Microsatellites explorer: A database of short tandem repeats across genomes.

ABSTRACT: Short tandem repeats (STRs) are widespread, repetitive elements, with a number of biological functions and are among the most rapidly mutating regions in the genome. Their distribution varies significantly between taxonomic groups in the tree of life and are highly polymorphic within the human population. Advances in sequencing technologies coupled with decreasing costs have enabled the generation of an ever-growing number of complete genomes. Additionally, the arrival of accurate long reads has facilitated the generation of Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) assemblies of complete genomes. Nevertheless, there is no comprehensive database that encompasses the STRs found per genome across different organisms and for different human genomes across diverse ancestries. Here we introduce Microsatellite

SUBMITTER: Provatas K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11550718 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature