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Profiles RNA-binding protein targets without antibody or UV crosslinking using STAMP (APOBEC1-RBP fusion, C-to-U editing), scSTAMP (single-cell), TRIBE/HyperTRIBE (ADAR-RBP, A-to-I editing), DART-seq (APOBEC1-YTH for m6A), or Bullseye/SAILOR edit-site detection pipelines. Use when antibody is unavailable or specificity is doubtful, when single-cell RBP profiling is needed (scSTAMP), or when in vivo RBP profiling without UV is preferred.

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Annotate CLIP-seq peaks or crosslink sites to RNA features (5'UTR, CDS, 3'UTR, intron, splice junction, snoRNA, tRNA, ncRNA, repeat elements) with ChIPseeker, RCAS, RBP-Maps (Yeo splicing regulatory maps), and bedtools, applying feature-priority hierarchies, transcript-context resolution, and metagene aggregation. Use when characterizing where in transcripts an RBP binds, comparing peak distribution across regions, generating splicing-regulatory maps relative to alternative-splicing events, or distinguishing exonic vs intronic vs UTR binding.

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Visualize copy number profiles, segments, allele-specific tracks, and cohort patterns from CNVkit, GATK, ASCAT, FACETS, Sequenza, and other callers. Covers genome-wide and per-chromosome log2 scatter plots, B-allele-frequency/minor-allele-fraction tracks, ideograms, cohort heatmaps, circos views, and caller-native plots. Use when creating publication CNV figures, choosing which plot answers a given question, diagnosing a wrong diploid baseline visually, displaying loss of heterozygosity, or deciding what depth-only plots cannot reveal.

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Identify recurrent and driver copy number alterations across a tumor cohort with GISTIC2 (G-score, Ziggurat deconstruction, focal vs broad/arm-level analysis, q-values from permutation) and quantify copy-number signatures with the Steele 2022 COSMIC framework and the Drews 2022 CINSignatures framework. Covers driver-gene localization from recurrence peaks, distinguishing focal drivers from arm-level passengers, and the caller-sensitivity caveats of copy-number signatures. Use when finding recurrently amplified or deleted regions in a cohort, localizing driver genes, separating focal from broad events, running GISTIC2, or extracting copy-number mutational signatures.

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Build whole-genome alignments using Progressive Cactus (Armstrong 2020 reference-free clade-level WGA), Minigraph-Cactus (Hickey 2024 pangenome-aware), LASTZ chain/net (UCSC pipeline), MUMmer4 (Marçais 2018 pairwise), minimap2 -x asm5/10/20 (Li 2018 fast pairwise), AnchorWave (Song 2022 WGD-aware), and Mauve / progressiveMauve (bacterial). Operates the HAL toolkit (Hickey 2013) for downstream extraction including halSynteny, halLiftover, halBranchMutations, and hal2maf. Use when constructing multi-species alignments for comparative-annotation projection (TOGA), synteny detection, conservation analyses (phyloP / PhastCons), or pangenome graph construction; selecting between reference-free (Cactus) and reference-anchored (LASTZ chains/nets) approaches; tuning sensitivity for closely vs distantly related genomes; or producing HAL files for genome-wide downstream tools.

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Identify direct miRNA-target interactions from AGO HITS-CLIP, AGO-CLEAR-CLIP (chimeric reads), HEAP (Halo-Ago2 mouse), chimeric eCLIP / miR-eCLIP (deep miRNA-target profiling), or CLASH using chimeric-read processing pipelines, seed-pairing analysis, and 3' auxiliary pairing rules. Use when distinguishing direct miRNA targets from indirect, integrating CLIP-derived target maps with TargetScan / miRDB / DIANA predictions, applying canonical 7mer-8mer seed matching with 3' UTR context, or recovering miRNA-mRNA chimeras at scale.

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Preprocess CLIP-seq reads (eCLIP, iCLIP, iCLIP2, iCLIP3, irCLIP, PAR-CLIP, FLASH) with protocol-specific UMI extraction, adapter trimming, length filtering, and post-alignment PCR-duplicate collapse. Use when raw CLIP FASTQ must be turned into deduplicated, crosslink-preserving BAM input for peak calling; choosing between two-pass and single-pass adapter trimming; deciding minimum read length; or mapping UMI patterns to specific eCLIP/iCLIP/iCLIP2/iCLIP3 library preps.

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Performs molecular similarity searching using Tanimoto, Tversky, Dice, and cosine coefficients on bit/count fingerprints with explicit choice rules for symmetric vs asymmetric measures, scaffold-hopping vs lead-optimization regimes, activity-cliff diagnosis, and large-library nearest-neighbor methods (BulkTanimoto, MHFP6 LSH forest, USRCAT). Use when ranking compounds by structural resemblance to a query, clustering libraries, finding analogs, or diagnosing activity cliffs.

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Performs 3D shape-based similarity searching using ROCS (OpenEye), USRCAT (ultra-fast), Open3DAlign (RDKit), ESPSim (electrostatic), and ShaEP with explicit handling of Tanimoto-Combo (shape + color), shape vs ECFP4 complementarity, conformer-ensemble searching, alignment optimization, and scaffold hopping. Use when searching for shape-mimicking compounds with different scaffolds, identifying bioisosteric replacements, prospective scaffold hopping, or expanding hit series beyond 2D similarity.

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Generates 3D conformer ensembles using RDKit ETKDGv3 with knowledge-enhanced distance geometry, MMFF94/UFF force-field optimization, CREST + GFN2-xTB semi-empirical refinement, and macrocycle-aware torsion preferences. Provides explicit decision rules for single vs ensemble conformer use, RMSD pruning, energy windows, conformer count, and force-field choice. Use when preparing 3D ligands for docking, generating descriptor input for 3D QSAR, or sampling macrocycle/peptide conformational ensembles.

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Predicts ADMET properties using ADMETlab 3.0 (119 platform features, including 77 prediction models with modeled-endpoint uncertainty), ADMET-AI, DeepChem MolNet, and chemprop D-MPNN with explicit handling of OECD QSAR principles, applicability domain assessment, calibration, hERG/CYP/AMES endpoints, and PAINS / Lipinski / Ro5 / Veber / BBB druglikeness filters. Use when filtering compounds for drug-likeness, prioritizing leads by predicted safety, or building an in-house ADMET QSAR model.

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Align protein structures using Foldseek 3Di, TM-align, US-align, DALI, or Foldmason for structural MSA. Predict, score, and superpose backbone coordinates when sequence identity is below the twilight zone or remote-homology detection is required. Use when sequence MSA fails (<25% identity), when the dark proteome is the target, when AlphaFoldDB / ESM Atlas search is needed, or when structural superposition is the goal.

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View, convert, and understand SAM/BAM/CRAM alignment files using samtools and pysam. Use when inspecting alignments, converting between formats, or understanding alignment file structure.

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Detect and adjust for horizontal pleiotropy in two-sample Mendelian randomization by distinguishing uncorrelated (UHP) from correlated (CHP) pleiotropy and choosing among Egger, MR-PRESSO, MR-RAPS, CAUSE, LHC-MR, LCV, MR-Clust, MR-Mix, and contamination-mixture methods. Use when validating an MR causal claim, running the STROBE-MR sensitivity battery, suspecting a shared heritable confounder, working under weak-instrument or polygenic-exposure regimes, or reconciling discordant estimates across robust methods.

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Identify differentially accessible chromatin regions across conditions using DiffBind, csaw, DESeq2, or edgeR. Use when comparing ATAC-seq accessibility between treatment groups, choosing between consensus-peak vs sliding-window approaches, picking the correct normalization (full library vs reads-in-peaks), correcting batch with SVA/RUVseq, or interpreting log2FC and FDR thresholds in a chromatin context.

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Map nucleosome center positions, occupancy, and fuzziness from ATAC-seq fragment-size patterns using NucleoATAC, ATACseqQC, DANPOS3, or scprinter. Use when characterizing nucleosome organization at promoters and enhancers, calling +1/-1 nucleosomes flanking NFRs, generating V-plots for chromatin structure visualization, or comparing nucleosome positioning between conditions.

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Analyze TF motif accessibility variability across samples or single cells using chromVAR. Use when identifying TF motifs whose accessibility correlates with conditions, computing per-sample motif z-scores after matched background correction, comparing to ArchR / Signac equivalents, or distinguishing motif-accessibility signal from per-site footprinting.

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Detect allele-specific chromatin accessibility from ATAC-seq using WASP, GATK ASEReadCounter, or RASQUAL. Use when mapping cis-regulatory genetic variants from heterozygous SNPs, separating cis from trans regulation, building chromatin QTL (caQTL) maps, validating GWAS variant function with allelic imbalance, or detecting reference allele mapping bias before downstream analysis.

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Quantifies alternative splicing as PSI (percent spliced in) from RNA-seq using rMATS-turbo (BAM-based event), SUPPA2 (TPM-based event), MAJIQ V3 (LSV-based Bayesian), leafcutter (annotation-free intron clusters), VAST-TOOLS (cross-species with microexon support), Shiba (junction-imbalance-corrected, 2025 SOTA at low coverage), or IRFinder-S (intron retention coverage-aware). Distinguishes the five canonical event classes (SE, A5SS, A3SS, MXE, RI), special classes (microexons, exitrons, AFE/ALE), intron retention subtypes (canonical RI vs detained introns), and applies effective-length normalization. Use when measuring splice-site usage or isoform inclusion ratios from short-read RNA-seq.

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Infer cis-regulatory connections (peak-to-peak co-accessibility) from scATAC-seq using Cicero, ArchR getCoAccessibility, or SCENIC+. Use when linking enhancer accessibility to promoter accessibility, identifying enhancer-gene pairs from chromatin alone (without paired RNA), running gene-regulatory inference combining ATAC + RNA, or comparing predicted regulatory contacts against Hi-C/Micro-C ground truth.

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Creates sashimi-style plots showing RNA-seq read coverage and splice junction counts using ggsashimi (general-purpose, condition-grouped overlays), rmats2sashimiplot (rMATS-output-aware), MAJIQ-VOILA (LSV posteriors interactive HTML), leafviz (leafcutter clusters Shiny), Jutils (tool-agnostic heatmaps and sashimi for rMATS/leafcutter/MntJULiP/MAJIQ output), or pyGenomeTracks (multi-track publication figures). Tool choice depends on the upstream differential-splicing tool's output format and the publication vs interactive use case. Use when visualizing specific splicing events, validating differential splicing calls, or producing publication-quality figures.

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Trim multiple sequence alignments using ClipKIT, trimAl, BMGE, Divvier, or HMMcleaner with mode selection guidance per downstream goal. Use when removing unreliable columns or contaminating residues before phylogenetic inference, HMM building, or selection analysis.

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Generate consensus sequences and manage reference files using samtools. Use when creating consensus from alignments, indexing references, or creating sequence dictionaries.

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Mark and remove PCR/optical duplicates using samtools fixmate and markdup. Use when preparing alignments for variant calling or when duplicate reads would bias analysis.

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