ARGV: 3D genome structure exploration using augmented reality

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2024年8月27日

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Chrisostomos Drogaris,
Yanlin Zhang,
Eric Zhang,
Elena Nazarova,
Roman Sarrazin-Gendron,
Sélik Wilhelm-Landry,
Yan Cyr,
Jacek Majewski,
Mathieu Blanchette,
Jérôme Waldispühl

摘要

Over the past two decades, scientists have increasingly realized the importance of the three-dimensional (3D) genome organization in regulating cellular activity. Hi-C and related experiments yield 2D contact matrices that can be used to infer 3D models of chromosome structure. Visualizing and analyzing genomes in 3D space remains challenging. Here, we present ARGV, an augmented reality 3D Genome Viewer. ARGV contains more than 350 pre-computed and annotated genome structures inferred from Hi-C and imaging data. It offers interactive and collaborative visualization of genomes in 3D space, using standard mobile phones or tablets. A user study comparing ARGV to existing tools demonstrates its benefits.