From evidence-based alignments on de-novo assembly, to gene identification
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chefarov ▴ 170

I am trying to perform gene prediction after a de-novo assembly of dna-seq reads (E. Coli).

After producing the scaffolds I used bowtie2 to map ESTs (random ones from E. Coli) on the scaffolds. Thus I end up with sam/bam files that contain the alignments of the evidence-based data (e.g ESTs) to the scaffolds. My goal is to identify gene regions on the scaffolds.

The all time classic paper A beginner’s guide to eukaryotic genome annotation suggests to cluster the alignments in order to identify overlapping alignments and predictions. Any practical idea of how do I do that?

Thanks

PS1: I would prefer either a) any ideas of manual approach (simple steps) or b) python/BASH-based toolkits

PS2: An overview of the SAM file (alignments):

  @HD   VN:1.0  SO:unsorted @SQ SN:scaffold1|size105789 LN:105789 @SQ   SN:scaffold2|size142352 LN:142352 @SQ   SN:scaffold3|size57540  LN:57540 .... @SQ   SN:scaffold132|size37   LN:37 @PG   ID:bowtie2  PN:bowtie2  VN:2.3.3    CL:"/usr/bin/bowtie2-align-s--wrapper basic-0 -f -x SRR001665_scaffolds -S SRR001665_on_scaffolds.sam -U ESTS/seven_ests.fasta" 
  gi|14475471|gb|BI067949.1|    4   *   0   0   *   *   0   0   AGTGTATGATGGTGTTTTTGAGGTGCTCCAGTGGCTTCTGTTTCTATCNNCTGTCCCTCCTGTTCAGCTACTGACGGGGTGGTGCGTAACGGCAAAAGCACCGCCGGACATCAGCGCTATCTCTGCTCTCACTGCCGTAAAACATGGCAACTGCAGTTCACTTACACCGCTTCTCAACCCGGTACGCACCAGAAAATCATTGATATGGCCATGAATGGCGTTGGATGCCGGGCAACAGCCCGCATTATGGGCGTTGGCCTCAACACGATTTTACGTCACTTAAAAAACTCAGGCCGCAGTCGGTAACCTCGCGCATACAGCCGGGCAGTGACGTCATCGTCTGCGCGGAAATGGACGAACAGTGGGGCTATGTCGGGGCTAAATCGCGCCAGCGCTGGCTGTTTTACGCGTATGACAGTCTCCGGAAGACGGTTGTTGCGCACGTATTCGGTGAACGCACTATGGCGACGCTGGGGCGTCTTATGAGCCTGCTGTCACCCTTTGACGTGGTGATATGGATGACGGATGGCTGGCCGCTGTATGAATCCCGCCTGAAGGGAAAGCTGCACGTAATCAGCAAGCGATATACGCAGCGAATTGAGCGGCATAACCTGAATCTGAGGCAGCACCTNNNNCGNNN    IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII    YT:Z:UU 
  gi|14007620|gb|BG713670.1|    0   scaffold38|size43565    37568   42  629M    *   0   0 ACACAAAGAAAAATTGAATAAACTGTATGATTTAAAAGATTATCGGGAGAGTTACCTCCCGATATAAAAGGAAGGATTTACAGAATGTGACCTAAGGTCTGGCGTAAATGTGCACCGGAACCGAGAAGGCCCGGATTGTCATGGACGATGAGATACACCGGAATATCATGGACATATTCTTTAAAGCGCCCTTTATCTTCAAATGCGGCACGGAAACCGGAGGCTTTGAAGAACTCAAGGAAGCGCGGCACGATACCGCCCGCAATAAACACGCCGCCAAATGTCCCGAGATTGAGCGCCAGATTGCCGCCAAAACGGCCCATAATGACGCAAAACAGCGACAATGCGCGGCGGCAATCGGTGCAGCTGTCAGCCAGCGCGCGTTCGGTAATATCTTTTGGCTTGAGATTTTCTGGCAGGCGGTTGTCAGCTTTCACAATTGCGCGATACAAATTCACCAGCCCAGGGCCAGAAAGCACGCGCTCCGCCGAAACATGACCAATTTCCGCACGCAATATTTCGAGGATAATGGCCTCTTCTTCACTATTCGGCGCAAAATCAACGTGACCGCCTTCGCCTGGCAAGCTTACCCAACGCTTATCGACATGGACCNNNTGCGCAACCCCAAC IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII   AS:i:-9 XN:i:0  XM:i:4  XO:i:0  XG:i:0  NM:i:4  MD:Z:612A0G0A13G0   YT:Z:UU 
  gi|14007330|gb|BG713380.1|    16  scaffold21|size132647   11225   40  484M    *   0   0   GGTTGGCTGGGGGTATTCTTGCCCGGGTCNNATACGTCATCTAACGCCCTGTTCGCCGCGCTGCAAGCCGCCGCAGCTCANCAAATTGGCGTCTCTGATCTGTTGNNGGTTGCCGCCAATACCACCGGTGGCGTCGCCGGTAAGATGATCTCCCCGCAATCTATCGCTATCGCCTGTACGGCGGTAGGCCTGGTGGGCAAAGAGTNNGATTTGTTCCGCTTTACTGTCAAACACAGCCTGATCTTCACCTGTATAGTGGGCGTGATCACCACGCTTCAGGCTTATGTCTTAACGTGGATGATTCCTTAATGATTGTTTTACCCAGACGCCTGTCAGACGAGGTTGCCGATCGTGTGCGGGCNNNNNNTGATGAAAAAAACCTGTAAGCGGGCATGAAGTTGCCCGCTGAGCGCCAACTGGNTATGCAACTCGGCGTATCACGTCATTCACTGCGCGAGGCGCTGGCAAAACTGGTGNNNGAAGG    IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII    AS:i:-83    XN:i:0  XM:i:28 XO:i:0  XG:i:0  NM:i:28 MD:Z:2C15C2A7G0G4C33A7A2A24C0T28A41G27C0T154G0C0T0G0A0T16G36C0G21A32A0G0T5  YT:Z:UU 
  gi|14007281|gb|BG713331.1|    16  scaffold21|size132647   11064   42  645M    *   0   0   NCNNNNNCGGCAGCACGCTGAAAGAACTGNCTCTGCCCATCTACTCCATCGGTATGGTGCTGGCATTCGCCTTTATTTCGAACTATTCCGGACTGTCATCAACACTGGCGCTGGCACTGGCGCACACCGGTCATGCATTCACCTTCTTCTCGCCGTTCCTCGGCTGGCTGGGGGTATTCCTGACCGGGTCGGATACCTCATCTAACGCCCTGTTCGCCGCGCTGCAAGCCACCGCAGCACAACAAATTGGCGTCTCTGATCTGTTGCTGGTTGCCGCCAATACCACCGGTGGCGTCACCGGTAAGATGATCTCCCCGCAATCTATCGCTATCGCCTGTGCGGCGGTAGGCCTGGTGGGCAAAGAGTCTGATTTGTTCCGCTTTACTGTCAAACACAGCCTGATCTTCACCTGTATAGTGGGCGTGATCACCACGCTTCAGGCTTATGTCTTAACGTGGATGATTCCTTAATGATTGTTTTACCCAGACGCCTGTCAGACGAGGTTGCCGATCGTGTGCGGGCGCTGATTGATGAAAAAAACCTGGAAGCGGGCATGAAGTTGCCCGCTGAGCGCCAACTGGCGATGCAACTCGGCGTATCACGTAATTCACTGCGCGAGGCGCTGGCAAAACTGGTGAGTGAAGG   IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII   AS:i:-7 XN:i:0  XM:i:7  XO:i:0  XG:i:0  NM:i:7  MD:Z:0G1A0C0C0T0T22G615 YT:Z:UU 
  gi|14006980|gb|BG713030.1|    0   scaffold38|size43565    24794   42  449M    *   0   0   TGCGATACAACAATTCGTATCTACAGAAGGTAACTATGTTTCCACAATGCAAATTTTCCCGCGAGTTTCTACATCCTCGCTACTGGCTCACATGGTTTGGGCTTGGTGTACTCTGGCTTTGGGTACAGCTTCCTTATCCTGTTCTCTGCTTTCTCGGCACGCGTATTGGCGCAATGGCGCGACCATTCCTGAAACGTCGTGAATCTATCGCCCGTAAAAACCTGGAACTTTGTTTCCCGCAGCATTCTGCGGAAGAACGCGAGAAGATGATTGCCGAAAACTTTCGTTCACTCGGCATGGCGCTGGTAGAAACCGGCATGGCATGGTTCTGGCCCGACAGTCGCGTACGTAAATGGTTTGATGTTGAAGGGTTGGATAACCTTAAACGCGCACAAATGCAAAATCGCGGCGTAATGGTTGTCGGCGTCCATTTTATGTCGCTGGAACTG   IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII   AS:i:0  XN:i:0  XM:i:0  XO:i:0  XG:i:0  NM:i:0  MD:Z:449    YT:Z:UU 
  gi|14006658|gb|BG712708.1|    0   scaffold38|size43565    24794   42  417M1I32M   *   0   0   TGCGATACAACAATTCGTATCTACAGAAGGTAACTATGTTTCCACAATGCAAATTTTCCCGCGAGTTTCTACATCCTCGCTACTGGCTCACATGGTTTGGGCTTGGTGTACTCTGGCTTTGGGTACAGCTTCCTTATCCTGTTCTCTGCTTTCTCGGCACGCGTATTGGCGCAATGGCGCGACCATTCCTGAAACGTCGTGAATCTATCGCCCGTAAAAACCTGGAACTTTGTTTCCCGCAGCATTCTGCGGAAGAACGCGAGAAGATGATTGCCGAAAACTTTCGTTCACTCGGCATGGCGCTGGTAGAAACCGGCATGGCATGGTTCTGGCCCGACAGTCGCGTACGTAAATGGTTTGATGTTGAAGGGTTGGATAACCTTAAACGCGCACAAATGCAAAATCGCGGCGTAATGGNNNGTCGGCGTCCATTTTATGTCGCTGGAACTG  IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII  AS:i:-10    XN:i:0  XM:i:2  XO:i:1  XG:i:1  NM:i:3  MD:Z:417T0T30   YT:Z:UU gi|14004118|gb|BG710168.1|  0   scaffold38|size43565    24794   42  449M    *   0   0   TGCGATACAACAATTCGTATCTACAGAAGGTAACTATGTTTCCACAATGCAAATTTTCCCGCGAGTTTCTACATCCTCGCTACTGGCTCACATGGTTTGGGCTTGGTGTACTCTGGCTTTGGGTACAGCTTCCTTATCCTGTTCTCTGCTTTCTCGGCACGCGTATTGGCGCAATGGCGCGACCATTCCTGAAACGTCGTGAATCTATCGCCCGTAAAAACCTGGAACTTTGTTTCCCGCAGCATTCTGCGGAAGAACGCGAGAAGATGATTGCCGAAAACTTTCGTTCACTCGGCATGGCGCTGGTAGAAACCGGCATGGCATGGTTCTGGCCCGACAGTCGCGTACGTAAATGGTTTGATGTTGAAGGGTTGGATAACCTTAAACGCGCACAAATGCAAAATCGCGGCGTAATGGTTGTCGGCGTCCATTTTATGTCGCTGGAACTG   IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII   AS:i:0  XN:i:0  XM:i:0  XO:i:0  XG:i:0  NM:i:0  MD:Z:449    YT:Z:UU 
  gi|226767304|gb|GO523315.1|   4   *   0   0   *   *   0   0   ACTGGGGAAACCTTGCAGTTACGGAACTTAAACGCCTGGCAGCACGTGCCCCTTTCAGCACCTGGCGTAATCCGGAAGAGGCCCGCACCAATCGCCCTTCCAACGTGATGCGCAGCCTGAATGGTCAATGGGACT IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII YT:Z:UU 
  gi|209377782|gb|GE310270.1|   4   *   0   0   *   *   0   0   AGTTGTAGTTTTTCAACTCATAGATGAGCACTACCCCTTTTGGGGGTTAATCACAAGTTTATCACCGATTGATGGCCCTTAAAGGGGGATTTCTTCTGGAGTTTCCCCTTCACCTGATTTGCAGGAAAGTAAATCACCGCTTTCACAACAGTGACCCACTACTACACACTAAACAACTGGTAAATCTTTTTAAGAGGATTGATCTTAACCAAGCTTAACAATCTTAATTTAATGCTAGGCACCATAGAGTGATGGTCTAGTTATATCATTTAAACCTGAATTAACTTTAACAAATTGAAAGCCTGGCTCCTCATGAGACTAGTTCTTTGTGCTAACCATATCTACTATTTCACATAGTAGAATACCTGAGTTTGCTACTAGGAATGTTCCTGGCTCAATTTCAAGTTTTAAATTTCTTTGATTTTACTGGTTGAATTCATTGATCTTATTTACTGT    IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII    YT:Z:UU
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You could use a tool like Prokka to do gene identification/annotation easily. NCBI also makes their prokaryotic annotation pipeline available, assuming you will be making this data public at some point.

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Thank you for your reply. Unfortunately this tool isn't suitable for me for several reasons: a) too complicated for what I want, b) doesn't have proper documentation, c) written in bioperl which means it will be difficult for me to integrate it in my python/bash based pipeline. I am more interested in a manual approach (simple steps) to gene identification. However if you could suggest a python-based equivalent tool or a simpler tool I could take an inside look at it. Thanks again :) I have updated my question to clarify this.

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prodigal does an excellent job in predicting genes. I would suggest running cmscan (RFAM) on top of that. That's basically what prokka does (+ some other things). prodigal is standalone. You could use RNAseq data to enhance the computational predictions, you can map the reads->bed file->merge bed using bedtools.

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Thank you Asaf, prodigal seems a very good choice! I am most probably going to use that. Do you have in mind anything equivalent to propose for eykariotic genomes?

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Unfortunately no. I'm not aware of a good public tool for eukaryotes.

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Indeed things in eukaryotes are more complicated, thus there isn't a simple supervised learning tool like prodigal. Moreover as a future reference, for people coming up to this thread, I was wrong before about lack of documentation in PROKKA, since I just found an external source http://metagenomics-workshop.readthedocs.io/en/latest/annotation/index.html which is a tutorial (steps) for annotation.

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A final question that I have as regards the use of rna-seq data to enhance the predictions: As I understand you mean to map the reads to the scaffolds and then combine somehow the two separate results (1: genes from prodigal, 2: alignments), using bedtools? I am asking because the only way that I know to combine evidence-based data with ab-initio results is to feed the ab-initio predictor with the evidence-based data at runtime (something that prodigal doesn't seem to be capable of). Thanks again!

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Prodigal will give you the coding regions while the RNA-seq results will give you the transcripts, including ncRNAs. If you'll combine them you'll get the genes with the UTRs. I'm not aware of a tool that does this combination neatly, bedtools might be a good tool to get the ORFs from prodigal aligned with the experimental transcripts.

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