RNAget

RNAget provides a standardized, secure API for programmatic access and slicing of genomic quantification matrices (including RNA-seq, microarray, ATAC-seq, and ChIP-seq) to enable gene expression and regulatory genomics analyses.


Key Features:

  • Standardized Access Interface: Exposes a unified API for programmatic, secure retrieval of genomic quantification matrices.
  • Matrix-Based Data Handling: Operates on expression matrix formats representing gene- or feature-level quantifications from RNA-seq, microarray, and other sequencing-based assays.
  • Data Slicing Capabilities: Supports matrix slicing to extract specific subsets such as particular genes or conditions without retrieving full matrices.
  • Generalizability Across Genomic Technologies: Applies to RNA-seq and microarray and generalizes to other sequence-based quantification technologies such as ATAC-seq and ChIP-seq.

Scientific Applications:

  • Gene Expression Analysis: Enables retrieval and subsetting of RNA-seq and microarray quantifications for gene expression studies.
  • Epigenetic Studies: Facilitates access to ATAC-seq quantification matrices for chromatin accessibility analyses.
  • Protein-DNA Interaction Mapping: Supports access to ChIP-seq quantification matrices for studies of protein–DNA interactions and regulatory mechanisms.

Methodology:

Implements a secure API framework to provide programmatic access to genomic quantification matrices and supports matrix slicing to return selected subsets.

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Details

Cost:
Free of charge
Tool Type:
api
Operating Systems:
Mac, Linux, Windows
Added:
10/1/2023
Last Updated:
11/24/2024

Operations

Publications

Upchurch S, Palumbo E, Adams J, Bujold D, Bourque G, Nedzel J, Graham K, Kagda MS, Assis P, Hitz B, Righi E, Guigó R, Wold BJ, Adams J, Brazma A, Bujold D, Burchard J, Capka J, Cherry M, Clarke L, Craft B, Dermitzakis M, Diekhans M, Dursi J, Fitzsimons MS, Flaming Z, Garrido R, Gil A, Godden P, Green M, Guigo R, Guttman M, Haas B, Haeussler M, Hitz B, Li B, Linnarsson S, Lipski A, Liu D, Longerich S, Lougheed D, Manning J, Marioni J, Meyer C, Montgomery S, Morrow A, Munoz-Power Fuentes A, Nedzel J, Nguyen D, Osborn K, Ouellette F, Palumbo E, Papatheodorou I, Pervouchine D, Ramani A, Rambla J, Sadjad B, Steinberg D, Talkar J, Tickle T, Tzeng K, Upchurch S, Vaisipour S, Watford S, Wold B, Zhang Z, Zhu J. RNAget: an API to securely retrieve RNA quantifications. Bioinformatics. 2023;39(4). doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/btad126. PMID:36897015. PMCID:PMC10081869.

PMID: 36897015
Funding: - Genome Canada/Génome Québec: 249333

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