2.6. LINCS Analysis

The differentially expressed genes were input into the Query App (apps.lincscloud.org/query), as described previously [26,27]. Based on the LINCS database, LincsCloud utilized gene profile signatures generated from the PCR array to generate a report, including probability outcomes in terms of gene knockdown effects and drug mimics. The scores given in the report evaluated how much a particular set of gene regulation features (named pertubagens) was likely to be connected with the genes listed in the LINCS report. Positive readings in the Consensus Knockdown Connections in the report indicate that knockdown of the genes listed in the LINCS report would match the gene changes input into the Query App, and thus the genes with high scores represent potential target genes for the experimental treatment.