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ECR Browser: a tool for visualizing and accessing data from comparisons of multiple vertebrate genomes

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Ovcharenko, I., Nobrega, M. A., Loots, G. G., Stubbs, L.·2004·Nucleic Acids Research

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With an increasing number of vertebrate genomes being sequenced in draft or finished form, unique opportunities for decoding the language of DNA sequence through comparative genome alignments have arisen. However, novel tools and strategies are required to accommodate this large volume of genomic information and to facilitate the transfer of predictions generated by comparative sequence alignment to researchers focused on experimental annotation of genome function. Here, we present the ECR Browser, a tool that provides easy and dynamic access to whole genome alignments of human, mouse, rat and fish sequences. This web-based tool (http://ecrbrowser.dcode.org) provides the starting point for discovery of novel genes, identification of distant gene regulatory elements and prediction of transcription factor binding sites. The genome alignment portal of the ECR Browser also permits fast and automated alignments of any user-submitted sequence to the genome of choice. The interconnection of the ECR Browser with other DNA sequence analysis tools creates a unique portal for studying and exploring vertebrate genomes.

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Authors
Ovcharenko, I., Nobrega, M. A., Loots, G. G., & Stubbs, L.
Affiliations
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (US)
Corresponding author
Ovcharenko, I.
Venue
Nucleic Acids Research
Published
2004-07-01
Volume
32
Issue
Web Server
Pages
W280-W286
ISSN
  • 0305-1048 (ISSN-L)
  • 1362-4962
OpenAlex
W1981101983
Cited by
519
References
32
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FWCI
8.17
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Nucleic Acids Research (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas) (submittedVersion)
  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • U.S. Department of Energy (W-7405, -7405-ENG-48)
  • Biological and Environmental Research
  • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (W-7405-ENG 48, -7405-Eng-48)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research
Keywords
vertebrate genomes, gene discovery, gene regulatory elements, transcription factor binding site prediction, genome annotation
MeSH terms
Animals, Binding Sites, Computer Graphics, Fishes, Humans, Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid, Software, Transcription Factors, Sequence Alignment, Genome, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Systems Integration, Internet, Genomics, Synteny, Mice, Rats

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