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ArticleBMC bioinformatics2017

TTCA: an R package for the identification of differentially expressed genes in time course microarray data.

Marco Albrecht, Damian Stichel, Benedikt Müller, Ruth Merkle, Carsten Sticht, Norbert Gretz, Ursula Klingmüller, Kai Breuhahn, Franziska Matthäus

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Article in BMC bioinformatics, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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9 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Marco AlbrechtComplex Biological Systems Group (BIOMS/IWR), Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 294, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany. marco.albrecht@posteo.de.
Damian StichelComplex Biological Systems Group (BIOMS/IWR), Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 294, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany.
Benedikt MüllerInstitute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 672, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany.
Ruth MerkleGerman Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany.
Carsten StichtMedical Research Center, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, Mannheim, 68167, Germany.
Norbert GretzMedical Research Center, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, Mannheim, 68167, Germany.
Ursula KlingmüllerGerman Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany.
Kai BreuhahnInstitute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 672, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany.
Franziska MatthäusComplex Biological Systems Group (BIOMS/IWR), Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 294, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany.
Heidelberg University · DEFrankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies · DEGerman Cancer Research Center · DEUniversity Hospital Heidelberg · DEUniversity Medical Centre Mannheim · DE

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Abstract

backgroundThe analysis of microarray time series promises a deeper insight into the dynamics of the cellular response following stimulation. A common observation in this type of data is that some genes respond with quick, transient dynamics, while other genes change their expression slowly over time. The existing methods for detecting significant expression dynamics often fail when the expression dynamics show a large heterogeneity. Moreover, these methods often cannot cope with irregular and sparse measurements.

resultsThe method proposed here is specifically designed for the analysis of perturbation responses. It combines different scores to capture fast and transient dynamics as well as slow expression changes, and performs well in the presence of low replicate numbers and irregular sampling times. The results are given in the form of tables including links to figures showing the expression dynamics of the respective transcript. These allow to quickly recognise the relevance of detection, to identify possible false positives and to discriminate early and late changes in gene expression. An extension of the method allows the analysis of the expression dynamics of functional groups of genes, providing a quick overview of the cellular response. The performance of this package was tested on microarray data derived from lung cancer cells stimulated with epidermal growth factor (EGF).

conclusionHere we describe a new, efficient method for the analysis of sparse and heterogeneous time course data with high detection sensitivity and transparency. It is implemented as R package TTCA (transcript time course analysis) and can be installed from the Comprehensive R Archive Network, CRAN. The source code is provided with the Additional file 1.

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Gene ExpressionComputational BiologyGene Expression ProfilingHumansOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisDifferential expressionEGFGene ontologyGene set analysisStimulation experimentsTime series

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