UTGB Toolkit
UTGB Toolkit enables creation of personalized genome browsers for local storage and interactive exploration of large-scale genomic datasets generated by high-throughput DNA sequencing technologies, including nucleotide sequences produced at throughput levels exceeding traditional Sanger sequencing.
Key Features:
- Personalized genome browser creation: Components to construct customizable genome browsers tailored to project-specific genomic data.
- Local data storage and browsing: Support for storing and browsing large-scale genomic datasets and nucleotide sequences on local systems.
- Interactive exploration: Interactive inspection and exploration of genomic features and sequence data.
- High-throughput sequencing support: Handles nucleotide sequence volumes generated by high-throughput DNA sequencing technologies that surpass traditional Sanger sequencing throughput.
- Management and analysis of large datasets: Facilitates organization and analysis of extensive nucleotide sequence collections.
Scientific Applications:
- Local analysis of sequencing data: Exploration and analysis of large-scale genomic datasets produced by high-throughput DNA sequencing technologies.
- Project-specific visualization: Creation of customized genome views for interpretation of genomic features and nucleotide sequences.
- Data management for sequencing projects: Organization and handling of large volumes of nucleotide sequence information for downstream analysis.
Methodology:
Implements software components for creating personalized genome browsers, local storage of genomic data, and interactive browsing of genomic datasets.
Topics
Details
- License:
- Apache-2.0
- Tool Type:
- desktop application
- Operating Systems:
- Linux, Windows, Mac
- Programming Languages:
- Java
- Added:
- 12/18/2017
- Last Updated:
- 11/24/2024
Operations
Data Inputs & Outputs
Genome browser
Publications
Saito TL, Yoshimura J, Sasaki S, Ahsan B, Sasaki A, Kuroshu R, Morishita S. UTGB toolkit for personalized genome browsers. Bioinformatics. 2009;25(15):1856-1861. doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/btp350. PMID:19497937. PMCID:PMC2712345.
Documentation
User manual
http://utgenome.org/toolkit/