TADKB: Family classification and a knowledge base of topologically associating domains.

Journal: BMC genomics
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Topologically associating domains (TADs) are considered the structural and functional units of the genome. However, there is a lack of an integrated resource for TADs in the literature where researchers can obtain family classifications and detailed information about TADs.

Authors

  • Tong Liu
    Intensive Care Medical Center, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200065, People's Republic of China.
  • Jacob Porter
    School of Computing Sciences and Computer Engineering, University of Southern Mississippi, 118 College Drive, Hattiesburg, MS, 39406, USA.
  • Chenguang Zhao
    School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China.
  • Hao Zhu
    State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan 430070 PR China chang@whut.edu.cn suntl@whut.edu.cn.
  • Nan Wang
    Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.
  • Zheng Sun
    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, California Baptist University, 3739 Adams Street, Riverside, CA, 92504, USA.
  • Yin-Yuan Mo
    Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 N State St, Jackson, MS, 39216, USA.
  • Zheng Wang
    Department of Infectious Diseases, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China.