CN/CS-calculator Webserver

CN/CS-calculator is a software that can comprehensively analyze the selection pressures of different genes within cancer genomes. Based on the relationship between a gene's selection pressure and its role in cancer progression, this method can be uesed to identify cancer driver genes and mini-driver genes.

To use it, please upload a mutation annotation format (.maf) file containing the somatic mutations to be studied. The file should include the following four tab-delimited columns in the specified order (with the same headers):

(1) Hugo_Symbol
      – The official gene symbol defined in HGNC database; for example, MXD3.
(2) Gene
      – Corresponds to the official gene id as used in the Ensembl 75: Feb 2014 (GRCh37.p13); for example, ENSG00000213347.
(3) Feature
      – The transcript which is most commonly used in TCGA, can be downloaded from here; for example, ENST00000423571.
(4) HGVSc
      – The allele change in the mutation site; for example, c.630G>A.
(5) HGVSp_Short
      – The amino acid change in the mutation site; for example, p.P210P.
(6) Variant_Type
      – The type of mutation at this site; for example, SNP. Note that the mutation will only be taken into account by the software for downstream statistical analysis when the value is "SNP".
(7) Consequence
      – The comsequence of mutation at this site; for example, synonymous_variant. Note that the mutation will only be taken into account by the software for downstream statistical analysis when the value is "synonymous_variant" or "missense_variant".
The example file:
Hugo_Symbol Gene Feature HGVSc HGVSp_Short Variant_Type Consequence
MXD3 ENSG00000213347 ENST00000423571 c.630G>A p.P210P SNP synonymous_variant
MXD3 ENSG00000213347 ENST00000439742 c.553G>A p.E185K SNP missense_variant
MXD3 ENSG00000213347 ENST00000513063 c.553G>A p.E185K SNP missense_variant
MUC16 ENSG00000181143 ENST00000397910 c.22509A>G p.K7503K SNP synonymous_variant
ALK ENSG00000171094 ENST00000389048 c.3160G>A p.G1054S SNP missense_variant

In the web page, we only display the list of predicted driver genes and mini-driver genes. The detailed parameters predicted by the software can be downloaded from the "Download All Files" button at the bottom of the page.

Runtime is contingent upon server load and your dataset's size. Please provide your email address to receive the results upon completion. Alternatively, you may keep this browser window open and check back laterr, as the processing time is expected to be brief.


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