NoRCE: non-coding RNA sets cis enrichment tool

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Olgun, Gulden and Nabi, Afshan and Taştan, Öznur (2021) NoRCE: non-coding RNA sets cis enrichment tool. BMC Bioinformatics, 22 (1). ISSN 1471-2105

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Abstract

Background: While some non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) are assigned critical regulatory roles, most remain functionally uncharacterized. This presents a challenge whenever an interesting set of ncRNAs needs to be analyzed in a functional context. Transcripts located close-by on the genome are often regulated together. This genomic proximity on the sequence can hint at a functional association. Results: We present a tool, NoRCE, that performs cis enrichment analysis for a given set of ncRNAs. Enrichment is carried out using the functional annotations of the coding genes located proximal to the input ncRNAs. Other biologically relevant information such as topologically associating domain (TAD) boundaries, co-expression patterns, and miRNA target prediction information can be incorporated to conduct a richer enrichment analysis. To this end, NoRCE includes several relevant datasets as part of its data repository, including cell-line specific TAD boundaries, functional gene sets, and expression data for coding & ncRNAs specific to cancer. Additionally, the users can utilize custom data files in their investigation. Enrichment results can be retrieved in a tabular format or visualized in several different ways. NoRCE is currently available for the following species: human, mouse, rat, zebrafish, fruit fly, worm, and yeast. Conclusions: NoRCE is a platform-independent, user-friendly, comprehensive R package that can be used to gain insight into the functional importance of a list of ncRNAs of any type. The tool offers flexibility to conduct the users’ preferred set of analyses by designing their own pipeline of analysis. NoRCE is available in Bioconductor and https://github.com/guldenolgun/NoRCE.
Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Co-expression analysis; Enrichment analysis; Multi-species R package; Non-coding gene; TAD
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Depositing User: Öznur Taştan
Date Deposited: 30 Aug 2022 22:51
Last Modified: 30 Aug 2022 22:51
URI: https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/43653

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