From: Unraveling transcriptional control and cis-regulatory codes using the software suite GeneACT
 | GeneACT [30] | oPOSSUM [13] | OTFBS [52] | Clover [53] | Whole Genome rVISTA beta [3] | CRÈME [15] |
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Graphical user interface | Web based | Web based | Web based | Command line tool for Linux, UNIX and Mac OS X | Web based | Web based |
Genomic display | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No |
Type | Promoter specific | N/A | N/A | N/A | Gene specific | N/A |
Display motifs on custom sequences | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Allow custom sequences input | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source of the transcription factor binding sites | TFD | JASPAR | TRANSFAC | JASPAR | TRANSFAC | TRANSFAC |
Number of binding sites in the database | >7000 | 111 | >500 | 111 | >500 | >500 |
Search for over-represented binding site | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
In promoter region | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
In 3'-UTR | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Across genomes | Human, mouse and rat | Human and mouse | No | No | Yes | Human |
Species supported (using Locuslink, Entrez gene ID, Ensembl ID, etc.) | Human, mouse and rat | Human and mouse | No | No | Mouse only | Human |
Number of genes/sequences allowed | Unlimited IDs | Unlimited IDs | 200 sequences | Not tested | Unlimited IDs | Unlimited IDs |
Allow custom control gene set | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
Correctly predicted E2F4 binding sites in the T98G dataset | Yes | No | N/A | N/A | N/A | Yes |
Identified E2F-binding sites in the T98G dataset | Yes | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A | Yes |
Search for potential miRNA involved in the dataset | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Source for the miRNA seed sequences | miRbase | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Across genomes | Human, mouse and rat | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Species supported | Human, mouse and rat | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Number of genes/sequences allowed | Unlimited | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Allow custom control gene set | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |