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ArticleBioinformatics (Oxford, England)2021

CSynth: an interactive modelling and visualization tool for 3D chromatin structure.

Stephen Todd, Peter Todd, Simon J McGowan, James R Hughes, Yasutaka Kakui, Frederic Fol Leymarie, William Latham, Stephen Taylor

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Article in Bioinformatics (Oxford, England), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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8 authors.

Stephen ToddDepartment of Computing, Goldsmiths, University of London, London, UK.
Peter ToddLondon Geometry, Ltd., London, UK.
Simon J McGowanAnalysis, Visualization and Informatics, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford, UK.
James R HughesGenome Biology Group, MRC WIMM Centre for Computational Biology, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford, UK.
Yasutaka KakuiThe Francis Crick Institute, Chromosome Segregation Laboratory, London, UK.
Frederic Fol LeymarieDepartment of Computing, Goldsmiths, University of London, London, UK.
William LathamDepartment of Computing, Goldsmiths, University of London, London, UK.
Stephen TaylorAnalysis, Visualization and Informatics, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford, UK.

Funding

Cancer Research UK 15671Medical Research Council MC_UU_12009/15Medical Research Council MR/N00969X/1Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 106130/Z/14/B
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

motivationThe 3D structure of chromatin in the nucleus is important for gene expression and regulation. Chromosome conformation capture techniques, such as Hi-C, generate large amounts of data showing interaction points on the genome but these are hard to interpret using standard tools.

resultsWe have developed CSynth, an interactive 3D genome browser and real-time chromatin restraint-based modeller to visualize models of any chromosome conformation capture (3C) data. Unlike other modelling systems, CSynth allows dynamic interaction with the modelling parameters to allow experimentation and effects on the model. It also allows comparison of models generated from data in different tissues/cell states and the results of third-party 3D modelling outputs. In addition, we include an option to view and manipulate these complicated structures using Virtual Reality (VR) so scientists can immerse themselves in the models for further understanding. This VR component has also proven to be a valuable teaching and a public engagement tool. AVAILABILITYAND IMPLEMENTATION: CSynth is web based and available to use at csynth.org. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.

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