@article{f9cbeb86e05a40ce8cddb68831012847,
title = "AutoStepfinder: A fast and automated step detection method for single-molecule analysis",
abstract = "Single-molecule techniques allow the visualization of the molecular dynamics of nucleic acids and proteins with high spatiotemporal resolution. Valuable kinetic information of biomolecules can be obtained when the discrete states within single-molecule time trajectories are determined. Here, we present a fast, automated, and bias-free step detection method, AutoStepfinder, that determines steps in large datasets without requiring prior knowledge on the noise contributions and location of steps. The analysis is based on a series of partition events that minimize the difference between the data and the fit. A dual-pass strategy determines the optimal fit and allows AutoStepfinder to detect steps of a wide variety of sizes. We demonstrate step detection for a broad variety of experimental traces. The user-friendly interface and the automated detection of AutoStepfinder provides a robust analysis procedure that enables anyone without programming knowledge to generate step fits and informative plots in less than an hour.",
keywords = "AutoStepfinder, DSML 3: Development/Pre-production: Data science output has been rolled out/validated across multiple domains/problems, Stepfinder, biophysics, data analysis, fluorescence, magnetic tweezer, nanopore, optical tweezer, single molecule, step detection",
author = "Luuk Loeff and Kerssemakers, {Jacob W.J.} and Chirlmin Joo and Cees Dekker",
note = "Funding Information: We would like to thank Jorine Eeftens for providing magnetic tweezer data, Laura Restrepo Perez for providing nanopore data, and Marileen Dogterom for contributions to the earlier version of Stepfinder and for critically reading this manuscript. C.D. was funded by the ERC Advanced Grant LoopingDNA (no. 883684) and The Netherlands Organization of Scientific Research (NWO/OCW) as part of the Frontiers of Nanoscience Program. C.J. was funded by Vidi (864.14.002) of the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research. L.L. J.K. C.J. and C.D. conceived the study. L.L. and J.K. developed the code. L.L. and J.K. analyzed the data. L.L. J.K. C.J. and C.D. discussed the data and wrote the manuscript. The authors declare no competing financial interests. Funding Information: We would like to thank Jorine Eeftens for providing magnetic tweezer data, Laura Restrepo Perez for providing nanopore data, and Marileen Dogterom for contributions to the earlier version of Stepfinder and for critically reading this manuscript. C.D. was funded by the ERC Advanced Grant LoopingDNA (no. 883684) and The Netherlands Organization of Scientific Research (NWO/OCW) as part of the Frontiers of Nanoscience Program. C.J. was funded by Vidi ( 864.14.002 ) of the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research . Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 The Authors",
year = "2021",
month = may,
day = "14",
doi = "10.1016/j.patter.2021.100256",
language = "English",
volume = "2",
journal = "Patterns",
issn = "2666-3899",
publisher = "Cell Press",
number = "5",
}