학술논문

TADtool: visual parameter identification for TAD-calling algorithms.
Document Type
Product Review
Source
Bioinformatics. 10/15/2016, Vol. 32 Issue 20, p3190-3192. 3p.
Subject
*GENETIC software
*EUKARYOTIC genomes
Language
ISSN
1367-4803
Abstract
Summary: Eukaryotic genomes are hierarchically organized into topologically associating domains (TADs). The computational identification of these domains and their associated properties critically depends on the choice of suitable parameters of TAD-calling algorithms. To reduce the element of trial-and-error in parameter selection, we have developed TADtool: an interactive plot to find robust TAD-calling parameters with immediate visual feedback. TADtool allows the direct export of TADs called with a chosen set of parameters for two of the most common TAD calling algorithms: directionality and insulation index. It can be used as an intuitive, standalone application or as a Python package for maximum flexibility. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]