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CoverageAnalyzer (CAn): A Tool for Inspection of Modification Signatures in RNA Sequencing Profiles
Mark HelmLyudmil TserovskiAndreas HildebrandtYuri MotorinStephan WernerRalf Hauenschildsubject
0301 basic medicineRNA modifications; reverse transcription; reverse transcription (RT) signature; RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq); Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS); candidate screening; alignment viewerNext-Generation Sequencing (NGS)lcsh:QR1-502[ SDV.BBM.BM ] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biochemistry Molecular Biology/Molecular biologyBiologycomputer.software_genre01 natural sciencesBiochemistryField (computer science)Differential analysisDeep sequencinglcsh:MicrobiologyArticleWorld Wide Web03 medical and health sciencesUser-Computer InterfaceRNA modificationsRNA sequencing (RNA-Seq)[SDV.BBM.GTP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biochemistry Molecular Biology/Genomics [q-bio.GN]candidate screeningMolecular BiologyComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS010405 organic chemistrySequence Analysis RNAGene Expression ProfilingRNAComputational BiologyHigh-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing[SDV.BBM.BM]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biochemistry Molecular Biology/Molecular biologyreverse transcription (RT) signaturereverse transcriptionFile formatalignment viewer0104 chemical sciencesVisualizationVisual inspection030104 developmental biology[ SDV.BBM.GTP ] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biochemistry Molecular Biology/Genomics [q-bio.GN]Data miningcomputerSoftwaredescription
Combination of reverse transcription (RT) and deep sequencing has emerged as a powerful instrument for the detection of RNA modifications, a field that has seen a recent surge in activity because of its importance in gene regulation. Recent studies yielded high-resolution RT signatures of modified ribonucleotides relying on both sequence-dependent mismatch patterns and reverse transcription arrests. Common alignment viewers lack specialized functionality, such as filtering, tailored visualization, image export and differential analysis. Consequently, the community will profit from a platform seamlessly connecting detailed visual inspection of RT signatures and automated screening for modification candidates. CoverageAnalyzer (CAn) was developed in response to the demand for a powerful inspection tool. It is freely available for all three main operating systems. With SAM file format as standard input, CAn is an intuitive and user-friendly tool that is generally applicable to the large community of biomedical users, starting from simple visualization of RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) data, up to sophisticated modification analysis with significance-based modification candidate calling.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-01 | Biomolecules |