Authors: V. Ruggieri, I. Anzar, A. Paytuvi, R. Calafiore, R. Aiese Cigliano, W. Sanseverino, A. Barone
Institutions:
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Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Università 100, 80055 Portici (NA), Italy
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Sequentia Biotech SL, Calle Comte d’Urgell, 240, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
Publication: DNA Research
Date: December, 2016
Full paper: Exploiting the Great Potential of Sequence Capture Data by a New Tool, SUPER-CAP
Abstract:
The recent development of Sequence Capture methodology represents a powerful strategy for enhancing data generation to assess genetic variation of targeted genomic regions. Here, we present SUPER-CAP, a bioinformatics web tool aimed at handling Sequence Capture data, fine calculating the allele frequency of variations and building genotype-specific sequence of captured genes. The dataset used to develop this in silico strategy consists of 378 loci and related regulative regions in a collection of 44 tomato landraces. About 14,000 high-quality variants were identified. The high depth (>40×) of coverage and adopting the correct filtering criteria allowed identification of about 4,000 rare variants and 10 genes with a different copy number variation. We also show that the tool is capable to reconstruct genotype-specific sequences for each genotype by using the detected variants. This allows evaluating the combined effect of multiple variants in the same protein. The architecture and functionality of SUPER-CAP makes the software appropriate for a broad set of analyses including SNP discovery and mining. Its functionality, together with the capability to process large data sets and efficient detection of sequence variation, makes SUPER-CAP a valuable bioinformatics tool for genomics and breeding purposes.
