UniTato

UniTato unifies existing potato gene models through an automated merging protocol and enables community-based curation via an Apollo genome browser to provide comprehensive and accurate Solanum tuberosum gene annotations.

Key Features:

• Automated Gene Model Merging: UniTato implements an automated merging protocol that unifies potato double monoploid v4 and v6 gene models into a single comprehensive annotation set.
• Community-Based Curation: The Apollo genome browser at unitato.nib.si enables public access to UniTato and allows researchers to perform community-based curation of gene models.
• Translation Table: UniTato provides a comprehensive translation table to map between different gene model versions and identifiers.
• Gene Model Resolution: The resource helps resolve problems with missing or misplaced genes in existing potato annotations.

Scientific Applications:

• Cross-Version Gene Model Comparison: UniTato enables comparison of gene models across different potato genome versions without significant re-analysis.
• Experimental Data Reuse: The unified gene models allow researchers to reuse existing experimental data across different annotation versions.
• Genome Annotation Consolidation: UniTato can be used to update or consolidate a wider set of gene models or genome information for potato research.
• Missing Gene Recovery: The resource assists in identifying and correcting missing or wrongly annotated genes in potato genome annotations.

Methodology:

UniTato employs an automated merging protocol to unify potato double monoploid v4 and v6 gene models. The resulting unified annotations are made accessible through an Apollo genome browser instance.