Before using code patterns, verify installed versions match. If versions differ:
Python: pip show <package> then help(module.function) to check signatures
R: packageVersion('<pkg>') then ?function_name to 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.
Perturb-seq Analysis
"Analyze my Perturb-seq CRISPR screen" → Link guide RNA assignments to transcriptional phenotypes in pooled CRISPR screens with single-cell readout to identify gene function.
Python: pertpy.tl.Mixscape(adata) for perturbation classification, pertpy.tl.Augur for prioritization
Load and Annotate Perturbations
import scanpy as sc
import pertpy as pt
adata = sc.read_h5ad('perturb_seq.h5ad')
# Guide assignments typically stored in obs
# Format: cell barcode -> guide identity -> target gene
adata.obs['guide_id'] = guide_assignments['guide_id']
adata.obs['target_gene'] = guide_assignments['target_gene']
# Mark non-targeting controls
adata.obs['is_control'] = adata.obs['target_gene'] == 'non-targeting'
Goal: Classify cells in a CRISPR screen as successfully perturbed or escaped based on their transcriptional response relative to non-targeting controls.
Approach: Compute per-cell perturbation signatures against non-targeting controls using PCA-projected differences, then run Mixscape mixture model classification to separate knockout-responsive cells from escapees.
# Aggregate to pseudobulk for robust DE
from pertpy.tools import PseudobulkDE
pb = PseudobulkDE(adata)
pb.fit(
groupby='target_gene',
control='non-targeting',
method='deseq2', # or 'edger', 'wilcoxon'
min_cells=50
)
# Get results for specific perturbation
tp53_de = pb.results('TP53')
sig_genes = tp53_de[tp53_de['padj'] < 0.05].sort_values('log2FoldChange')
Pathway Enrichment
import decoupler as dc
# Get DE genes per perturbation
de_results = pb.results()
# Run pathway enrichment
dc.run_ora(
mat=de_results,
net=dc.get_resource('MSigDB'),
source='geneset',
target='gene'
)
# Visualize top pathways
dc.plot_barplot(de_results, 'TP53', top_n=20)