A web portal for gene expression across all life stages of Schistosoma mansoni

Abstract

RNA-seq approach can provide useful information about gene expression. Although several studies have been conducted in the parasite Schistosoma mansoni, the gene expression data is often limited to differential analysis between certain life stages. A recent meta-analysis of RNA-seq studies generated valuable expression data across all life stages of S. mansoni. To facilitate the use and visualisation of these data, we established an interactive web portal implementing not only data from above-mentioned analysis, but also functional aspects including conserved domains and associated pathways, as a complement to main databases for S. mansoni. Users can also visualise and analyse their own data via the web portal. The interactive visualisation implemented in the web portal can facilitate characterising schistosome genes for the research community.