InCroMAP

InCroMAP integrates heterogeneous microarray datasets from mRNA, miRNA, DNA methylation, and protein modification platforms to enable integrated analysis and pathway-centered visualization of molecular regulation across identical biological samples.


Key Features:

  • Multi-Platform Support: Supports combined analysis of mRNA, miRNA, DNA methylation, and protein modification microarray datasets from identical biological samples.
  • microRNA Target Annotation: Annotates microRNA targets to link miRNA signals with putative mRNA targets.
  • Integrated Gene Set Enrichment Analysis: Performs integrated gene set enrichment analysis across multiple platforms to identify coordinated functional changes.
  • Joint Pathway Visualization: Provides joint visualization techniques that contextualize multi-platform data within metabolic and signaling pathways.
  • DNA Methylation Visualization: Visualizes detailed DNA methylation patterns alongside other molecular data.
  • Pathway-Based Analysis: Enables pathway-centric interpretation of molecular changes across datasets to elucidate functional implications.

Scientific Applications:

  • Integrated multi-omics studies: Enables combined analysis of gene expression, epigenetic modification, and protein modification data to study complex regulatory relationships.
  • Disease mechanism analysis: Supports identification of coordinated molecular alterations relevant to disease processes.
  • Drug discovery: Facilitates analysis of multi-platform molecular responses relevant to compound effects and target validation.
  • Personalized medicine: Assists multi-platform molecular profiling to inform individualized models of disease and treatment response.

Methodology:

Annotation of microRNA targets, integrated gene set enrichment analysis, and joint pathway-based visualization of mRNA, miRNA, DNA methylation, and protein modification data.

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Tool Type:
desktop application
Operating Systems:
Linux, Windows, Mac
Added:
8/3/2017
Last Updated:
11/25/2024

Operations

Data Inputs & Outputs

Gene expression analysis

Publications

Wrzodek C, Eichner J, Büchel F, Zell A. InCroMAP: integrated analysis of cross-platform microarray and pathway data. Bioinformatics. 2012;29(4):506-508. doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/bts709. PMID:23257199. PMCID:PMC3570209.

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