ChimerDB 2.0 - a knowledgebase for fusion genes updated

Chromosome translocations and gene fusions are frequent events in the human genome and have been found to cause diverse types of tumor. ChimerDB is a knowledgebase of fusion genes identified from bioinformatics analysis of transcript sequences in the GenBank and various other public resources such as the Sanger cancer genome project (CGP), OMIM, PubMed and the Mitelman's database. In this updated version, we significantly modified the algorithm of identifying fusion transcripts. Specifically, the new algorithm is more sensitive and has detected 2699 fusion transcripts with high confidence. Furthermore, it can identify interchromosomal translocations as well as the intrachromosomal deletions or inversions of large DNA segments. Importantly, results from the analysis of next-generation sequencing data in the short read archives are incorporated as well. We updated and integrated all contents (GenBank, Sanger CGP, OMIM, PubMed publications and the Mitelman's database), and the ...

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2010
• Where: NAR
• Authors: Pora Kim, Suhyeon Yoon, Namshin Kim, Sanghyun Lee, Minjeong Ko, Haeseung Lee, Hyunjung Kang, Jaesang Kim, Sanghyuk Lee
• Keywords: Diverse Types, Fusion Transcripts, NAR 2010, Sanger Cancer Genome