Mantra 2.0: an online collaborative resource for drug mode of action and repurposing by network analysis.
Bioinformatics
; 30(12): 1787-8, 2014 Jun 15.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24558125
SUMMARY: Elucidation of molecular targets of a compound [mode of action (MoA)] and its off-targets is a crucial step in drug development. We developed an online collaborative resource (MANTRA 2.0) that supports this process by exploiting similarities between drug-induced transcriptional profiles. Drugs are organized in a network of nodes (drugs) and edges (similarities) highlighting 'communities' of drugs sharing a similar MoA. A user can upload gene expression profiles before and after drug treatment in one or multiple cell types. An automated processing pipeline transforms the gene expression profiles into a unique drug 'node' embedded in the drug-network. Visual inspection of the neighbouring drugs and communities helps in revealing its MoA and to suggest new applications of known drugs (drug repurposing). MANTRA 2.0 allows storing and sharing user-generated network nodes, thus making MANTRA 2.0 a collaborative ever-growing resource. AVAILABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION: The web tool is freely available for academic use at http://mantra.tigem.it.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Software
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Gene Expression Profiling
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Drug Discovery
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Drug Repositioning
Language:
En
Journal:
Bioinformatics
Journal subject:
INFORMATICA MEDICA
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article
Country of publication:
United kingdom