Abstract
Transcriptome sequencing (RNA-seq) is becoming a standard experimental methodology for genome-wide characterization and quantification of transcripts at single base-pair resolution. However, downstream analysis of massive amount of sequencing data can be prohibitively technical for wet-lab researchers. A functionally integrated and user-friendly platform is required to meet this demand. Here, we present iSeq, an R-based Web server, for RNA-seq data analysis and visualization. iSeq is a streamlined Web-based R application under the Shiny framework, featuring a simple user interface and multiple data analysis modules. Users without programming and statistical skills can analyze their RNA-seq data and construct publication-level graphs through a standardized yet customizable analytical pipeline. iSeq is accessible via Web browsers on any operating system at http://iseq.cbi.pku.edu.cn.
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We thank Yifang Liu for advice on Web server construction and the PKU Bioinformatics Core Discussion Group (Yangchen Zheng, Yong Peng) for testing and suggestions. This work was supported by funding from Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences and School of Life Sciences of Peking University, Natural Science Foundation of China (Key Research Grant 71532001), and Chinese National Key Projects of Research and Development (2016YFA0100103).
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Zhang, C., Fan, C., Gan, J., Zhu, P., Kong, L., Li, C. (2018). iSeq: Web-Based RNA-seq Data Analysis and Visualization. In: Huang, T. (eds) Computational Systems Biology. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1754. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7717-8_10
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