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Sensitive and error-tolerant annotation of protein-coding DNA with BATH
Genevieve R Krause1,2, Walt Shands2,3, Travis J Wheeler1,2
1R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
Biorxiv : the Preprint Server for Biology
|January 23, 2024
Summary
We developed BATH, a tool for sensitive protein-coding DNA annotation using profile hidden Markov models (pHMMs). It accurately detects frameshift indels, outperforming other tools for error-containing sequences.
Area of Science:
- Genomics
- Bioinformatics
Background:
- Accurate annotation of protein-coding DNA is crucial for understanding gene function.
- Existing tools may struggle with sequences containing errors like indels.
Conclusions:
- BATH is recommended for high-sensitivity DNA annotation, especially with error-prone data.
- It is particularly valuable for analyzing long-read sequencing data and pseudogenes.
- The tool enhances the accuracy of protein-coding DNA annotation in the presence of frameshift errors.

