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EpiDiff: Entropy-based quantitative identification of differential epigenetic modification regions from epigenomes

  • Yan Zhang
  • , Jangzhong Su
  • , Di Yu
  • , Qiong Wu
  • , Haidan Yan
  • Harbin Medical University
  • Heilongjiang University
  • School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Genome-wide epigenetic modification dynamics, including DNA methylation and chromatin modification, are involved in biological processes such as development, aging, and disease. Quantitative identification of differential epigenetic modification regions (DEMRs) from various temporal and spatial epigenomes is a crucial step towards investigating the relationship between epigenotype and phenotype. Here, we describe EpiDiff (http://bioinfo.hrbmu.edu. cn/epidiff/), an integrated software platform that supports quantification of epigenetic difference and identification of DEMRs by Shannon entropy. Two main modules, quantitative differential chromatin modification region (QDCMR) and quantitative differentially methylated region (QDMR) are provided for bioinformatic analysis of chromatin modifications and DNA methylation data, respectively. The third module, quantitative differential expressed gene (QDEG), can be used to identify differentially expressed genes. The platform-free and species-free nature of EpiDiff makes it potentially applicable to a wide variety of epigenomes at an unprecedented scale and resolution. The graphical user interface provides biologists with a practicable and reliable way to analyze and visualize epigenetic difference.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2013
Pages655-658
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
Event2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2013 - Osaka, Japan
Duration: 3 Jul 20137 Jul 2013

Publication series

NameProceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS
ISSN (Print)1557-170X

Conference

Conference2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2013
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityOsaka
Period3/07/137/07/13

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