clinker & clustermap.js: automatic generation of gene cluster comparison figures

• Published in: Bioinformatics (Oxford, England) Vol. 37; no. 16; pp. 2473 - 2475
• Main Authors: Gilchrist, Cameron L M, Chooi, Yit-Heng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 25.08.2021; Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
• Subjects: Availability; Bioinformatics; Biological activity; Clinker; Gene clusters; Source code; Visualization

Abstract Summary Genes involved in biological pathways are often collocalised in gene clusters, the comparison of which can give valuable insights into their function and evolutionary history. However, comparison and visualization of gene cluster similarity is a tedious process, particularly when ma...