SEAS: A System for SEED-Based Pathway Enrichment Analysis
2011

SEAS: A System for Pathway Enrichment Analysis

Sample size: 42 publication Evidence: moderate

Author Information

Author(s): Mao Xizeng, Zhang Yu, Xu Ying, Brusic Vladimir

Primary Institution: University of Georgia

Hypothesis

Can the SEAS tool effectively analyze pathway enrichment for bacterial genes?

Conclusion

The SEAS tool provides reliable pathway mapping results and identifies more organism-specific pathways than existing programs.

Supporting Evidence

  • SEAS identified seven significantly enriched pathways in E. coli.
  • SEAS achieved 79% precision and 95% coverage for E. coli pathways.
  • SEAS identified more organism-specific pathways than KEGG-based tools.

Takeaway

The SEAS program helps scientists understand how genes work together in bacteria by linking them to known biological pathways.

Methodology

The SEAS tool maps genes to pathways using gene ID and orthology mapping, followed by statistical significance assessment.

Limitations

SEAS may have lower coverage compared to KEGG pathways.

Statistical Information

P-Value

p<0.05

Statistical Significance

p<0.05

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1371/journal.pone.0022556

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