Bioinformatics Advance Access published online on April 8, 2009
Bioinformatics, doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/btp239
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WebGBrowse - a web server for GBrowse
Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA.
*To whom correspondence should be addressed. Dr. Qunfeng Dong, E-mail: dongq{at}indiana.edu
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Summary: The Generic Genome Browser (GBrowse) is one of the most widely used tools for visualizing genomic features along a reference sequence. However, the installation and configuration of GBrowse is not trivial for biologists. We have developed a web server, WebGBrowse that allows users to upload genome annotation in the GFF3 format, configure the display of each genomic feature by simply using a web browser, and visualize the configured genomic features with the integrated GBrowse software.
Availability: WebGBrowse is accessible via http://webgbrowse.cgb.indiana.edu/ and the system is also freely available for local installations.
Contact: dongq{at}indiana.edu
Associate Editor: Prof. Alfonso Valencia
Received on January 8, 2009; revised on March 12, 2009; accepted on April 3, 2009