Agent skill
bio-ribo-seq-translation-efficiency
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.
Install this agent skill to your Project
npx add-skill https://github.com/FreedomIntelligence/OpenClaw-Medical-Skills/tree/main/skills/bio-ribo-seq-translation-efficiency
SKILL.md
Version Compatibility
Reference examples tested with: DESeq2 1.42+, numpy 1.26+, pandas 2.2+
Before using code patterns, verify installed versions match. If versions differ:
- Python:
pip show <package>thenhelp(module.function)to check signatures - R:
packageVersion('<pkg>')then?function_nameto verify parameters
If code throws ImportError, AttributeError, or TypeError, introspect the installed package and adapt the example to match the actual API rather than retrying.
Translation Efficiency
"Calculate translation efficiency from my Ribo-seq and RNA-seq" → Compute the ratio of ribosome occupancy to mRNA abundance per gene to identify translational regulation independent of transcription changes.
- R:
riborexfor differential TE with DESeq2 backend - Python: Ribo-seq/RNA-seq count ratio with statistical testing
Concept
Translation Efficiency (TE) = Ribo-seq reads / RNA-seq reads
- TE > 1: Efficiently translated (more ribosomes per mRNA)
- TE < 1: Poorly translated
- Changes in TE indicate translational regulation
Calculate TE with Plastid
from plastid import BAMGenomeArray, GTF2_TranscriptAssembler
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
def calculate_te(riboseq_bam, rnaseq_bam, gtf_path):
'''Calculate translation efficiency per gene'''
# Load transcripts
transcripts = list(GTF2_TranscriptAssembler(gtf_path))
# Load alignments
ribo = BAMGenomeArray(riboseq_bam)
rna = BAMGenomeArray(rnaseq_bam)
results = []
for tx in transcripts:
if tx.cds_start is None:
continue
# Get CDS region
cds = tx.get_cds()
# Count reads
ribo_counts = ribo.count_in_region(cds)
rna_counts = rna.count_in_region(tx) # Full transcript for RNA-seq
# Normalize by length
cds_length = sum(len(seg) for seg in cds)
tx_length = tx.length
ribo_rpk = ribo_counts / (cds_length / 1000)
rna_rpk = rna_counts / (tx_length / 1000)
if rna_rpk > 0:
te = ribo_rpk / rna_rpk
else:
te = np.nan
results.append({
'gene': tx.get_gene(),
'transcript': tx.get_name(),
'ribo_counts': ribo_counts,
'rna_counts': rna_counts,
'te': te
})
return pd.DataFrame(results)
Differential TE with riborex
library(riborex)
# Load count matrices
# Rows = genes, columns = samples
ribo_counts <- read.csv('ribo_counts.csv', row.names = 1)
rna_counts <- read.csv('rna_counts.csv', row.names = 1)
# Sample information
sample_info <- data.frame(
sample = colnames(ribo_counts),
condition = factor(c('control', 'control', 'treated', 'treated'))
)
# Run riborex
results <- riborex(
rnaCntTable = rna_counts,
riboCntTable = ribo_counts,
rnaCond = sample_info$condition,
riboCond = sample_info$condition
)
# Significant differential TE
sig_te <- results[results$padj < 0.05, ]
Using DESeq2 Interaction Model
Goal: Test for differential translation efficiency between conditions using a formal statistical framework that separates transcriptional from translational regulation.
Approach: Combine Ribo-seq and RNA-seq counts into one matrix, fit a DESeq2 model with a condition-by-assay interaction term, and extract the interaction coefficient which represents differential TE.
library(DESeq2)
# Combine Ribo-seq and RNA-seq counts
counts <- cbind(ribo_counts, rna_counts)
# Design matrix with interaction term
coldata <- data.frame(
condition = factor(rep(c('ctrl', 'ctrl', 'treat', 'treat'), 2)),
assay = factor(rep(c('ribo', 'rna'), each = 4)),
row.names = colnames(counts)
)
dds <- DESeqDataSetFromMatrix(
countData = counts,
colData = coldata,
design = ~ condition + assay + condition:assay
)
dds <- DESeq(dds)
# The interaction term tests for differential TE
res_te <- results(dds, name = 'conditiontreat.assayribo')
Normalize Counts
def normalize_counts(counts_df, method='tpm'):
'''Normalize count matrix'''
if method == 'tpm':
# TPM normalization
rpk = counts_df.div(counts_df['length'] / 1000, axis=0)
scale = rpk.sum(axis=0) / 1e6
tpm = rpk.div(scale, axis=1)
return tpm
elif method == 'rpkm':
# RPKM normalization
total = counts_df.sum(axis=0)
rpm = counts_df / total * 1e6
rpkm = rpm.div(counts_df['length'] / 1000, axis=0)
return rpkm
def calculate_te_matrix(ribo_tpm, rna_tpm):
'''Calculate TE from normalized matrices'''
# Add pseudocount to avoid division by zero
te = (ribo_tpm + 0.1) / (rna_tpm + 0.1)
return np.log2(te) # Log2 TE
Interpretation
| Log2 TE Change | Interpretation |
|---|---|
| > 1 | Strong translational activation |
| 0.5 - 1 | Moderate activation |
| -0.5 - 0.5 | No significant change |
| -1 - -0.5 | Moderate repression |
| < -1 | Strong translational repression |
Related Skills
- rna-quantification - Get RNA-seq counts
- differential-expression - Compare expression
- orf-detection - Identify translated ORFs
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