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ExpOmics: a comprehensive web platform empowering biologists with robust multi-omics data analysis capabilities.

Authors :
Li, Douyue
Min, Zhuochao
Guo, Jia
Chen, Yubin
Zhang, Wenliang
Source :
Bioinformatics. Aug2024, Vol. 40 Issue 8, p1-14. 14p.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

Motivation High-throughput technologies yield a broad spectrum of multi-omics datasets, which offer unparalleled insights into complex biological systems. However, effectively analyzing this diverse array of data presents challenges, considering factors such as species diversity, data types, costs, and limitations of the available tools. Results Herein, we present ExpOmics, a comprehensive web platform featuring 7 applications and 4 toolkits, with 28 customizable analysis functions spanning various analyses of differential expression, co-expression, Weighted Gene Co-expression Network Analysis (WGCNA), feature selection, and functional enrichment. ExpOmics allows users to upload and explore multi-omics data without organism restrictions, supporting various expression data, including genes, mRNAs, lncRNAs, miRNAs, circRNAs, piRNAs, and proteins and is compatible with diverse gene nomenclatures and expression values. Moreover, ExpOmics enables users to analyze 22 427 transcriptomic datasets of 196 cancer subtypes sourced from 63 projects of The Cancer Genome Atlas Program (TCGA) to identify cancer biomarkers. The analysis results from ExpOmics are presented in high-quality graphical formats suitable for publication and are available for free download. A case study using ExpOmics identified two potential oncogenes, SERPINE1 and SLC43A1 , that may regulate colorectal cancer through distinct biological processes. In summary, ExpOmics can serves as a robust platform for global researchers to explore multi-omics data, gain biological insights, and formulate testable hypotheses. Availability and implementation ExpOmics is available at http://www.biomedical-web.com/expomics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
13674803
Volume :
40
Issue :
8
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Bioinformatics
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
179376041
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btae507