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ArticleBMC bioinformatics2004

Gene prediction using the Self-Organizing Map: automatic generation of multiple gene models.

Shaun Mahony, James O McInerney, Terry J Smith, Aaron Golden

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Article in BMC bioinformatics, 2004. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Shaun MahonyNational Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science, NUI, Galway, Galway, Ireland. shaun.mahony@nuigalway.ie
James O McInerney
Terry J Smith
Aaron Golden

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMany current gene prediction methods use only one model to represent protein-coding regions in a genome, and so are less likely to predict the location of genes that have an atypical sequence composition. It is likely that future improvements in gene finding will involve the development of methods that can adequately deal with intra-genomic compositional variation.

resultsThis work explores a new approach to gene-prediction, based on the Self-Organizing Map, which has the ability to automatically identify multiple gene models within a genome. The current implementation, named RescueNet, uses relative synonymous codon usage as the indicator of protein-coding potential.

conclusionsWhile its raw accuracy rate can be less than other methods, RescueNet consistently identifies some genes that other methods do not, and should therefore be of interest to gene-prediction software developers and genome annotation teams alike. RescueNet is recommended for use in conjunction with, or as a complement to, other gene prediction methods.

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PMCPMC385221

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