title: EpiExplorer: live exploration and global analysis of large epigenomic datasets.
abstract: Epigenome mapping consortia are generating resources of tremendous value for studying epigenetic regulation. To maximize their utility and impact, new tools are needed that facilitate interactive analysis of epigenome datasets. Here we describe EpiExplorer, a web tool for exploring genome and epigenome data on a genomic scale. We demonstrate EpiExplorer's utility by describing a hypothesis-generating analysis of DNA hydroxymethylation in relation to public reference maps of the human epigenome. All EpiExplorer analyses are performed dynamically within seconds, using an efficient and versatile text indexing scheme that we introduce to bioinformatics. EpiExplorer is available at http://epiexplorer.mpi-inf.mpg.de.
authors.forename: Konstantin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Halachev
authors.forename: Hannah
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bast
authors.forename: Felipe
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Albrecht
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lengauer
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bock
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019175:DNA Methylation; D030541:Databases, Genetic; D044127:Epigenesis, Genetic; D057890:Epigenomics / Q000379:methods*; D016678:Genome; D006801:Humans; D064878:Web Browser