An integrated software system for analyzing ChIP-chip and ChIP-seq data

Nat Biotechnol. 2008 Nov;26(11):1293-300. doi: 10.1038/nbt.1505. Epub 2008 Nov 2.

Abstract

We present CisGenome, a software system for analyzing genome-wide chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) data. CisGenome is designed to meet all basic needs of ChIP data analyses, including visualization, data normalization, peak detection, false discovery rate computation, gene-peak association, and sequence and motif analysis. In addition to implementing previously published ChIP-microarray (ChIP-chip) analysis methods, the software contains statistical methods designed specifically for ChlP sequencing (ChIP-seq) data obtained by coupling ChIP with massively parallel sequencing. The modular design of CisGenome enables it to support interactive analyses through a graphic user interface as well as customized batch-mode computation for advanced data mining. A built-in browser allows visualization of array images, signals, gene structure, conservation, and DNA sequence and motif information. We demonstrate the use of these tools by a comparative analysis of ChIP-chip and ChIP-seq data for the transcription factor NRSF/REST, a study of ChIP-seq analysis with or without a negative control sample, and an analysis of a new motif in Nanog- and Sox2-binding regions.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Chromatin Immunoprecipitation / methods*
  • Computational Biology / methods*
  • Computer Graphics
  • Genome*
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis / methods*
  • Repressor Proteins / genetics
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA / methods*
  • Software*
  • Transcription Factors / genetics
  • User-Computer Interface

Substances

  • RE1-silencing transcription factor
  • Repressor Proteins
  • Transcription Factors