This tool provides a way to explore various data for transcripts of a specific gene or data for a region of a genome. You may use the Genome/Transcriptome Data Browser to:

• View a region of the mouse or rat genomes that includes information on array expression data and for rats transcripts expressed in brain identified in PhenoGen RNA-Seq data:
  Data Availalbe:
  
  • View an image of region    
  The image shows genes in the region, bQTLs, strain variants(SNPs/Short Indels for BN-Lx, SHR, F344, SHRJ). Optionally you may view additional information such as Ensembl transcripts and RNA-Seq transcripts(Rat only).
  • For Rat RNA-Seq transcripts from Brain are included
  RNA-Seq data(Available in the downloads section) was used to create a reconstructed transcriptome. Those transcripts can be displayed and the number of transcripts found can be compared to the Ensembl transcript annotations. When viewing Detailed Transcription Information at the gene level more information is available.
  • View Heritability and Detection Above Background across tissues availble for genes in the region   
  We have exon array data for 2 recombinant inbred panels and various tissues (ILSXISS Mice(Whole Brain) and HXB/BXH Rats(Whole Brain, Heart, Liver, Brown Adipose). These data are summarized for each region to include the # and average heritability of probesets with a significant heritability and # and average percentage of samples where probesets were detected above background. These are summarized for each gene in each tissue.
  • View eQTLs for genes in the region   
  For genes in this region, the location of the gene's eQTL with the smallest p-value is reported. All possible eQTL across multiple tissues are visualized in a Circos plot.
  • View bQTLs overlapping the region   
  All public bQTLs from MGI and RGD with a defined location that overlaps the current region are displayed in summary table that also links to the associated databases.
  • View genes controlled from the region   
  eQTLs are calculated for the recombinant inbred panels at the Gene level(Affy Exon Transcript Clusters having a core annotation). This is used to return a list of genes that have a core transcript cluster and an eQTL that overlaps the region.
  • View SNPs and short indels across the region   
  SNPs and short indels have been identified by genomic sequencing of 4 rat strains. More will be available soon.


• Translate a region from Human/Mouse/Rat to Mouse/Rat and view the new regions(using UCSC liftOver)


• When you select a specific gene you can view anything listed above as well as:
  Data Availabe:
  
  • View Parental Strain Differential Expression    
  We have Affy Exon array data for the parental strains of the recombinant inbred panels. This data is displayed in the first tab of the gene level view. You have the option to filter on a number of parameters and view the data as a heat map of expression values or as fold differences between strains.
  • View Parental Strain(Rat) Transcriptome Reconstruction   
  The rat brain RNA-Seq data were used to reconstruct the rat brain transcriptome using CuffLinks. These transcipts are shown with the Ensembl transcripts for comparison and you can use these transcripts to filter probesets or view exon-exon correlations on these transcripts.
  • View Panel Heritability accross tissues   
  The second tab contains graphs of the heritability of displayed probesets. You can filter on a number of parameters to view only probesets of interest.
  • View Panel Expression accross tissues   
  You can also view the normalized expression of individual probesets across recombinant inbred strains and across tissues.
  • View Exon Correlation Tool   
  • Identify exons within a gene that are not expressed
  • Identify exons within a gene with low heritability
  • Use correlation patterns among exons to identify expressed isoforms.
  • View eQTL information   
  This generates a Circos Plot that summazizes all of the eQTLs for a transcript cluster(Gene) across all the chromosomes and tissues. You can customize the image to include just tissues and chromosomes of interest or change the P-value cut-off. Once the image is generates you can zoom in/out and manipulate the image to look at areas of interest.