webFOG: A web tool to map genomic features onto genes

Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2010 Oct 22;401(3):447-50. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.09.077. Epub 2010 Sep 24.

Abstract

A large number of new genomic features are being discovered using high throughput techniques. The next challenge is to automatically map them to the reference genome for further analysis and functional annotation. We have developed a tool that can be used to map important genomic features to the latest version of the human genome and also to annotate new features. These genomic features could be of many different source types, including miRNAs, microarray primers or probes, Chip-on-Chip data, CpG islands and SNPs to name a few. A standalone version and web interface for the tool can be accessed through: http://populationhealth.qimr.edu.au/cgi-bin/webFOG/index.cgi. The project details and source code is also available at http://www.bioinformatics.org/webfog.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Chromosome Mapping / methods*
  • CpG Islands
  • Genome, Human / genetics*
  • High-Throughput Screening Assays*
  • Humans
  • Internet*
  • MicroRNAs / genetics
  • Promoter Regions, Genetic
  • Sequence Alignment / methods*
  • Software*

Substances

  • MicroRNAs