TY - JOUR A1 - Imada, Eddie Luidy A1 - Sanchez, Diego Fernando A1 - Collado-Torres, Leonardo A1 - Wilks, Christopher A1 - Matam, Tejasvi A1 - Dinalankara, Wikum A1 - Stupnikov, Aleksey A1 - Lobo-Pereira, Francisco A1 - Yip, Chi-Wai A1 - Yasuzawa, Kayoko A1 - Kondo, Naoto A1 - Itoh, Masayoshi A1 - Suzuki, Harukazu A1 - Kasukawa, Takeya A1 - Hon, Chung-Chau A1 - de Hoon, Michiel J.L. A1 - Shin, Jay W. A1 - Carninci, Piero A1 - Jaffe, Andrew E. A1 - Leek, Jeffrey T. A1 - Favorov, Alexander A1 - Franco, Gloria R. A1 - Langmead, Ben A1 - Marchionni, Luigi T1 - Recounting the FANTOM CAGE-Associated Transcriptome Y1 - 2020/07/01 JF - Genome Research JO - Genome Research SP - 1073 EP - 1081 DO - 10.1101/gr.254656.119 VL - 30 IS - 7 UR - http://genome.cshlp.org/content/30/7/1073.abstract N2 - Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have emerged as key coordinators of biological and cellular processes. Characterizing lncRNA expression across cells and tissues is key to understanding their role in determining phenotypes, including human diseases. We present here FC-R2, a comprehensive expression atlas across a broadly defined human transcriptome, inclusive of over 109,000 coding and noncoding genes, as described in the FANTOM CAGE-Associated Transcriptome (FANTOM-CAT) study. This atlas greatly extends the gene annotation used in the original recount2 resource. We demonstrate the utility of the FC-R2 atlas by reproducing key findings from published large studies and by generating new results across normal and diseased human samples. In particular, we (a) identify tissue-specific transcription profiles for distinct classes of coding and noncoding genes, (b) perform differential expression analysis across thirteen cancer types, identifying novel noncoding genes potentially involved in tumor pathogenesis and progression, and (c) confirm the prognostic value for several enhancer lncRNAs expression in cancer. Our resource is instrumental for the systematic molecular characterization of lncRNA by the FANTOM6 Consortium. In conclusion, comprised of over 70,000 samples, the FC-R2 atlas will empower other researchers to investigate functions and biological roles of both known coding genes and novel lncRNAs. ER -