Using GBrowse 2.0 to visualize and share next-generation sequence data

Brief Bioinform. 2013 Mar;14(2):162-71. doi: 10.1093/bib/bbt001. Epub 2013 Feb 1.

Abstract

GBrowse is a mature web-based genome browser that is suitable for deployment on both public and private web sites. It supports most of genome browser features, including qualitative and quantitative (wiggle) tracks, track uploading, track sharing, interactive track configuration, semantic zooming and limited smooth track panning. As of version 2.0, GBrowse supports next-generation sequencing (NGS) data by providing for the direct display of SAM and BAM sequence alignment files. SAM/BAM tracks provide semantic zooming and support both local and remote data sources. This article provides step-by-step instructions for configuring GBrowse to display NGS data.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Computational Biology
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Storage Devices
  • Data Display
  • Databases, Genetic / statistics & numerical data*
  • High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Information Storage and Retrieval
  • Internet
  • Sequence Alignment / statistics & numerical data
  • Software*