Methodologies for the De novo Discovery of Transposable Element Families

Publication Title

Genes (Basel)

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-17-2022

Keywords

DNA Transposable Elements; washington; seattle; isb; genomics

Abstract

The discovery and characterization of transposable element (TE) families are crucial tasks in the process of genome annotation. Careful curation of TE libraries for each organism is necessary as each has been exposed to a unique and often complex set of TE families. De novo methods have been developed; however, a fully automated and accurate approach to the development of complete libraries remains elusive. In this review, we cover established methods and recent developments in de novo TE analysis. We also present various methodologies used to assess these tools and discuss opportunities for further advancement of the field.

Specialty

Institute for Systems Biology

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