How to filter and find relevant genes associated with a drug or chemical?

Created by Arie Baak, Modified on Thu, 27 Apr, 2023 at 5:37 PM by Arie Baak

OVERVIEW

Once you have list of genes associated with drug or chemical, you might want to further filter the list to narrow down on a subset of genes with certain characteristics. This article describe the available options for filtering such a gene set.




STEPS


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1. Scroll and click to select filter options on the left. See the end of article for more details on the filters.



2. Click the [Apply] button to apply the selected filter(s). One or more filters can be selected at a time.


 

Note


Clicking the [Reset] button will clear the selection.


3. The list of genes on the right is shown based on the applied filter(s). The number of results refers to the number of genes in the set based on the applied filter(s).


Note

The applied filter options are automatically added to the [Set Description] field. 

The gene set can be filtered at a later stage again if applicable in [Sets]


4. Click the [Save] button to save the set. The saved gene set can be found in [Sets] folder.


Note

Change the Set name to be more specific. By default, the Set name is formatted as followed: <start concept><category><date><time>


Add a tag to the  set to easily locate it at a later point.


Details on filter options

There are three way to filter the gene set related to drug or chemical (drug or chemical as the search term):


1) Filter based on the characteristics of the related genes (Note: these filters are always available for gene sets)


Filter optionIf selected, then only include
Taxonomygenes in the selected taxonomy class
Gene classificationgenes in the selected gene class*
Gene locationgenes with the selected subcellular location*
Tissue expressiongenes with the specified expression level in selected tissue*
Gene cell type expressiongenes with the specified expression level in selected cell type*
Chemical antagonistgenes with gene products that contain a chemical antagonist with the specified maximum IC50
Chemical agonistgenes with gene products that contain a chemical agonist with the specified maximum IC50
Tool compoundsgenes that have tool compounds
Known drug targetsgenes that are known drug targets

*Multi-selection is allowed.

2) Filter based on how genes in the set are targeted by the searched drug or chemical (Note: these filters are only available if the search concept is a single drug or chemical)


Filter optionIf selected, then only include
Inhibits proteins genes with gene products bound by the search drug or chemical with the specified IC50
Stimulates proteinsgenes with gene products bound by the search drug or chemical with the specified EC50

3) Filter based on evidence: filter based on the publication and databases references of the relation between searched drug or chemical and related genes


Possible next steps

  • Analyze the filtered gene set in [Analytics] and [Relation Map]

Related resources

  • How does Search work?
  • How to perform a gene search?
  • How to identify genes associated with a gene?

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