Title
MutScreener: primer design tool for PCR-direct sequencing.
Abstract
In searching for susceptibility genes, both positional cloning and candidate gene strategies have been helpful. Mutation screening is one of the many technologies that have been implemented in order to identify mutations or polymorphisms in candidate genes or genomic regions. Since human genome sequence is available, PCR- direct sequencing is one of the major methods for mutation screening or resequencing. Unfortunately, assay design can be laborious if multiple genes or large regions need to be investigated. To solve this conundrum a web-based application, MutScreener, has been developed. MutScreener assists in the analysis of human gene structure and design of PCR/ sequencing primer. This application supports batch assay design based on either existing public gene annotation or custom gene annotation. The optional universal tagged primers can support high throughput resequencing processes. MutScreener is available for public use at http://bioinfo.bsd.uchicago.edu/MutScreener.html.
Year
DOI
Venue
2006
10.1093/nar/gkl168
NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH
Keywords
Field
DocType
dna primers,gene structure,polymerase chain reaction,exons,human genome,polymorphism,web based applications,candidate gene,high throughput,genomics,internet
Gene,Polymerase chain reaction,Biology,Candidate gene,Genomics,Primer (molecular biology),Human genome,Genetics,Molecular biology,Gene Annotation,Mutation
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
34
Web Server issue
0305-1048
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
2
0.50
3
Authors
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Fengxia Yao191.06
Ruifang Zhang292.07
Zanhua Zhu391.06
Kun Xia4213.91
Chunyu Liu5124.45