Factorbook: an updated catalog of transcription factor motifs and candidate regulatory motif sites
Pratt, Henry E ; Andrews, Gregory ; Phalke, Nishigandha ; Purcaro, Michael J. ; van der Velde, Arjan ; Moore, Jill E ; Weng, Zhiping
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The human genome contains approximately 2000 transcriptional regulatory proteins, including approximately 1600 DNA-binding transcription factors (TFs) recognizing characteristic sequence motifs to exert regulatory effects on gene expression. The binding specificities of these factors have been profiled both in vitro, using techniques such as HT-SELEX, and in vivo, using techniques including ChIP-seq. We previously developed Factorbook, a TF-centric database of annotations, motifs, and integrative analyses based on ChIP-seq data from Phase II of the ENCODE Project. Here we present an update to Factorbook which significantly expands the breadth of cell type and TF coverage. The update includes an expanded motif catalog derived from thousands of ENCODE Phase II and III ChIP-seq experiments and HT-SELEX experiments; this motif catalog is integrated with the ENCODE registry of candidate cis-regulatory elements to annotate a comprehensive collection of genome-wide candidate TF binding sites. The database also offers novel tools for applying the motif models within machine learning frameworks and using these models for integrative analysis, including annotation of variants and disease and trait heritability. Factorbook is publicly available at www.factorbook.org; we will continue to expand the resource as ENCODE Phase IV data are released.
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Pratt HE, Andrews GR, Phalke N, Purcaro MJ, van der Velde A, Moore JE, Weng Z. Factorbook: an updated catalog of transcription factor motifs and candidate regulatory motif sites. Nucleic Acids Res. 2022 Jan 7;50(D1):D141-D149. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkab1039. PMID: 34755879; PMCID: PMC8728199. Link to article on publisher's site