Build comprehensive chromatin accessibility maps by aggregating ATAC-seq and DNase-seq narrowPeak data across multiple ENCODE experiments, donors, and labs. Use when the user wants to answer "where is chromatin accessible in my tissue?" by combining peak calls into a union peak set. Handles cross-lab variation, ATAC vs DNase platform differences, and ENCODE blocklist filtering.
Install bioinformatics tools for ENCODE data analysis. Covers CLI tools (BWA, STAR, samtools, MACS2), R/Bioconductor packages (DESeq2, Seurat, ChIPseeker), Python packages (Scanpy, deeptools), and Nextflow pipeline infrastructure. Generates conda environments, R install scripts, and Python requirements. Use when the user needs to set up a bioinformatics workstation, install tools for a specific assay, create reproducible environments, or troubleshoot dependency issues. Trigger on: install tools, set up environment, conda create, bioinformatics setup, install R packages, install Bioconductor, install pipeline tools.
Guide for integrating CellxGene Census single-cell data with ENCODE bulk experiments. Use when users need cell-type-specific expression context for ENCODE regulatory data, want to deconvolve bulk ENCODE signals, or validate regulatory elements at single-cell resolution. Trigger on: CellxGene, single-cell atlas, cell type expression, Census, cell type specificity, single-cell context, scRNA-seq atlas.
Use ENCODE functional genomics data for disease mechanism research. Use when the user wants to connect GWAS variants to regulatory elements, annotate disease-associated loci with functional data, identify therapeutic targets from epigenomic data, build disease regulatory models, cross-reference with clinical trials and drug databases, or conduct any disease-focused, pathology-driven, or clinical variant interpretation workflow. Covers the full pipeline from disease-tissue mapping through GWAS variant annotation, heritability enrichment, cancer epigenomics, drug target identification, and clinical trial cross-referencing. Integrates ENCODE with Open Targets, PubMed, ClinicalTrials.gov, and bioRxiv.
Download ENCODE genomics files (BED, FASTQ, BAM, bigWig, etc.) to the user's machine. Use when the user wants to download data files from ENCODE experiments.
Build comprehensive epigenomic profiles for tissues or cell types using ENCODE data. Use when the user wants to characterize chromatin states, assemble histone modification panels, create epigenomic landscapes, run ChromHMM segmentation, identify super-enhancers or bivalent domains, profile regulatory elements across a biosample, or understand epigenetic regulation in a specific biological context. Covers histone marks, chromatin accessibility, TF binding, transcription, DNA methylation, and 3D genome structure.
Search, query, and cross-reference NCBI GEO (Gene Expression Omnibus) datasets with ENCODE experiments. Use when the user wants to find GEO accessions for ENCODE experiments, search GEO for complementary datasets, download GEO metadata or series matrices, cross-reference ENCODE and GEO data, find supplementary files from GEO, or link GEO series to ENCODE experiments for provenance tracking. Also use when the user mentions GEO, GSE, GSM, GPL, GDS, series matrix, SOFT format, or needs to find expression data in GEO that complements their ENCODE analysis.
Build comprehensive chromatin contact maps by aggregating Hi-C loop calls (BEDPE) across multiple ENCODE experiments, donors, and labs. Use when the user wants to answer "what regions are in 3D contact in my tissue?" by creating a union catalog of chromatin loops. Handles resolution-aware anchor matching, cross-lab variation, and Hi-C-specific quality metrics.