sizeseq

sizeseq sorts biological sequences by length to enable analyses that depend on sequence size distributions.


Key Features:

  • Sequence size sorting: Sorts input sequences by length to organize datasets according to sequence size.
  • EMBOSS integration: Operates within the EMBOSS framework and leverages EMBOSS libraries for sequence processing.
  • Extensible C libraries: Uses EMBOSS C programming libraries to support development and extension of sequence-processing functionality.
  • High-throughput processing: Employs optimized algorithms and data handling techniques to process large sequence datasets efficiently.

Scientific Applications:

  • Genomic analysis: Enables examination of sequence length distributions and size-based filtering in genome-scale datasets.
  • Transcriptomics: Supports analysis of transcript length distributions and preprocessing of RNA-seq-derived sequence collections.
  • Proteomics (sequence-based analyses): Facilitates organization of peptide or protein-coding sequence data by length for downstream structural or functional studies.

Methodology:

Utilizes EMBOSS computational libraries with optimized algorithms and data-handling techniques to sort sequences by size for high-throughput processing of large datasets.

Topics

Collections

Details

License:
GPL-3.0
Maturity:
Mature
Cost:
Free of charge
Tool Type:
command-line tool
Operating Systems:
Linux, Windows, Mac
Programming Languages:
C
Added:
11/8/2015
Last Updated:
12/10/2018

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Publications

Rice P, Longden I, Bleasby A. EMBOSS: The European Molecular Biology Open Software Suite. Trends in Genetics. 2000;16(6):276-277. doi:10.1016/s0168-9525(00)02024-2.

Bleasby AJ, Ison JC, Rice PM. EMBOSS Administrator's Guide. Unknown Journal. 2011. doi:10.1017/cbo9781139151399.

Ison JC, Rice PM, Bleasby AJ. EMBOSS Developer's Guide. Unknown Journal. 2011. doi:10.1017/cbo9781139151405.

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