Find and map DNA regulatory elements
regulatory-elementsskillsetup L3★35
ammawla/encode-toolkit ↗What it does
Annotate genomic regions with regulatory function predictions
Best for
Linking noncoding variants or peaks to biological function without training custom classification models.
Inputs
- · Genomic coordinates (BED)
- · Chromatin accessibility data (ATAC-seq, DNase)
Outputs
- · Regulatory element classification (promoter, enhancer, silencer)
- · TF binding predictions
Requires
- · ENCODE blacklist
- · JASPAR
- · FIMO
- · chromVAR
Preconditions
- · Reference genome
- · Chromatin data (optional)
Failure modes
- · Enhancer-gene assignment ambiguous (shadow enhancers)
- · TF motif false positives high
Trust signals
- · ENCODE regulatory standards
- · JASPAR motif database
- · Multi-modality integration