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A Quantitative Glycomics and Proteomics Combined Purification Strategy
Published on: March 8, 2016
Preparing glycomics data for robust statistical analysis with GlyCompareCT.
Yujie Zhang1, Sridevi Krishnan2, Bokan Bao3
1Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive MC 0760, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive MC 0760, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
GlyCompareCT is a command-line tool that simplifies glycomic data analysis. It identifies core glycan structures (glycomotifs) to reveal underlying biosynthetic relationships in complex datasets.
Area of Science:
- Glycomics
- Computational Biology
- Bioinformatics
Background:
- Glycomic data analysis is challenged by inherent sparsity and non-independence.
- Identifying underlying biological relationships from complex glycan data requires specialized tools.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce GlyCompareCT, a portable command-line tool for glycomic data analysis.
- To enable quantification of biosynthetic relationships between glycans through glycomotif identification.
Main Methods:
- GlyCompareCT processes glycan abundance data.
- It calculates the abundances of a minimal glycan substructure set (glycomotif).
- The tool supports optional parameter tuning and annotation.
Main Results:
- GlyCompareCT provides a streamlined approach to analyze glycomic data.
- It effectively quantifies hidden biosynthetic relationships by identifying glycomotifs.
- The tool addresses data sparsity and non-independence issues.
Conclusions:
- GlyCompareCT facilitates downstream glycomic data analysis.
- It offers a user-friendly, one-line command for obtaining glycomotif abundances.
- The tool aids in understanding complex glycan biosynthesis pathways.
