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TopHat

TopHat

TopHat is a tool for splice-aware mapping of RNA-seq reads. The TopHat uses the Bowtie short read aligner tool (BWT-based algorithm) for the mapping whereafter it identifies intron-exon (splice) junctions. TopHat can use paired-end sequencing reads and parallel computation. (*BWT=Burrows–Wheeler transform)

Topic

RNA-seq; Mapping

Details

  • Operation: Splice site prediction; Read mapping
  • Input: Genome identifier; FASTQ; FASTA
  • Output: SAM; BED
  • Software interface: Command-line user interface
  • Language: C++, Python
  • Operating system: Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
  • License: Boost Software License v1
  • Cost: Free
  • Version name: 2.1.1
  • Maturity: Mature
  • Credit: National Institues of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF)
  • Contact: Cole Trapnell cole _at_ cs.umd.edu | infphilo _at_ gmail.com
  • Collection: -

Publications

Trapnell C, Pachter L, Salzberg SL "TopHat: discovering splice junctions with RNA-Seq." Bioinformatics. 2009 May 1;25(9):1105-11. Epub 2009 Mar 16. https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btp120
PMID: 19289445
PMCID: PMC2672628


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