HTT-DB: horizontally transferred transposable elements database

Horizontal transfer of transposable (HTT) elements among eukaryotes was discovered in the mid-1980s. As then, >300 new cases have been described. New findings about HTT are revealing the evolutionary impact of this phenomenon on host genomes. In order to provide an up to date, interactive and exp...

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Published in:Bioinformatics 2015-09, Vol.31 (17), p.2915-2917
Main Authors: Dotto, Bruno Reis, Carvalho, Evelise Leis, Silva, Alexandre Freitas, Duarte Silva, Luiz Fernando, Pinto, Paulo Marcos, Ortiz, Mauro Freitas, Wallau, Gabriel Luz
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Bioinformatics
Computer programs
Databases, Factual
DNA Transposable Elements - genetics
Eukaryota - classification
Eukaryota - genetics
Evolution, Molecular
Exports
Gene Transfer, Horizontal
Genome
Humans
Interactive
Software
Software packages
Species Specificity
Tables
Tables (data)
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Summary:Horizontal transfer of transposable (HTT) elements among eukaryotes was discovered in the mid-1980s. As then, >300 new cases have been described. New findings about HTT are revealing the evolutionary impact of this phenomenon on host genomes. In order to provide an up to date, interactive and expandable database for such events, we developed the HTT-DB database. HTT-DB allows easy access to most of HTT cases reported along with rich information about each case. Moreover, it allows the user to generate tables and graphs based on searches using Transposable elements and/or host species classification and export them in several formats. This database is freely available on the web at http://lpa.saogabriel.unipampa.edu.br:8080/httdatabase. HTT-DB was developed based on Java and MySQL with all major browsers supported. Tools and software packages used are free for personal or non-profit projects. bdotto82@gmail.com or gabriel.wallau@gmail.com.
ISSN:1367-4803
1367-4811
1460-2059
DOI:10.1093/bioinformatics/btv281