XCMS Online
XCMS Online is a cloud version of the original XCMS[1] technology (a bioinformatics software designed for statistical analysis of mass spectrometry data), created by the Siuzdak Lab at Scripps Research. XCMS introduced the concept of nonlinear retention time alignment that allowed for the statistical assessment of the detected peaks across LCMS and GCMS datasets.[1] XCMS Online[2] was designed to facilitate XCMS analyses through a cloud portal and as a more straightforward[3] (non command driven) way to analyze, visualize and share untargeted metabolomic data.[2] Further to this, the combination of XCMS and METLIN[4][5][6] allows for the identification of known molecules using METLIN's tandem mass spectrometry data, and enables the identification of unknown (uncharacterized molecules) via similarity searching of tandem mass spectrometry data.[7][6] XCMS Online has also become a systems biology tool for integrating different omic data sets.[8] As of January 2021,[9] the XCMSOnline /METLIN platform has over 44,000 registered users.
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Initial release | 25 April 2012 |
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Stable release | 3.7.1
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Platform | Open Web Platform |
Type | Bioinformatics / Mass spectrometry software |
License | Freemium / commercial software |
Website | xcmsonline |
XCMS Online works by comparing groups of raw or preprocessed metabolomic data to discover metabolites using methods such as nonlinear retention time alignment and feature detection & matching. Once analysis is complete the data can be viewed several different ways including via bubble plots, heat maps, chromatograms, and box plots. In addition, XCMS Online is integrated with METLIN, a large metabolite database.[1][10] The following file formats are supported for direct upload to the site.[11]
File Type | Vendor |
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mzXML | Open Format |
mzData | Open Format |
.cdf | NetCDF (AIA/ANDI) |
.d folders | Agilent, Bruker |
.wiff | SCIEX |
.RAW folders | Waters |
.RAW files | Thermo |
History
In 2005, the Siuzdak Lab created an open-source tool named XCMS[1] in the programming language R. Noticing the need for a more accessible, graphical data processing tool they created the cloud-based XCMS Online in 2012.[2][12] The ability for users to stream data directly from instruments while being acquired was added in 2014.[13] Also in that year a commercial version named XCMS Plus (owned by Mass Consortium Corporation) was released and, in 2015, SCIEX became a reseller.[14] In 2017 it was shown that XCMS Online could be used in a systems biology workflow.[15] One year later, in the absence of a publicly available alternative, a version of XCMS Online was released with the ability to perform multiple reaction monitoring (MRM).[16]
References
- Smith, Colin A.; Want, Elizabeth J.; O'Maille, Grace; Abagyan, Ruben; Siuzdak, Gary (February 2006). "XCMS: Processing Mass Spectrometry Data for Metabolite Profiling Using Nonlinear Peak Alignment, Matching, and Identification". Analytical Chemistry. 78 (3): 779–787. doi:10.1021/ac051437y.
- Tautenhahn, Ralf; Patti, Gary J.; Rinehart, Duane; Siuzdak, Gary (5 June 2012). "XCMS Online: A Web-Based Platform to Process Untargeted Metabolomic Data". Analytical Chemistry. 84 (11): 5035–5039. doi:10.1021/ac300698c. PMC 3703953.
- Gowda, Harsha; Ivanisevic, Julijana; Johnson, Caroline H.; Kurczy, Michael E.; Benton, H. Paul; Rinehart, Duane; Nguyen, Thomas; Ray, Jayashree; Kuehl, Jennifer; Arevalo, Bernardo; Westenskow, Peter D. (2014-07-15). "Interactive XCMS Online: Simplifying Advanced Metabolomic Data Processing and Subsequent Statistical Analyses". Analytical Chemistry. 86 (14): 6931–6939. doi:10.1021/ac500734c. ISSN 0003-2700. PMC 4215863. PMID 24934772.
- Smith, Colin A.; Maille, Grace O'; Want, Elizabeth J.; Qin, Chuan; Trauger, Sunia A.; Brandon, Theodore R.; Custodio, Darlene E.; Abagyan, Ruben; Siuzdak, Gary (December 2005). "METLIN: A Metabolite Mass Spectral Database". Therapeutic Drug Monitoring. 27 (6): 747–751. doi:10.1097/01.ftd.0000179845.53213.39. ISSN 0163-4356.
- Tautenhahn, Ralf; Cho, Kevin; Uritboonthai, Winnie; Zhu, Zhengjiang; Patti, Gary J.; Siuzdak, Gary (September 2012). "An accelerated workflow for untargeted metabolomics using the METLIN database". Nature Biotechnology. 30 (9): 826–828. doi:10.1038/nbt.2348. ISSN 1546-1696. PMC 3666346.
- Guijas, Carlos; Montenegro-Burke, J. Rafael; Domingo-Almenara, Xavier; Palermo, Amelia; Warth, Benedikt; Hermann, Gerrit; Koellensperger, Gunda; Huan, Tao; Uritboonthai, Winnie; Aisporna, Aries E.; Wolan, Dennis W. (2018-03-06). "METLIN: A Technology Platform for Identifying Knowns and Unknowns". Analytical Chemistry. 90 (5): 3156–3164. doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.7b04424. ISSN 0003-2700. PMC 5933435. PMID 29381867.
- Benton, H. P.; Wong, D. M.; Trauger, S. A.; Siuzdak, G. (2008-08-01). "XCMS2: Processing Tandem Mass Spectrometry Data for Metabolite Identification and Structural Characterization". Analytical Chemistry. 80 (16): 6382–6389. doi:10.1021/ac800795f. ISSN 0003-2700. PMC 2728033. PMID 18627180.
- Huan, Tao; Forsberg, Erica M.; Rinehart, Duane; Johnson, Caroline H.; Ivanisevic, Julijana; Benton, H. Paul; Fang, Mingliang; Aisporna, Aries; Hilmers, Brian; Poole, Farris L.; Thorgersen, Michael P. (May 2017). "Systems biology guided by XCMS Online metabolomics". Nature Methods. 14 (5): 461–462. doi:10.1038/nmeth.4260. ISSN 1548-7105. PMC 5933448.
- Majumder, Erica L.-W.; Billings, Elizabeth M.; Benton, H. Paul; Martin, Richard L.; Palermo, Amelia; Guijas, Carlos; Rinschen, Markus M.; Domingo-Almenara, Xavier; Montenegro-Burke, J. Rafael; Tagtow, Bradley A.; Plumb, Robert S. (2021-01-22). "Cognitive analysis of metabolomics data for systems biology". Nature Protocols: 1–43. doi:10.1038/s41596-020-00455-4. ISSN 1750-2799.
- Gowda, Harsha; Ivanisevic, Julijana; Johnson, Caroline H.; Kurczy, Michael E.; Benton, H. Paul; Rinehart, Duane; Nguyen, Thomas; Ray, Jayashree; Kuehl, Jennifer; Arevalo, Bernardo; Westenskow, Peter D.; Wang, Junhua; Arkin, Adam P.; Deutschbauer, Adam M.; Patti, Gary J.; Siuzdak, Gary (25 June 2014). "Interactive XCMS Online: Simplifying Advanced Metabolomic Data Processing and Subsequent Statistical Analyses". Analytical Chemistry. 86 (14): 6931–6939. doi:10.1021/ac500734c. PMC 4215863.
- "XCMS Online - Documentation". xcmsonline.scripps.edu.
- Perkel, Jeffrey M. "Name That Metabolite!". The Scientist Magazine®. The Scientist. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- Rinehart, Duane; Johnson, Caroline H.; Nguyen, Thomas; Ivanisevic, Julijana; Benton, H. Paul; Lloyd, Jessica; Arkin, Adam P.; Deutschbauer, Adam M.; Patti, Gary J.; Siuzdak, Gary (June 2014). "Metabolomic data streaming for biology-dependent data acquisition". Nature Biotechnology. 32 (6): 524–527. doi:10.1038/nbt.2927. ISSN 1546-1696. PMC 4112958.
- Evans, Jon. "SCIEX becomes exclusive reseller for XCMS plus - News - spectroscopyNOW.com". www.spectroscopynow.com. Spectroscopy Now. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- Huan, Tao; Forsberg, Erica M; Rinehart, Duane; Johnson, Caroline H; Ivanisevic, Julijana; Benton, H Paul; Fang, Mingliang; Aisporna, Aries; Hilmers, Brian; Poole, Farris L; Thorgersen, Michael P; Adams, Michael W W; Krantz, Gregory; Fields, Matthew W; Robbins, Paul D; Niedernhofer, Laura J; Ideker, Trey; Majumder, Erica L; Wall, Judy D; Rattray, Nicholas J W; Goodacre, Royston; Lairson, Luke L; Siuzdak, Gary (1 May 2017). "Systems biology guided by XCMS Online metabolomics". Nature Methods. 14 (5): 461–462. doi:10.1038/nmeth.4260. PMC 5933448.
- Domingo-Almenara, Xavier; Montenegro-Burke, J. Rafael; Ivanisevic, Julijana; Thomas, Aurelien; Sidibé, Jonathan; Teav, Tony; Guijas, Carlos; Aisporna, Aries E.; Rinehart, Duane; Hoang, Linh; Nordström, Anders; Gómez-Romero, María; Whiley, Luke; Lewis, Matthew R.; Nicholson, Jeremy K.; Benton, H. Paul; Siuzdak, Gary (27 August 2018). "XCMS-MRM and METLIN-MRM: a cloud library and public resource for targeted analysis of small molecules". Nature Methods. 15 (9): 681–684. doi:10.1038/s41592-018-0110-3. PMC 6629029.