Metascape provides a biologist-oriented resource for the analysis of systems-level datasets.
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SUBMITTER: Zhou Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6447622 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr
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Metascape provides a biologist-oriented resource for the analysis of systems-level datasets.
Zhou Yingyao Y Zhou Bin B Pache Lars L Chang Max M Khodabakhshi Alireza Hadj AH Tanaseichuk Olga O Benner Christopher C Chanda Sumit K SK
Nature communications 20190403 1
A critical component in the interpretation of systems-level studies is the inference of enriched biological pathways and protein complexes contained within OMICs datasets. Successful analysis requires the integration of a broad set of current biological databases and the application of a robust analytical pipeline to produce readily interpretable results. Metascape is a web-based portal designed to provide a comprehensive gene list annotation and analysis resource for experimental biologists. In ...[more]
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