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JACKS (Joint Analysis of CRISPR/Cas9 Knockout Screens) for modeling sgRNA efficacy and gene essentiality. Use when analyzing multiple CRISPR screens simultaneously or when accounting for variable sgRNA efficiency across experiments.

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SKILL.md

Version Compatibility

Reference examples tested with: MAGeCK 0.5+, matplotlib 3.8+, numpy 1.26+, pandas 2.2+, scipy 1.12+

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JACKS CRISPR Screen Analysis

"Analyze multiple CRISPR screens jointly with JACKS" → Model sgRNA efficacy and gene essentiality simultaneously across multiple screens, accounting for variable guide efficiency.

  • Python: jacks.infer_JACKS() for joint analysis across experiments

JACKS jointly models sgRNA efficacy and gene essentiality across multiple experiments. It infers both gene-level fitness effects and sgRNA-specific efficiency.

Installation

bash
pip install jacks
# or
git clone https://github.com/felicityallen/JACKS.git
cd JACKS && pip install -e .

Input File Formats

Count Data
# counts.txt (tab-separated)
sgRNA Gene Sample1 Sample2 Sample3 Control1 Control2
sgRNA1 GENE_A 100 120 90 80 85
sgRNA2 GENE_A 200 180 210 150 160
sgRNA3 GENE_B 50 45 55 60 58
...
Replicate Map
# replicatemap.txt
Sample1 Experiment1 Day14
Sample2 Experiment1 Day14
Sample3 Experiment2 Day14
Control1 Experiment1 Day0
Control2 Experiment2 Day0
Guide-Gene Map
# guidemap.txt
sgRNA1 GENE_A
sgRNA2 GENE_A
sgRNA3 GENE_B
sgRNA4 GENE_B
...

Basic JACKS Analysis

Command Line
bash
# Run JACKS
python -m jacks.run_JACKS \
counts.txt \
replicatemap.txt \
guidemap.txt \
output_prefix \
--ctrl_sample_pattern "Day0" \
--ctrl_sample_pattern_column "Condition"
Python API

Goal: Run JACKS joint analysis to simultaneously model sgRNA efficacy and gene essentiality across experiments.

Approach: Load count data, guide-gene mapping, and replicate map; separate control and treatment samples; then run MCMC inference to estimate gene fitness effects and per-sgRNA efficiency.

python
from jacks import infer
import pandas as pd
# Load data
counts = pd.read_csv('counts.txt', sep='\t', index_col=0)
guide_gene_map = pd.read_csv('guidemap.txt', sep='\t', header=None, names=['sgRNA', 'Gene'])
replicate_map = pd.read_csv('replicatemap.txt', sep='\t', header=None,
names=['Sample', 'Experiment', 'Condition'])
# Separate control and treatment samples
ctrl_samples = replicate_map[replicate_map['Condition'] == 'Day0']['Sample'].tolist()
treatment_samples = replicate_map[replicate_map['Condition'] == 'Day14']['Sample'].tolist()
# Run JACKS inference
# n_iterations=10000: MCMC iterations. Increase for final analysis.
# burn_in=1000: Burn-in period. Should be ~10% of iterations.
jacks_results = infer.run_inference(
counts,
guide_gene_map,
treatment_samples,
ctrl_samples,
n_iterations=10000,
burn_in=1000
)

Output Files

FileDescription
_gene_JACKS_results.txtGene-level essentiality scores
_grna_JACKS_results.txtsgRNA-level efficacy estimates
_jacks_full_data.pickleFull model for downstream analysis

Interpret Gene Results

Goal: Classify genes as essential or enriched from JACKS output scores.

Approach: Load the gene results table, filter by JACKS score direction and FDR significance, and rank to identify top essential (negative effect) and enriched (positive effect) genes.

python
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
# Load gene results
genes = pd.read_csv('output_gene_JACKS_results.txt', sep='\t')
# JACKS score: negative = essential (dropout), positive = enriched
# Columns: gene, X1 (effect), X2 (std), fdr_log10
# Essential genes (significant negative effect)
# fdr_threshold=-1: log10(FDR) < -1 means FDR < 0.1
essential = genes[(genes['X1'] < 0) & (genes['fdr_log10'] < -1)]
essential = essential.sort_values('X1')
print(f'Essential genes: {len(essential)}')
print(essential.head(20))
# Enriched genes
enriched = genes[(genes['X1'] > 0) & (genes['fdr_log10'] < -1)]
enriched = enriched.sort_values('X1', ascending=False)
print(f'Enriched genes: {len(enriched)}')

sgRNA Efficacy Analysis

Goal: Assess sgRNA performance to identify low-efficacy guides for library optimization.

Approach: Load per-sgRNA efficacy estimates from JACKS output, flag guides below an efficacy threshold, and aggregate by gene to evaluate library-level guide quality.

python
import pandas as pd
# Load sgRNA results
guides = pd.read_csv('output_grna_JACKS_results.txt', sep='\t')
# Efficacy scores range from 0 (ineffective) to 1 (highly effective)
# X1 column contains efficacy estimates
# Identify poor sgRNAs
# efficacy<0.3: sgRNAs with low efficacy. Consider removal in future libraries.
poor_guides = guides[guides['X1'] < 0.3]
print(f'Low efficacy guides: {len(poor_guides)}')
# Group by gene to assess library quality
gene_efficacy = guides.groupby('Gene')['X1'].agg(['mean', 'std', 'count'])
gene_efficacy = gene_efficacy.sort_values('mean')
print(gene_efficacy.head(20))

Visualization

Gene Effect Plot
python
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
genes = pd.read_csv('output_gene_JACKS_results.txt', sep='\t')
fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(10, 8))
# Color by significance
colors = ['red' if fdr < -1 else 'gray' for fdr in genes['fdr_log10']]
ax.scatter(genes['X1'], -genes['fdr_log10'], c=colors, alpha=0.5, s=10)
ax.axhline(1, linestyle='--', color='black', alpha=0.5) # FDR = 0.1
ax.axvline(0, linestyle='-', color='gray', alpha=0.3)
ax.set_xlabel('JACKS Score (negative = essential)')
ax.set_ylabel('-log10(FDR)')
ax.set_title('JACKS Gene Essentiality')
# Label top hits
top = genes[genes['fdr_log10'] < -2].nsmallest(10, 'X1')
for _, row in top.iterrows():
ax.annotate(row['gene'], (row['X1'], -row['fdr_log10']))
plt.savefig('jacks_volcano.png', dpi=150)
sgRNA Efficacy Distribution
python
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
guides = pd.read_csv('output_grna_JACKS_results.txt', sep='\t')
plt.figure(figsize=(8, 5))
plt.hist(guides['X1'], bins=50, edgecolor='black')
plt.axvline(0.5, color='red', linestyle='--', label='Efficacy = 0.5')
plt.xlabel('sgRNA Efficacy')
plt.ylabel('Count')
plt.title('sgRNA Efficacy Distribution')
plt.legend()
plt.savefig('sgrna_efficacy.png', dpi=150)

Multi-Screen Analysis

JACKS strength is joint analysis across experiments.

python
# Define multiple experiments in replicate map
# replicatemap.txt:
# Sample Experiment Condition
# Screen1_T1 Screen1 Treatment
# Screen1_T2 Screen1 Treatment
# Screen1_C1 Screen1 Control
# Screen2_T1 Screen2 Treatment
# Screen2_T2 Screen2 Treatment
# Screen2_C1 Screen2 Control
# JACKS will learn shared sgRNA efficacy across screens
# while estimating screen-specific gene effects

Comparing JACKS vs MAGeCK

FeatureJACKSMAGeCK
sgRNA efficacy modelingYesNo
Multi-experiment joint analysisYesLimited
Statistical frameworkBayesianMLE/RRA
SpeedSlowerFaster
Best forMultiple screensSingle screen

Advanced Options

python
from jacks import infer
# Run with custom parameters
results = infer.run_inference(
counts,
guide_gene_map,
treatment_samples,
ctrl_samples,
n_iterations=50000, # 50000: Publication quality. 10000 for exploration.
burn_in=5000, # 5000: 10% of iterations.
apply_w_hp=True, # Hierarchical prior on efficacy
fixed_w=False, # Learn sgRNA efficacy (set True to fix at 1)
w_alpha=0.5, # Prior shape for efficacy
w_beta=0.5 # Prior rate for efficacy
)

Integration with Other Tools

Compare with MAGeCK
python
import pandas as pd
jacks = pd.read_csv('jacks_gene_results.txt', sep='\t')
mageck = pd.read_csv('mageck.gene_summary.txt', sep='\t')
# Merge results
merged = pd.merge(jacks, mageck, left_on='gene', right_on='id')
# Compare rankings
from scipy.stats import spearmanr
corr, pval = spearmanr(merged['X1'], merged['neg|score'])
print(f'Spearman correlation: {corr:.3f} (p={pval:.2e})')
Use sgRNA Efficacy for Library Design
python
# Extract high-efficacy guides for future libraries
guides = pd.read_csv('output_grna_JACKS_results.txt', sep='\t')
# efficacy>0.7: High efficacy sgRNAs for optimized libraries.
good_guides = guides[guides['X1'] > 0.7][['sgRNA', 'Gene', 'X1']]
good_guides.to_csv('high_efficacy_guides.csv', index=False)

Related Skills

  • mageck-analysis - Alternative screen analysis method
  • hit-calling - Statistical hit identification
  • screen-qc - Quality control before analysis
  • batch-correction - Handle batch effects in multi-screen data

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