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ArticleBMC bioinformatics2016

Bioconductor's EnrichmentBrowser: seamless navigation through combined results of set- & network-based enrichment analysis.

Ludwig Geistlinger, Gergely Csaba, Ralf Zimmer

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Article in BMC bioinformatics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 57 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Ludwig GeistlingerInstitute of Bioinformatics, Department of Informatics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Amalienstrasse 1780333, Munich, Germany. Ludwig.Geistlinger@bio.ifi.lmu.de.
Gergely CsabaInstitute of Bioinformatics, Department of Informatics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Amalienstrasse 1780333, Munich, Germany. Gergely.Csaba@bio.ifi.lmu.de.
Ralf ZimmerInstitute of Bioinformatics, Department of Informatics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Amalienstrasse 1780333, Munich, Germany. Ralf.Zimmer@bio.ifi.lmu.de.

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Abstract

backgroundEnrichment analysis of gene expression data is essential to find functional groups of genes whose interplay can explain experimental observations. Numerous methods have been published that either ignore (set-based) or incorporate (network-based) known interactions between genes. However, the often subtle benefits and disadvantages of the individual methods are confusing for most biological end users and there is currently no convenient way to combine methods for an enhanced result interpretation.

resultsWe present the EnrichmentBrowser package as an easily applicable software that enables (1) the application of the most frequently used set-based and network-based enrichment methods, (2) their straightforward combination, and (3) a detailed and interactive visualization and exploration of the results. The package is available from the Bioconductor repository and implements additional support for standardized expression data preprocessing, differential expression analysis, and definition of suitable input gene sets and networks.

conclusionThe EnrichmentBrowser package implements essential functionality for the enrichment analysis of gene expression data. It combines the advantages of set-based and network-based enrichment analysis in order to derive high-confidence gene sets and biological pathways that are differentially regulated in the expression data under investigation. Besides, the package facilitates the visualization and exploration of such sets and pathways.

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Gene Regulatory NetworksSoftwareDatabases, FactualGene Expression ProfilingMicroarray AnalysisSequence Analysis, RNA

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PMID26791995
PMCPMC4721010

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