I have used paired end sequences for RNA-Seq experiments in the past with the understanding that PE reads are 'more accurate' somehow. One paper that I found says that the false positive rate is lower with PE. Single reads are a lot less expensive and I may be able to afford to sequence the libraries deeper. What do others on this forum use? PE or SE for rna-seq?
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I would always recommend PE for anything other than quantification studies. For quantification, it depends. But otherwise - per base, PE should always be cheaper than SE, and give massive advantages for accuracy.
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Single reads are a lot less expensive and I may be able to afford to sequence the libraries deeper.
So, it depends on the goal of your RNA-seq experiment! If you want to identify isoforms, or want maximal specificity, absolutely you should do PE. If you are just interested in differential expression of genes in general and don't care which isoforms are expressed, then SE will be more cost-effective.
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