DBtRend: A Web-Server of tRNA Expression Profiles from Small RNA Sequencing Data in Humans
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Data Collection
2.2. tRNA Identification
2.3. Differential Expression Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Data Statistics in DBtRend
3.2. Database Infrastructure
3.2.1. ‘Home’ Page
3.2.2. Query on the ‘Explore Projects’ Page
3.2.3. Query on the ‘Explore DEtRNAs’ Page
3.2.4. Query on the ‘Explore tRNAs’ Page
3.2.5. An Example Use: Alzheimer’s Disease
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Lee, J.-O.; Lee, M.; Chung, Y.-J. DBtRend: A Web-Server of tRNA Expression Profiles from Small RNA Sequencing Data in Humans. Genes 2021, 12, 1576. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes12101576
Lee J-O, Lee M, Chung Y-J. DBtRend: A Web-Server of tRNA Expression Profiles from Small RNA Sequencing Data in Humans. Genes. 2021; 12(10):1576. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes12101576
Chicago/Turabian StyleLee, Jin-Ok, Minho Lee, and Yeun-Jun Chung. 2021. "DBtRend: A Web-Server of tRNA Expression Profiles from Small RNA Sequencing Data in Humans" Genes 12, no. 10: 1576. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes12101576
APA StyleLee, J. -O., Lee, M., & Chung, Y. -J. (2021). DBtRend: A Web-Server of tRNA Expression Profiles from Small RNA Sequencing Data in Humans. Genes, 12(10), 1576. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes12101576