Vadnais David, Oluwadare Oluwatosin
Department of Computer Science, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO 80918, USA.
Curr Issues Mol Biol. 2023 Mar 17;45(3):2549-2560. doi: 10.3390/cimb45030167.
Understanding the three-dimensional (3D) structure of chromatin is invaluable for researching how it functions. One way to gather this information is the chromosome conformation capture (3C) technique and its follow-up technique Hi-C. Here, we present ParticleChromo3D+, a containerized web-based genome structure reconstruction server/tool that provides researchers with a portable and accurate tool for analyses. Additionally, ParticleChromo3D+ provides a more user-friendly way to access its capabilities via a graphical user interface (GUI). ParticleChromo3D+ can save time for researchers by increasing the accessibility of genome reconstruction, easing usage pain points, and offloading computational processing/installation time.
了解染色质的三维(3D)结构对于研究其功能非常重要。获取这些信息的一种方法是染色体构象捕获(3C)技术及其后续技术Hi-C。在此,我们展示了ParticleChromo3D+,这是一个基于容器的网络化基因组结构重建服务器/工具,为研究人员提供了一个便携且准确的分析工具。此外,ParticleChromo3D+通过图形用户界面(GUI)提供了一种更用户友好的方式来访问其功能。ParticleChromo3D+可以通过提高基因组重建的可及性、缓解使用痛点以及减少计算处理/安装时间,为研究人员节省时间。