Genome Annotation Transfer Utility (GATU): rapid annotation of viral genomes using a closely related reference genome

Tcherepanov, Vasily; Ehlers, Angelika; Upton, Chris

After processing is complete, GATU provides the user with an interactive table (Figure 3 , top section) and a graphical view (Figure 3 , bottom section) of annotations; the views in these panels can be modified in the Preferences. Clicking on a row in the table (containing an accepted annotation) will automatically highlight this annotation in the graphical view; the Jump button moves the graphical display to center the ORF in the window. The slider at the bottom of the graphical view allows the user to zoom in and out. The interactive table contains a list of all the putative annotations for the target genome, along with relevant information for each annotation; clicking on the column header will sort the table by the column value. The buttons below the interactive table allow the user to switch between lists of the Reference genes and target genome Annotations.