BENviewer
BENviewer visualizes gene interaction networks using graph embedding models to produce two-dimensional representations of biological pathways that reveal genes and the tightness and nature of their interactions.
Key Features:
- Graph embedding: Uses advanced graph embedding models and mature graph embedding algorithms to represent network structure.
- Integration with databases: Integrates extensive interaction network databases to obtain gene interaction data.
- Pathway coverage: Provides two-dimensional visualizations for over 2,000 biological pathways.
- Interaction characterization: Visualizations highlight genes and illustrate the tightness and nature of their interactions.
- Dimensionality reduction: Transforms high-dimensional biological data into two-dimensional representations for interpretation.
- Batch data acquisition: Implements URL optimization features to support efficient batch data acquisition.
Scientific Applications:
- Pathway visualization: Visualizing and exploring the structure of over 2,000 biological pathways.
- Interaction analysis: Analyzing interaction tightness and the nature of gene–gene relationships within networks.
- Network-level interpretation: Enabling interpretation of complex gene interaction systems through dimensionality reduction.
- Cross-dataset analysis: Supporting batch analyses across multiple datasets via optimized data acquisition.
Methodology:
Applies advanced graph embedding algorithms to interaction network databases to transform high-dimensional gene interaction data into two-dimensional visualizations.
Topics
Details
- License:
- MIT
- Tool Type:
- web application, workflow
- Programming Languages:
- PHP
- Added:
- 6/14/2021
- Last Updated:
- 8/13/2021
Operations
Publications
Liu Y, Zhu Y, He C, Lu Z. BENviewer: a gene interaction network visualization server based on graph embedding model. Database. 2021;2021. doi:10.1093/database/baab033. PMID:34048546. PMCID:PMC8163240.
Links
Repository
https://github.com/SKLB-lab/BENviewerIssue tracker
https://github.com/SKLB-lab/BENviewer/issues