Revisiting the Thorny Issue of Missing Values in Single-Cell Proteomics

Vanderaa, Christophe;Gatto, Laurent
(2023) Journal of Proteome Research — Vol. 22, n° 9, p. 2775-2784 (2023)

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Missing values are a notable challenge when analyzing mass spectrometry-based proteomics data. While the field is still actively debating the best practices, the challenge increased with the emergence of mass spectrometry-based single-cell proteomics and the dramatic increase in missing values. A popular approach to deal with missing values is to perform imputation. Imputation has several drawbacks for which alternatives exist, but currently, imputation is still a practical solution widely adopted in single-cell proteomics data analysis. This perspective discusses the advantages and drawbacks of imputation. We also highlight 5 main challenges linked to missing value management in single-cell proteomics. Future developments should aim to solve these challenges, whether it is through imputation or data modeling. The perspective concludes with recommendations for reporting missing values, for reporting methods that deal with missing values, and for proper encoding of missing values.
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Vanderaa, C., & Gatto, L. (2023). Revisiting the Thorny Issue of Missing Values in Single-Cell Proteomics. Journal of Proteome Research, 22(9), 2775-2784. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jproteome.3c00227 (Original work published 2023)