install
source · Clone the upstream repo
git clone https://github.com/mdbabumiamssm/LLMs-Universal-Life-Science-and-Clinical-Skills-
Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/
T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/mdbabumiamssm/LLMs-Universal-Life-Science-and-Clinical-Skills- "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/Skills/Immunology_Vaccines/bioSkills/mixcr-analysis" ~/.claude/skills/mdbabumiamssm-llms-universal-life-science-and-clinical-skills-mixcr-analysis && rm -rf "$T"
manifest:
Skills/Immunology_Vaccines/bioSkills/mixcr-analysis/SKILL.mdsource content
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name: bio-tcr-bcr-analysis-mixcr-analysis description: Perform V(D)J alignment and clonotype assembly from TCR-seq or BCR-seq data using MiXCR. Use when processing raw immune repertoire sequencing data to identify clonotypes and their frequencies. tool_type: cli primary_tool: MiXCR measurable_outcome: Execute skill workflow successfully with valid output within 15 minutes. allowed-tools:
- read_file
- run_shell_command
MiXCR Analysis
Complete Workflow (Recommended)
mixcr analyze generic-tcr-amplicon \ --species human \ --rna \ --rigid-left-alignment-boundary \ --floating-right-alignment-boundary C \ input_R1.fastq.gz input_R2.fastq.gz \ output_prefix mixcr analyze 10x-vdj-tcr \ input_R1.fastq.gz input_R2.fastq.gz \ output_prefix
Step-by-Step Workflow
Step 1: Align Reads
mixcr align \ --species human \ --preset generic-tcr-amplicon-umi \ input_R1.fastq.gz input_R2.fastq.gz \ alignments.vdjca mixcr align \ --species human \ --rna \ -OallowPartialAlignments=true \ input_R1.fastq.gz input_R2.fastq.gz \ alignments.vdjca
Step 2: Refine and Assemble
mixcr refineTagsAndSort alignments.vdjca alignments_refined.vdjca mixcr assemble alignments_refined.vdjca clones.clns
Step 3: Export Results
mixcr exportClones \ --chains TRB \ --preset full \ clones.clns \ clones.tsv mixcr exportClones \ --chains TRB \ -cloneId -readCount -readFraction \ -nFeature CDR3 -aaFeature CDR3 \ -vGene -dGene -jGene \ clones.clns \ clones_custom.tsv
Preset Protocols
| Protocol | Use Case |
|---|---|
| TCR amplicon sequencing |
| BCR amplicon sequencing |
| TCR amplicon with UMIs |
| TCR extraction from bulk RNA-seq |
| BCR extraction from bulk RNA-seq |
| 10x Genomics TCR enrichment |
| 10x Genomics BCR enrichment |
| Takara SMARTer kit |
Species Support
mixcr align --species human ... mixcr align --species mmu ... # Available: human, mmu, rat, rhesus, dog, pig, rabbit, chicken
Output Format
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| cloneId | Unique clone identifier |
| readCount | Number of reads |
| cloneFraction | Proportion of repertoire |
| nSeqCDR3 | Nucleotide CDR3 sequence |
| aaSeqCDR3 | Amino acid CDR3 sequence |
| allVHitsWithScore | V gene assignments |
| allDHitsWithScore | D gene assignments |
| allJHitsWithScore | J gene assignments |
Quality Metrics
mixcr exportReports alignments.vdjca # Key metrics: # - Successfully aligned reads (>80% is good) # - CDR3 found (>70% of aligned) # - Clonotype count (varies by sample type)
Parse MiXCR Output in Python
import pandas as pd def load_mixcr_clones(filepath): df = pd.read_csv(filepath, sep='\t') df = df.rename(columns={ 'readCount': 'count', 'cloneFraction': 'frequency', 'aaSeqCDR3': 'cdr3_aa', 'nSeqCDR3': 'cdr3_nt' }) return df
Related Skills
- vdjtools-analysis - Downstream diversity analysis
- scirpy-analysis - Single-cell VDJ integration
- repertoire-visualization - Visualize MiXCR output