VisFeature
VisFeature visualizes and analyzes statistical features derived from DNA, RNA, and protein primary sequences to support prediction of functional attributes of genes and proteins.
Key Features:
- Visualization of statistical features: Generates visual representations of statistical attributes derived from biological sequences to aid interpretation of feature patterns.
- Sequence data retrieval: Performs retrieval of sequence data for downstream feature extraction and analysis.
- Multiple sequence alignment: Supports alignment of multiple sequences to inform comparative feature analysis.
- Statistical feature generation: Computes statistical features from primary sequences for use in predictive analyses.
- Supported sequence types: Explicitly handles DNA, RNA, and protein sequences for feature extraction and analysis.
- Functional attribute prediction: Uses derived statistical features to infer potential functional characteristics of genes and proteins.
- Implementation technologies: Implements computational components using JavaScript/Electron and R.
Scientific Applications:
- Predict functional attributes: Infers potential functional properties of genes and proteins from sequence-derived statistical features.
- Enhance sequence analysis: Integrates sequence retrieval and multiple sequence alignment to prepare data for feature extraction and comparative analyses.
- Genomics and proteomics studies: Supports interpretation of genomic and proteomic sequence data through statistical feature analysis.
Methodology:
Uses JavaScript/Electron and R and performs sequence data retrieval, multiple sequence alignment, and generation of statistical features.
Details
- License:
- GPL-3.0
- Programming Languages:
- JavaScript, R, C++
- Added:
- 11/14/2019
- Last Updated:
- 1/2/2021
Operations
Publications
Wang J, Du P, Xue X, Li G, Zhou Y, Zhao W, Lin H, Chen W. VisFeature: a stand-alone program for visualizing and analyzing statistical features of biological sequences. Bioinformatics. 2019;36(4):1277-1278. doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/btz689. PMID:31504195.
PMID: 31504195
Funding: - National Key R&D Program of China: 2018YFC0910405
- National Natural Science Foundation of China: 31771471, NSFC 61872268
- Natural Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholar of Hebei Province: C2017209244
- CAS Key Lab of Network Data Science and Technology, Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences: CASNDST201705
Downloads
- Software packagehttps://github.com/wangjun1996/VisFeature/releases