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ArticleBioinformatics (Oxford, England)2025

dbscATAC: a resource of single-cell super-enhancers/enhancers and gene markers derived from scATAC-seq data.

Yingmei Li, Shahid Ullah, Yumei Xian, Yazhou Sun, Zilong Zheng, Xiaoyu Ma, Ming Shi, Changlin Zhang, Tian Li, Leli Zeng and 4 more

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Yingmei LiBig Data Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China.
Shahid UllahS-Khan Lab, Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Takhtbhai, KP 23200, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0001-6694-5590
Yumei XianBig Data Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China.
Yazhou SunBig Data Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China.
Zilong ZhengBig Data Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China.
Xiaoyu MaBig Data Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China.
Ming ShiScientific Research Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China.
Changlin ZhangDepartment of Gynecology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China.
Tian LiDepartment of Gynecology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1996-9001
Leli ZengScientific Research Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China.
Jie ChenDepartment of General Surgery, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong School of Medicine, Shanghai 200127, China.
Yubin Y B DengScientific Research Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China.
Fuxin WeiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China.
Tianshun GaoBig Data Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0466-9081

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 32100434National Natural Science Foundation of China 82272534Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province 2024A1515012364Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province 2025A1515010926Natural Science Foundation of Shenzhen Municipality JCYJ20240813150406009Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Bone Tissue Repair and Translational Research ZDSYS20230626091402006
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Abstract

motivationscATAC-seq enables high-resolution mapping of cis-regulatory elements. It has been widely applied to uncover cell-type-specific regulatory networks and complement scRNA-seq analysis in numerous studies. However, a large number of datasets generated by scATAC-seq remain underutilized due to limited exploration of super-enhancers/typical enhancers and gene markers. A comprehensive resource enabling cell-type-specific annotation of cis-regulatory elements and their dynamic enhancer-gene linkages remains an urgent unmet need for scATAC-seq.

resultsWe present dbscATAC, a specialized single-cell database for annotating super-enhancers, gene markers, and enhancer-gene interactions derived from scATAC-seq data. Using improved machine learning algorithms, we identified 213 835 super-enhancers across 520 tissue/cell types from three species, as well as 347 484 gene markers, 13 470 526 enhancers, and 10 402 346 enhancer-gene interactions derived from 1 668 076 single cells spanning 1028 tissue/cell types in 13 species. An easy-to-use online platform with multiple analytic modules and hierarchical query options was developed for searching, browsing and visualizing single-cell super-enhancers, enhancers, and gene markers. dbscATAC provides a comprehensive resource to facilitate the exploration of enhancer landscapes, gene regulation, and cell-type-specific characteristics in single-cell epigenomics. AVAILABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION: The database with all the super-enhancer/enhancer annotation data is available at http://singlecelldb.com/dbscATAC/index.php. And the source code of dbscATAC for prediction of SEs, enhancers, and gene markers are available at https://github.com/EvansGao/dbscATAC. The source code, tissue/cell type description, and data summary can be downloaded at DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.28706414.scATAC-seq, Database, Super-enhancers/enhancers, Gene markers.

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Databases, GeneticEnhancer Elements, GeneticSingle-Cell AnalysisAnimalsGenetic MarkersHumansMiceSoftwareGenetic Markers

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PMCPMC12237509

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