EPIP
EPIP predicts condition-specific enhancer–promoter interactions (EPIs) from genomic data to support analysis of gene transcriptional regulation.
Key Features:
- Condition-Specific EPI Prediction: Identifies enhancer–promoter interactions that occur under specific biological conditions.
- Flexible Data Utilization: Generates predictions using datasets with either limited or extensive genomic information.
- High Predictive Performance: Achieves high accuracy in identifying enhancer–promoter interactions across multiple cell lines.
- Cross-Cell-Line Evaluation: Demonstrates predictive performance across more than eight distinct cell lines.
Scientific Applications:
- Gene Regulation Studies: Investigates regulatory relationships between enhancers and promoters that influence transcription.
- Functional Genomics Analysis: Identifies regulatory interactions underlying condition-specific gene expression.
- Epigenomic Interaction Mapping: Supports computational discovery of enhancer–promoter interactions in different cellular contexts.
Methodology:
EPIP applies computational algorithms to genomic datasets to predict enhancer–promoter interactions and identify condition-specific regulatory relationships.
Topics
Details
- Tool Type:
- command-line tool
- Programming Languages:
- Python
- Added:
- 11/14/2019
- Last Updated:
- 11/24/2024
Operations
Publications
Talukder A, Saadat S, Li X, Hu H. EPIP: a novel approach for condition-specific enhancer–promoter interaction prediction. Bioinformatics. 2019;35(20):3877-3883. doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/btz641. PMID:31410461. PMCID:PMC7963088.
PMID: 31410461
PMCID: PMC7963088
Funding: - National Science Foundation: 1149955, 1356524, 1661414
- National Institute of Health: R15GM123407