches allowed in adapter [Default: 0]
-g GENOME, --genome=GENOME
Name of the reference genome (should be the same as
"-f" in bs_seeker2-build.py ) [ex. chr21_hg18.fa]
-m NO_MISMATCHES, --mismatches=NO_MISMATCHES
Number(>=1)/Percentage([0, 1)) of mismatches in one
read. Ex: 4 (allow 4 mismatches) or 0.04 (allow 4%
mismatches) [Default: 4]
--aligner=ALIGNER Aligner program for short reads mapping: bowtie,
bowtie2, soap, rmap [Default: bowtie]
-p PATH, --path=PATH
Path to the aligner program. Detected:
bowtie: /Install/bowtie-1.1.2/
bowtie2: /weilongguo/Install/bowtie2-master/
-d DBPATH, --db=DBPATH
Path to the reference genome library (generated in
preprocessing genome) [Default: /Install/BSseeker2/bs_utils/reference_genomes]
-l INT, --split_line=INT
Number of lines per split (the read file will be split
into small files for mapping. The result will be
merged. [Default: 4000000]
-o OUTFILE, --output=OUTFILE
The name of output file [INFILE.bs(se|pe|rrbs)]
-f FORMAT, --output-format=FORMAT
Output format: bam, sam, bs_seeker1 [Default: bam]
--no-header Suppress SAM header lines [Default: False]
--temp_dir=PATH The path to your temporary directory [Detected:
/tmp/]
--XS=XS_FILTER Filter definition for tag XS, format X,Y. X=0.8 and
y=5 indicate that for one read, if #(mCH sites)/#(all
CH sites)>0.8 and #(mCH sites)>5, then tag XS:i:1; or
else tag XS:i:0. [Default: 0.5,5]
--XSteve Filter definition for tag XS, proposed by Prof. Steve
Jacobsen, reads with at least 3 successive mCHH will
be labeled as XS:i:1,useful for plant genome, which
have high mCHG level. Will override --XS option.
-M FileName, --multiple-hit=FileName
File to store reads with multiple-hits
-u FileName, --unmapped=FileName
File to store unmapped reads
-v, --version show version of BS-Seeker2
Aligner Options:
You may specify any additional options for the aligner. You just have
to prefix them with --bt- for bowtie, --bt2- for bowtie2, --soap- for
soap, --rmap- for rmap, and BS-Seeker2 will pass them on. For example:
--bt-p 4 will increase the number of threads for bowtie to 4, --bt--
tryhard will instruct bowtie to try as hard as possible to find valid
alignments when they exist, and so on.
# WGBS library ; alignment mode, bowtie ; map to WGBS index
python bs_seeker2-align.py -i WGBS.fa --aligner=bowtie -o WGBS.bam -f bam -g genome.fa
# WGBS library ; alignment mode, bowtie2-local ; map to WGBS index
python bs_seeker2-align.py -i WGBS.fa --aligner=bowtie2 -o WGBS.bam -f bam -g genome.fa
# WGBS library ; alignment mode, bowtie2-end-to-end ; map to WGBS index
python bs_seeker2-align.py -i WGBS.fa -m 3 --aligner=bowtie2 -o WGBS.bam -f bam -g genome.fa --bt2--end-to-end
# RRBS library ; alignment mode, bowtie ; map to RR index
python bs_seeker2-align.py -i RRBS.fa --aligner=bowtie -o RRBS.bam -g genome.fa -r -a adapter.txt
# RRBS library ; alignment mode, bowtie ; map to WG index
python bs_seeker2-align.py -i RRBS.fa --aligner=bowtie -o RRBS.bam -g genome.fa -a adapter.txt
# RRBS library ; alignment mode, bowtie2-end-to-end ; map to WG index
python bs_seeker2-align.py -i RRBS.fa --aligner=bowtie -o RRBS.bam -g genome.fa -a adapter.txt --bt2--end-to-end
# Align from qseq format for RRBS with bowtie, specifying lengths of fragments ranging [40bp, 400bp]
python bs_seeker2-align.py -i RRBS.qseq --aligner=bowtie -o RRBS.bam -f bam -g genome.fa -r --low=40 --up=400 -a adapter.txt
# The parameters '--low' and '--up' should be the same with corresponding parameters when building the genome index
# WGBS library ; alignment mode, bowtie ; map to WGBS index; use 8 threads for alignment
# BS-Seeker2 will run TWO bowtie instances in parallel.
python bs_seeker2-align.py -i WGBS.fa --aligner=bowtie -o WGBS.bam -f bam -g genome.fa --bt-p 4
Input file:
Adapter.txt (example for single-end WGBS / RRBS) :
AGATCGGAAGAGCACACGTCAdapter.txt (example for paired-end WGBS) :
<adapter for mate 1>
<adapter for mate 2>Output format:
SAM format
Sample:
10918 0 chr1 133859922 255 100M * 0 0 TGGTTGTTTTTGTTATAGTTTTTTGTTGTAGAGTTTTTTTTGGAAAGTTGTGTTTATTTTTTTTTTTGTTTGGGTTTTGTTTGAAAGGGGTGGATGAGTT * XO:Z:+FW XS:i:0 NM:i:3 XM:Z:x--yx-zzzy--y--y--zz-zyx-yx-y--------z------------x--------z--zzz----y----y--x-zyx--------y--------z XG:Z:-C_CGGCCGCCCCTGCTGCAGCCTCCCGCCGCAGAGTTTTCTTTGGAAAGTTGCGTTTATTTCTTCCCTTGTCTGGGCTGCGCCCGAAAGGGGCAGATGAGTC_ACFormat descriptions:
BS-Seeker2 specific tags:
XO : orientation, from forward/reverted
XS : 1 when read is recognized as not fully converted by bisulfite treatment, or else 0
XM : number of sites for mismatch
X: methylated CG
x: un-methylated CG
Y: methylated CHG
y: un-methylated CHG
Z: methylated CHH
z: un-methylated CHH
XG : genome sequences, with 2bp extended on both ends, from 5' to 3'
YR : tag only for RRBS, serial id of mapped fragment
YS : tag only for RRBS, start position of mapped fragment
YE : tag only for RRBS, end position of mapped fragment
Note:
For reads mapped on Watson(minus) strand, the 10th colum in SAM file is not the original reads but the revered sequences.BS_Seeker format
Sample:
read10 1 +FW chr1+0000169137 TC_CGGGGGTTATATGAGTGTGACGGCTGTAGCGTTAGGTGACGATGTCATCTCCGCGTTCCAAGCGTTATGTGCGCACTGAGGGACACATCCACGTTCCCGG_GG CGGGGGTTATATGAGTGTGATGGTTGTAGCGTTAGGTGATGATGTTATTTTTGCGTTTTAAGCGTTATGTGCGTATTGAGGGATATATTTACGTTTTTGA X-------------------x--y-----X---------x-----z--z-yx-X---zz---X--------X-z-y-------z-z--zz-X---zyx-- 0 77 169135 169235
read102 1 +FW chr1+0000169137 TC_CGGGGGTTATATGAGTGTGACGGCTGTAGCGTTAGGTGACGATGTCATCTCCGCGTTCCAAGCGTTATGTGCGCACTGAGGGACACATCCACGTTCCCGG_GG CGGGGGTTATATGAGTGTGATGGTTGTAGCGTTAGGTGATGATGTTATTTTTGCGTTTTAAGCGTTATGTGCGTATTGAGGGATATATTTACGTTTTTGA X-------------------x--y-----X---------x-----z--z-yx-X---zz---X--------X-z-y-------z-z--zz-X---zyx-- 0 77 169135 169235
read104 0 +FW chr1+0000325341 -C_CGGCAAACACCACGCCCCGCGATATGGCAGGATTCATGCCGACTAATGGAAAACACACCAGATGCTGGAAAGAGATAAAGGAGAGCGTTACTGCAATACT_GT CGGTAAATATTACGTTTCGCGATATGGTAGGATTTATGTCGATTAATGGAAAATATATCAGATGTTGGAAAGAGATAAAGGAGAGCGTTATTGTAATATT X--z---z-zz-X-zzyX-X-------y------z---yX--z----------z-z-zY-----y--------------------X----y--z----y- 0 154 325339 325509
read105 0 +FW chr1+0000238994 -C_CGGCCACACAGTGAAAGGCTGGGCTGTGAGAGCTTCGGTGGAAACCAGGCCTTCACCACTTCTTCTCCCTTCAAGCCACACACAGCTGTTGCAAGTTCCG_G- CGGTTACATAGTGAAAGGTTGGGTTGTGAGAGTTTTGGTGGAAATTAGGTTTTTATTATTTTTTTTTTTTTTAAGTTATATATAGTTGTTGTAAGTTTCG X--zz-Z-y---------y----y--------z--x--------zy---zz--z-zz-z--z--z-zzz--z---zz-z-z-y--y-----z-----yX- 0 118 238992 239093Format descriptions:
(1) Read ID (from the header columns in seq/fastq/qseq/fasta file, or a serial number of the original input)
(2) Number of mismatches between the genomic seq and the BS read list in columns 6 and 7. The bisulfite converted sites between read Ts to genomic Cs are not included.
(3) The strand which the read may be from (+FW, +RC, -RC, -FW)
(4) The coordinate of the mapped position, indicating [the chromosome], [the mapped strand ("+" or "-")], and [the 0-based, 5'-end coordinate of the mapped genomic sequence on the Watson strand].
(5) BS read sequences from 5' to 3': if the reads are uniquely mapped as they were FW reads, the original reads are shown. If the reads are uniquely mapped as they were RC reads, their reverse complements are shown.
(6) Summarized sequence of methylated sites: the methylated CG/CHG/CHH sites are marked as X/Y/Z (upper case), whereas the unmethylated CG/CHG/CHH sites are marked as x/y/z (lower case). This column is summarised directly from Columns 6 and 7.
(7) XS tag, 1 when read is recognized as not fully converted by bisulfite treatment, or else 0
(8) my_region_serial, tag only for RRBS, serial id of mapped fragment
(9) my_region_start, tag only for RRBS, start position of mapped fragment
(10) my_region_end, tag only for RRBS, end position of mapped fragmentTips:
Removing adapter is recommended.
If you don't know what's your parameter, please ask the person who generate the library for you.
If you are too shy to ask for it, you can try to de novo motif finding tools (such as DME and MEME) find the enriched pattern in 1000 reads.
Of course, you can also use other tools (such as cutadapt ) to remove adaptor first.
It's always better to use a wider range for fragment length.
For example, if 95% of reads come from fragments with length range [50bp, 250bp], you'd better choose [40bp, 300bp].
Fewer mismatches for the 'local alignment' mode.
As the 'local alignment', the bad sequenced bases are usually trimmed, and would not be considered by the parameter "-m". It is suggested to user fewer mismatches for the 'local alignment' mode.
This module calls methylation levels from the mapping result.
$ bs_seeker2-call_methylation.py -h
Usage: bs_seeker2-call_methylation.py [options]
Options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-i INFILE, --input=INFILE
BAM output from bs_seeker2-align.py
-d DBPATH, --db=DBPATH
Path to the reference genome library (generated in
preprocessing genome) [Default: /Install/BSseeker2/bs_utils/reference_genomes]
-o OUTFILE, --output-prefix=OUTFILE
The output prefix to create ATCGmap and wiggle files.
Three files (ATCGmap, CGmap, wig) will be generated if
specified. Omit this if only to generate specific
format.
--sorted Specify when the input bam file is already sorted, the
sorting step will be skipped [Default: False]
--wig=OUTFILE Filename for wig file. Ex: output.wig, or
output.wig.gz. Can be overwritten by "-o".
--CGmap=OUTFILE Filename for CGmap file. Ex: output.CGmap, or
output.CGmap.gz. Can be overwritten by "-o".
--ATCGmap=OUTFILE Filename for ATCGmap file. Ex: output.ATCGmap, or
output.ATCGmap.gz. Can be overwritten by "-o".
-x, --rm-SX Removed reads with tag 'XS:i:1', which would be
considered as not fully converted by bisulfite
treatment [Default: False]
--rm-CCGG Removed sites located in CCGG, avoiding the bias
introduced by artificial DNA methylation status
'XS:i:1', which would be considered as not fully
converted by bisulfite treatment [Default: False]
--rm-overlap Removed one mate if two mates are overlapped, for
paired-end data [Default: False]
--txt When specified, output file will be stored in plain
text instead of compressed version (.gz)
-r READ_NO, --read-no=READ_NO
The least number of reads covering one site to be
shown in wig file [Default: 1]
-v, --version show version of BS-Seeker2
# For WGBS (whole genome bisulfite sequencing):
python bs_seeker2-call_methylation.py -i WGBS.bam -o output --db <BSseeker2_path>/bs_utils/reference_genomes/genome.fa_bowtie/
# For RRBS:
python bs_seeker2-call_methylation.py -i RRBS.bam -o output --db <BSseeker2_path>/bs_utils/reference_genomes/genome.fa_rrbs_40_400_bowtie2/
# For RRBS and removed un-converted reads (with tag XS=1):
python bs_seeker2-call_methylation.py -x -i RRBS.bam -o output --db <BSseeker2_path>/bs_utils/reference_genomes/genome.fa_rrbs_75_280_bowtie2/
# For RRBS and only show sites covered by at least 10 reads in WIG file:
python bs_seeker2-call_methylation.py -r 10 -i RRBS.bam -o output --db <BSseeker2_path>/bs_utils/reference_genomes/genome.fa_rrbs_75_280_bowtie2/
# The folder “genome.fa\_rrbs\_40\_500\_bowtie2” is built in the first step
Output files:
wig file
Sample:
variableStep chrom=chr1
3000419 0.000000
3000423 -0.2
3000440 0.000000
3000588 0.5
3000593 -0.000000Format descriptions: \ WIG file format. Negative value for 2nd column indicate a Cytosine on minus strand.
CGmap file
Sample:
chr1 G 3000851 CHH CC 0.1 1 10
chr1 C 3001624 CHG CA 0.0 0 9
chr1 C 3001631 CG CG 1.0 5 5Format descriptions:
(1) chromosome \ (2) nucleotide on Watson (+) strand \ (3) position \ (4) context (CG/CHG/CHH) \ (5) dinucleotide-context (CA/CC/CG/CT) \ (6) methylation-level = #_of_C / (#_of_C + #_of_T) \ (7) #_of_C (methylated C, the count of reads showing C here) \ (8) = #_of_C + #_of_T (all Cytosines, the count of reads showing C or T here)
ATCGmap file
Sample:
chr1 T 3009410 -- -- 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
chr1 C 3009411 CHH CC 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
chr1 C 3009412 CHG CC 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
chr1 C 3009413 CG CG 0 10 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.83Format descriptions: (1) chromosome
(2) nucleotide on Watson (+) strand
(3) position
(4) context (CG/CHG/CHH)
(5) dinucleotide-context (CA/CC/CG/CT)
(6) - (10) plus strand
(6) # of reads from Watson strand mapped here, support A on Watson strand
(7) # of reads from Watson strand mapped here, support T on Watson strand
(8) # of reads from Watson strand mapped here, support C on Watson strand
(9) # of reads from Watson strand mapped here, support G on Watson strand
(10) # of reads from Watson strand mapped here, support N
(11) - (15) minus strand
(11) # of reads from Crick strand mapped here, support A on Watson strand and T on Crick strand
(12) # of reads from Crick strand mapped here, support T on Watson strand and A on Crick strand
(13) # of reads from Crick strand mapped here, support C on Watson strand and G on Crick strand
(14) # of reads from Crick strand mapped here, support G on Watson strand and C on Crick strand
(15) # of reads from Crick strand mapped here, support N
(16) methylation_level = #C/(#C+#T) = C8/(C7+C8) for Watson strand, =C14/(C11+C14) for Crick strand;
"nan" means none reads support C/T at this position.If you still have questions on BS-Seeker 2, or you find bugs when using BS-Seeker 2, or you have suggestions, please write email to Weilong Guo.
Q: "It takes me days to do the alignment for one lane" ... (Speed-up your alignment)
A: Yes, alignment is a time-consuming work, especially because the sequencing depth is increasing. An efficient way to align is :
i. cut the original sequence file into multiple small pieces;
Ex: split -l 4000000 input.fq
ii. align them in parallel;
iii. merge all the BAM files into a single one before running "bs-seeker2_call-methylation.py" (user "samtools merge" command).
Ex: samtools merge out.bam in1.bam in2.bam in3.bamQ: "I would run lots of BS-Seeker2 at the same time on cluster (multiple nodes), how could I reduce the disk load?"
A: For bowtie/bowtie2, you can specify the parameter "--bt--mm"/"--bt2--mm" to use the memory-mapped I/O.
Q: "How could I specify more threads/CPU"?
A: By default, BS-Seeker2 will create two bowtie/bowtie2 processes for directional library (four for un-directional library), and each process would run with 2 threads. User can change the number of total threads using parameter "--bt-p"/"--bt2-p". For example, "--bt-p 4" will require 8 CPUs in total.
Q: "I check my storage using "df –Th". and /tmp storage using 100%. Why these happening?"
A: You can solve it by specifying the parameter "--temp_dir=
Q: Could I speed up the calling methylation step in BS-Seeker2?
A: Two ways to consider. First, you can try to split the BAM file by chromosomes, and then calling the methylation for each chromosome. By running in parallel, you speed up the step of calling-methylation.
CHR=chr1
samtools view sort.bam $CHR -h | samtools view -Sb - > ${CHR}.bam
bs_seeker2-call_methylation.py -i ${CHR}.bam -d ${index_position} --sorted -o $CHR --rm-CCGG --rm-overlapSecond way, CGmapTools is a downstream analysis package containing 40 functions for DNA methylation analysis. In CGmapTools, it provided C-version calling methylation function, which should be faster than the one implemented in BS-Seeker2.
cgmaptools bam2cgmap -hQ: Is the read sequence in BAM/SAM file is the same as my original one?
A: NO. They are different for several reasons.
i. For RRBS, some reads are short because of trimming of the adapters
ii. For read mapping on Crick (-) strand, the reads are in fact the complementary of the original sequence, opposite both in nucleotides and directionQ: In CGmap files, why some lines shown "--" but not a motif (CG/CHG/CHH), for example:
chr01 C 4303711 -- CC 0.0 0 2
chr01 C 4303712 -- CN 0.0 0 2A: In this example, the site 4303713 is "N" in genome, thus we could not decide the explict pattern.
Q: Can BS Seeker 2 accept gzipped INPUT files?
A: From v2.0.5, BS-Seeker2 is able to support input file in gzipped format, with file name end in ".gz".
Q: Each of my CGmap files has between 1,000 and 2,000 positions at which the nucleotide is given without a motif, but instead just "--" for example:
chr01 C 4303711 -- CC 0.0 0 2
chr01 C 4303712 -- CN 0.0 0 2A: That's because chr1:4303713 on reference genome is 'N'. BS-Seeker2 can not tell it as "CHG" or "CHH".
Q: When using bs_seeker2-call_methylation.py, can I only generate CGmap files, without generating other formats?
A: In version 2.1.1 or newer, BS-Seeker2 adds feature to support only output one output format.
See folowing examples.
if you want to only generate CGmap, but not generate ATCGmap and wig file, you can using following command:
python bs_seeker2-call_methylation.py -i WGBS.bam --CGmap=output.CGmap.gz --db <BSseeker2_path>/bs_utils/reference_genomes/genome.fa_bowtie/if you want to only generate ATCGmap, use following command:
python bs_seeker2-call_methylation.py -i WGBS.bam --ATCGmap=output.ATCGmap.gz --db <BSseeker2_path>/bs_utils/reference_genomes/genome.fa_bowtie/if you want to only generate wig, use following command:
python bs_seeker2-call_methylation.py -i WGBS.bam --wig=output.wig.gz --db <BSseeker2_path>/bs_utils/reference_genomes/genome.fa_bowtie/if you want to generate all formats, use following command:
python bs_seeker2-call_methylation.py -i WGBS.bam --output=output --db <BSseeker2_path>/bs_utils/reference_genomes/genome.fa_bowtie/Q: I'm normal account user for Linux(Cluster). I can't install "pysam". I get following error massages:
$ python setup.py install
running install
error: can't create or remove files in install directory
The following error occurred while trying to add or remove files in the
installation directory:
[Errno 13] Permission denied: '/usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/test-easy-install-26802.write-test'
...A: You can ask the administrator of your cluster to install pysam. If you don't want to bother him/her, you might need to build your own python, and then install the "pysam" package. The following script could be helpful for you.
mkdir ~/install
cd ~/install/
# install python
wget http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.4/Python-2.7.4.tgz # download the python from websites
tar zxvf Python-2.7.4.tgz # decompress
cd Python-2.7.4
./configure --prefix=`pwd`
make
make install
# Add the path of Python to $PATH
# Please add the following line to file ~/.bashrc
export PATH=~/install/Python-2.7.4:$PATH
# save the ~/.bashrc file
source ~/.bashrc
# install pysam package
wget https://pysam.googlecode.com/files/pysam-0.7.4.tar.gz
tar zxvf pysam-0.7.4.tar.gz
cd pysam-0.7.4
python setup.py build
python setup.py install
# re-login the shell after finish installing pysam
# install BS-Seeker2
wget https://github.com/BSSeeker/BSseeker2/archive/master.zip
mv master BSSeeker2.zip
unzip BSSeeker2.zip
cd BSseeker2-master/Q: I came up with the errors
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "bs_seeker2-align.py", line 390, in <module>
options.Output_multiple_hit
File "bs_align/bs_pair_end.py", line 904, in bs_pair_end
output_genome = output_genome_1, rnext = mapped_chr, pnext = mapped_location_2)
File "bs_align/output.py", line 112, in store2
a.rnext = rnext if rnext == -1 else self.chrom_ids[rnext]
AttributeError: 'csamtools.AlignedRead' object has no attribute 'rnext'A: Your pysam seems out of date. I would use pysam version 0.6.x.
Q: I came up with the following error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "BSseeker2/bs_seeker2-align.py", line 279, in <module>
options.Output_multiple_hit
File "BSseeker2/bs_align/bs_rrbs.py", line 210, in bs_rrbs
seq=l[8]
IndexError: list index out of rangeA: It is very likely that your input file is in a wrong format.
Q: When running bs_seeker2-call_methylation.py with -x option, an error occurred as following:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/BSseeker2/bs_seeker2-call_methylation.py", line 144, in <module>
if ( (options.RM_SX) and (dict(pr.alignment.tags)["XS"] == 1) ):
File "csamtools.pyx", line 2530, in csamtools.AlignedRead.tags.__get__ (pysam/csamtools.c:22827)
OverflowError: unsigned byte integer is less than minimumA: This error is related with pysam version. Testing using pysam v0.6.x would not have such error. People reports such error when using pysam v0.7.4. We haven't test other pysam versions, and are very glad if you could tell us whether it works on other versions. Update : In version 2.1.2 and later, BS-Seeker2 consided the problem with pysam version. If you still face similar error even after you update to 2.1.2, you are welcomed to send feedbacks to us.
Q: What's my pysam version?
A: Open python interpreter, and enter the following commands:
>>import pysam
>>pysam.__version__Q: I tried bs_seeker2-call_methylation.py, found the read depth in CGmap file is always lower than 8000, where the reads shall be much higher. (Thanks Xuning Wang for figuring this problem and solve it)
A: It is related by with parameter in pileup function parsing to "pysam". In the v2.1.3 and later, option "-D" is added for "bs_seeker2-call_methylation.py". User could specify higher number of coverage limitation, in trade of costing more time for processing.
Q: Can I add the path of BS-Seeker2's *.py to the $PATH, so I can call BS-Seeker2 from anywhere?
A: If you're using the "python" from path "/usr/bin/python", you can directly add the path of BS-Seeker2 in file "~/.bash_profile" (bash) or "~/.profile" (other shell) or "~/.bashrc" (per-interactive-shell startup). But if you are using python under other directories, you might need to modify BS-Seeker2's script first. For example, if your python path is "/my_python/python", please change the first line in "bs_seeker-build.py", "bs_seeker-align.py" and "bs_seeker-call_methylation.py" to
#!/my_python/pythonThen add
export PATH=/path/to/BS-Seeker2/:$PATHto file "~/.bash_profile" (e.g.), and source the file:
source ~/.bash_profileThen you can use BS-Seeker2 globally by typing:
bs_seeker_build.py -h
bs_seeker-align.py -h
bs_seeker-call_methylation.py -hQ: I used the following command:
python bs_seeker2-align.py -i input.fastq -g genome.fa --aligner=bowtie2 -o output.txtHowever, I receive the following error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "bs_seeker2-align.py", line 336, in <module>
options.Output_multiple_hit
File "bs_align/bs_single_end.py", line 280, in bs_single_end
'output_file' : CG2A} ])
File "bs_utils/utils.py", line 332, in run_in_parallel
for i, proc in enumerate([subprocess.Popen(args = shlex.split(cmd), stdout = stdout) for cmd, stdout in commands]):
File "Python-2.6.9/Lib/subprocess.py", line 623, in __init__
errread, errwrite)
File "Python-2.6.9/Lib/subprocess.py", line 1141, in _execute_child
raise child_exception
OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directoryA: This error message indicate that you haven't install bowtie2, or you haven't made bowtie2 been included in $PATH.
Q: If I want to only keep alignments that map uniquely, is this an argument I should supply directly to Bowtie2 (via BS Seeker 2's command line option), or is this an option that's available in BS Seeker 2 itself?
A: BS-Seeker2 reports unique alignment by default already. If you want to know how many reads could have multiple hits, run BS-Seeker2 with parameter "--multiple-hit".
Q: What should I do if the two mates have overlaps? Ex: fragment length=150bp, two mates are in length of 100bp
A: I suggest a pre-step for merging two overlapped reads into one. Such tools include SeqPrep, Stitch, etc.
Q: Any recommendation for mapping paired-end BS-seq data?
A: For paired-end BS-seq data, mapping each mate in single-end mode is recommended.
For methylC-seq or RRBS library, you can run following commands:
bs_seeker-align.py -i mate_1.fq -o mate_1.bam .... # align the mate 1 as single-end mode
Antisense.py -i mate_2.fq -o mate_2.anti.fq # convert the mate 2 to antisense sequences
bs_seeker-align.py -i mate_2.anti.fq -o mate_2.bam .... # align the mate 2 as single-end mode
samtools merge merge.bam mate_1.bam mate_2.bam # merge the bam files together
bs_seeker2-call_methylation.py -i merge.bam --rm-overlap ... # call the methylation levelsFor PBAT library, you can run following commands:
Antisense.py -i mate_1.fq -o mate_1.anti.fq # convert the mate 1 to antisense sequences
bs_seeker-align.py -i mate_1.anti.fq -o mate_1.bam .... # align the mate 1 as single-end mode
bs_seeker-align.py -i mate_2.fq -o mate_2.bam .... # align the mate 2 as single-end mode
samtools merge merge.bam mate_1.bam mate_2.bam # merge the bam files together
bs_seeker2-call_methylation.py -i merge.bam --rm-overlap ... # call the methylation levelsQ: If the two mates in paired-end library have overlaps, will BS-Seeker2 remove the overlapped regions?
A: You can specify the parameter "--rm-overlap" when running "bs_seeker2-call_methylation.py".
Mate1 : ACCGCGTTGATCGAGTACGTACGTGGGTC
Mate2 : GCTCATGCATGCACCCAGCGGATTACCGA
Overlapped regions : ==================When specifying the parameter "--rm-overlap", the nucleotides within the overlapped regions will only be counted once.
Q: What's the algorithm to remove the adapter?
A: BS-Seeker2 has built-in algorithm for removing the adapter, which is developed by Weilong Guo.
First, if the adapter was provided as "AGATCGGAAGAGCACACGTC", only the first 10bp would be used.
Second, we use semi-local alignment strategy for removing the adapters.
Exmaple:
Read : ACCGCGTTGATCGAGTACGTACGTGGGTC
Adapter : ....................ACGTGGGTCCCG
no_mismatch : the maximum number allowed for mismatches
Algorithm: (allowing 1 mismatch)
-Step 1:
ACCGCGTTGATCGAGTACGTACGTGGGTC
||XX
ACGTGGGTCCCG
-Step 2:
ACCGCGTTGATCGAGTACGTACGTGGGTC
X||X
.ACGTGGGTCCCG
-Step 3:
ACCGCGTTGATCGAGTACGTACGTGGGTC
XX
..ACGTGGGTCCCG
-Step ...
-Step N:
ACCGCGTTGATCGAGTACGTACGTGGGTC
|||||||||
....................ACGTGGGTCCCG
Success & return!
Third, we also removed the synthesized bases at the end of RRBS fragments.
Take the "C-CGG" cutting site as example,
- - C|U G G - - =>cut=> - - C =>add=> - - C|C G =>sequencing
- - G G C|C - - - - G G C - - G G C
In our algorithm, the "CG" in "--CCG" (upper strand) was trimmed, in order to get accurate methylation level.Q: For RRBS library, the methylation levels of C at 5'-CCGG-3' sites are biased. Do BS-Seeker2 provides function for avoiding such bias?
A: From the version v2.0.7 or later, BS-Seeker2 provide parameter "--rm-CCGG" in "bs_seeker2-call-methylation.py". For RRBS library, the orginal sequences would be cut as sticky ends: 5'-CGGNNNN.....NNNNC-3' 3'-CNNNN.....NNNNGGC-5' Then artificial nucleotides will be added : 5'-CGGNNNN.....NNNNCcg-3' 3'-cgCNNNN.....NNNNGGC-5' Thus, the status of artificial cytosine will cause the bias. The parameter "--rm-CCGG" will remove all the "5'-CCGG-3'" sites in the outputs.
Q: I run bs_seeker2-align.py with bowtie, but the process seems will not finish.
A: Certain version of bowtie will not work well in BS-Seeker2. As we known, bowtie v1.2 linux will cause such problem, and newer version of bowtie will be suggested, such as bowtie v1.2.1.1. We welcome you report your case to us, and we will update them here.
Q: The reference fasta file I used contains tens of thousands of scaffolds, could I use BS-Seeker2 for alignment?
A: For BS-Seeker2, it creates one file for each chromosome/contig when building the index. Thus if your genome contains lots of scaffolds, then there would be too much files in one folder on disk. And also largely reduce the efficiency for mapping the BS-seq reads. Here, we provide two programs for solving the prolbem.
Note : run "install.sh" to compile the cpp files into executable programs
ThreadFasta -i scaffold.fa -c S -g 50 -o genome_thread.fa -d genome_thread.dict &bs_seeker2-build.py -f genome_thread.fazcat input.CGmap.gz | ChangeCoordinate -I genome_thread.dict -c 1 -p 3 | gzip > output.CGmap.gz