Quantifying The Impact of Bulk TCR-Seq Methodological Choices on The Profiled T Cell Repertoire
Aya K.H. Mahdy, Janina Fuß, Sören Franzenburg, Melanie Vollstedt, Yewgenia Dolshanskaya, Érika Endo Kokubun, Valeriia Kriukova, Florian Tran, Corinna Bang, Marte Lie Høivik, Jurgita Skiecevičienė, Juozas Kupčinskas, Mathilde Poyet, André Franke, Hesham ElAbd
This study evaluates how methodological choices in bulk TCR-Seq affect T cell repertoire profiling, finding that RNA/DNA quality significantly impacts results and that low quantities can be partially compensated by increasing PCR cycles.
bioRxiv · Aug 5, 2025 · PreprintImmunology