IsomiR_Window: a system for analyzing small-RNA-seq data in an integrative and user-friendly manner.
Ana M VasconcelosMaria Beatriz CarmoBeatriz FerreiraInês ViegasMargarida Gama-CarvalhoAntónio FerreiraAndreia J AmaralPublished in: BMC bioinformatics (2021)
IsomiR Window processes several datasets in an automated manner, without restrictions of input file size. It generates high quality interactive figures and tables which can be exported into different formats. The performance of isomiR detection and quantification was assessed using simulated small-RNA-seq data. For correctly mapped reads, it identified different types of isomiRs with high confidence and 100% accuracy. The analysis of a small RNA-seq data from Basal Cell Carcinomas (BCCs) using isomiR Window confirmed that miR-183-5p is up-regulated in Nodular BCCs, but revealed that this effect was predominantly due to a novel 5'end variant. This variant displays a different seed region motif and 1756 isoform-exclusive mRNA targets that are significantly associated with disease pathways, underscoring the biological relevance of isomiR-focused analysis. IsomiR Window is available at https://isomir.fc.ul.pt/ .