GenoMiner: a tool for genome-wide search of coding and non-coding conserved sequence tags

Bioinformatics. 2006 Feb 15;22(4):497-9. doi: 10.1093/bioinformatics/bti754. Epub 2005 Nov 2.

Abstract

GenoMiner is a software tool that searches for regions of similarity between user-submitted genome or transcript sequences and user-specified whole genome assemblies. The program then identifies conserved sequence tags (CSTs) in these homologous regions and provides a prediction of their coding or non-coding nature. The analysis is carried out through three steps: (1) definition of sequence regions homologous to the query sequence in the selected target genomes by a fast BLAT alignment; (2) identification of CSTs by a more sensitive BLAST-like alignment between the query and the homologous regions in the target genomes and (3) assessment of the coding or non-coding nature of detected CSTs through the computation of a suitable coding potential score. GenoMiner allows the user to search the query sequence against a number of vertebrate genome assemblies in a single run providing a user-friendly graphical output.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Base Sequence
  • Chromosome Mapping / methods*
  • Computer Graphics
  • Conserved Sequence
  • Expressed Sequence Tags*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Open Reading Frames
  • Sequence Alignment / methods*
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA / methods*
  • Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
  • Software*
  • User-Computer Interface*