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DarkHorse

Jit — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 05:37:38 -0500

DarkHorse is a bioinformatic method for rapid, automated identification and ranking of phylogenetically atypical proteins on a genome-wide basis. It works by selecting potential ortholog matches from a reference database of amino acid sequences, then using these matches to calculate a lineage probability index (LPI) score for each genome protein.

LPI scores are inversely proportional to the phylogenetic distance between database match sequences and the query genome. These scores are useful not only for large-scalede novo predictions of horizontally transferred proteins, but can also serve as an independent quality control test for potential horizontal transfer candidates identified by alternative methods, especially those based on nucleic acid signatures. Candidates having high LPI scores are unlikely to have been horizontally transferred, since they are highly conserved among closely related organisms.

One unique and powerful feature of the DarkHorse HGT Candidate database is the opportunity to explore the phylogenetic background of potential HGT donors as well as recipients. The breadth of the database allows not only query sequences, but also their database match partners to be evaluated for sequence similarity or novelty compared to taxonomically related organisms.

DarkHorse is configurable for varying degrees of phylogenetic granularity and protein sequence conservation. Users should consult the references cited below for a complete explanation of parameter selection and result interpretation. A brief tutorial page is also available on-line.

Address of the bookmark: http://darkhorse.ucsd.edu/download.html

DAGchainer: Computing Chains of Syntenic Genes in Complete Genomes

Abhimanyu Singh — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 16:13:35 -0600

The DAGchainer software computes chains of syntenic genes found within complete genome sequences. As input, DAGchainer accepts a list of gene pairs with sequence homology along with their genome coordinates. Using a scoring function which accounts for the distance between neighboring genes on each DNA molecule and the BLAST E-value score between homologs, maximally scoring chains of ordered gene pairs are computed and reported. This algorithm can be used to mine large evolutionary conserved regions of genomes between two organisms. Alternatively, by examining colinear sets of homologous genes found within a single genome, segmental genome duplications can be revealed.

This software distribution includes both the DAGchainer utility and a Java-based graphical interface that allows the inputs and outputs to be navigated and interrogated dynamically.

Address of the bookmark: http://dagchainer.sourceforge.net/

KOALA: KEGG's internal annotation tool for K number assignment of KEGG GENES using SSEARCH computation

Abhimanyu Singh — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 09:16:55 -0600

KOALA (KEGG Orthology And Links Annotation) is KEGG's internal annotation tool for K number assignment of KEGG GENES using SSEARCH computation. BlastKOALA and GhostKOALA assign K numbers to the user's sequence data by BLAST and GHOSTX searches, respectively, against a nonredundant set of KEGG GENES. Annotate Sequence in KEGG Mapper and Pathogen Checker in KEGG Pathogen are special interfaces to the BlastKOALA server and can be executed in an interactive mode. See Step-by-step Instructions.

Reference: Kanehisa, M., Sato, Y., and Morishima, K. (2016) BlastKOALA and GhostKOALA: KEGG tools for functional characterization of genome and metagenome sequences. J. Mol. Biol. 428, 726-731. [pubmed] [pdf]

Address of the bookmark: https://www.kegg.jp/blastkoala/

ULTRA (ULTRA Locates Tandemly Repetitive Areas) : Effective Labeling of Repetitive Genomic Sequence

Abhi — Sat, 08 Jun 2024 16:03:39 -0500

ULTRA is a tool to find and annotate tandem repeats inside genomic sequence. It is able to find repeats of any length and of any period (up to a maximum period of 4000). It can find highly decayed repeats missed by other software, and it will also be able to find very large repeats in highly repetitive sequence, regardless of the size of sequence or length of repeats. ULTRA offers meaningful annotation scores and can produce annotation P-values at user request.

More at https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.06.03.597269v1

Address of the bookmark: https://github.com/TravisWheelerLab/ULTRA

Web Apollo: a web-based genomic annotation editing platform

Jit — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 04:48:17 -0500

Web Apollo is the first instantaneous, collaborative genomic annotation editor available on the web. One of the natural consequences following from current advances in sequencing technology is that there are more and more researchers sequencing new genomes. These researchers require tools to describe the functional features of their newly sequenced genomes. With Web Apollo researchers can use any of the common browsers (for example, Chrome or Firefox) to jointly analyze and precisely describe the features of a genome in real time, whether they are in the same room or working from opposite sides of the world.

Address of the bookmark: http://genomearchitect.github.io/

MGcV: the microbial genomic context viewer for comparative genome analysis

Jit — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 04:55:46 -0600

MGcV is an interactive web-based visalization tool tailored to facilitate small scale genome analysis. To start using MGcV:

Supply your genes/genomic segments/phylogenetic tree of interest in the input-box by
- selecting the type of identifier and pasting identifiers (one per line)
- or by using the gene ID search tool
- or with the BLAST search tool
Click "Visualize context".

Consult the documentation to learn more about MGcV.

Address of the bookmark: http://mgcv.cmbi.ru.nl/

RestrictionDigest: A powerful Perl module for simulating genomic restriction digests

Neel — Tue, 12 Jun 2018 13:17:13 -0500

RestrictionDigest can simulate the reference genome digestion and generate comprehensive information of the simulation. It can simulate single-enzyme digestion, double-enzyme digestion and size selection process. It can also analyze multiple genomes at one run and generates concise comparison of enzyme(s) performance across the genomes. For more information, please see the academic paper published online (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S071734581630001X).

Address of the bookmark: https://github.com/JINPENG-WANG/RestrictionDigest

regioneR: an R package for the management and comparison of genomic regions

Jit — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 08:43:51 -0600

Regioner is an R package for the management and comparison of genomic regions. It offers a set of function for basic manipulation of region sets extending the functionality of GenomicRanges and a powerful and customizable permutation test framework. With it, it's possible to study the association of a set of regions with other sets of regions, functions defined over the genome or essentially any user defined function.

http://gattaca.imppc.org/regioner/

Address of the bookmark: http://gattaca.imppc.org/regioner/

RepeatModeler2: automated genomic discovery of transposable element families

Neel — Mon, 02 Dec 2019 06:52:29 -0600

RepeatModeler2 represents a valuable addition to the genome annotation toolkit that will enhance the identification and study of TEs in eukaryotic genome sequences. RepeatModeler2 is available as source code or a containerized package under an open license (https://github.com/Dfam-consortium/RepeatModeler, https://github.com/Dfam-consortium/TETools).

Address of the bookmark: https://github.com/Dfam-consortium/TETools

gget

BioStar — Sat, 01 Apr 2023 09:42:07 -0500

gget is a free, open-source command-line tool and Python package that enables efficient querying of genomic databases. gget consists of a collection of separate but interoperable modules, each designed to facilitate one type of database querying in a single line of code.

Address of the bookmark: https://github.com/pachterlab/gget