AluHunter: a database of potentially polymorphic Alu insertions for use in primate phylogeny and population genetics

Christina M Bergey

doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/btr491

AluHunter: a database of potentially polymorphic Alu insertions for use in primate phylogeny and population genetics

Bioinformatics. 2011 Oct 15;27(20):2924-5. doi: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btr491. Epub 2011 Aug 31.

Author

Christina M Bergey¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anthropology, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA. cmb433@nyu.edu

PMID: 21880703
DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btr491

Abstract

Summary: AluHunter is a database of taxon-specific primate Alu elements for use in phylogeny and population genetics. The software automatically isolates potentially polymorphic Alu insertions in sequences submitted to GenBank by screening the elements against reference genomes. The resultant database of variable markers is a valuable resource for researchers interested in characterizing Alu elements in their primate taxon of interest.

Availability and implementation: The AluHunter database can be accessed at http://www.aluhunter.com.

Contact: cmb433@nyu.edu.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Alu Elements*
Animals
Databases, Nucleic Acid*
Genetics, Population / methods
Genomics
Phylogeny*
Polymorphism, Genetic
Primates / classification*
Primates / genetics*