GUI Overview
Cis-GS’s PyQt5 desktop app organises every feature into nine top-level tabs. The seven workflow tabs map 1:1 to the scientific pipeline; two utility tabs handle NCBI assembly browsing and contact / acknowledgement information.
Tab |
Section |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|
NCBI Fetch |
Utility |
Live NCBI Assembly search + download |
Step 1: Promoters |
Workflow |
Extract upstream sequences |
Step 2: Motif Search |
Workflow |
Scan promoters; import from PlantTFDB / AnimalTFDB |
Step 3: Motif Logos |
Workflow |
Sequence-logo rendering |
Step 4: Expression Feeding |
Workflow |
Couple hits with an expression CSV |
Step 5: Coexpression |
Workflow |
Build network + detect modules |
Step 6: K-means |
Workflow |
Cluster expression profiles |
Step 7: KEGG Enrichment |
Workflow |
Pathway over-representation |
Contact |
Utility |
Author, lab, database links (with real brand icons) |
Theme & shortcuts
Settings → Toggle Theme — switch light/dark (~10 ms with the v1.1 pre-cached stylesheet swap).
Settings → Change Font Size — global font scale.
Settings → Set NCBI Email — required by Entrez.
Settings → Change Workspace — relocates
~/CisGS-Workspace/.
A round teal ? button in the top-right of every section opens
context-sensitive help.