What problem does it solve?
The borzoi Skill addresses the need for predicting genome-wide functional tracks from DNA sequences, enabling users to score regulatory effects on expression/accessibility, generate coverage tracks for loci, and prioritize non-coding variants by predicted track delta.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Functional Track Prediction: Uses the Borzoi model to predict tracks (RNA-seq, CAGE, DNase, ChIP) from DNA sequences.
- Variant Scoring: Assess the regulatory impact of variants on expression or accessibility.
- Coverage Prediction: Generate predicted coverage tracks for a specific locus.
- Variant Prioritization: Prioritize non-coding variants based on predicted track changes.
- Use Case: A researcher could use borzoi to predict the impact of a variant on gene expression before conducting further experiments.
Quick Start
Run the 'borzoi' skill with the command 'predict_tracks(dna_sequence)'. Ensure you have a CUDA-enabled Python environment with Python 3.11 or higher, and CUDA 12.1 or later.