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February 1, 2008 :: New version of ECR Browser
We are happy to announce the release of a completely redesigned version of the ECR Browser tool (dubbed dynamo). Explore and enjoy!
New features:
- multiple gene annotation tracks
- possibility to submit your own custom genome annotation
- share your cussom annotation by submitting it to
the ECR Browser User Annotation Database
- enhanced search through RefSeq, UCSC, Ensembl, mRNA, STS, SNPs, etc.
- zoom in/out using mouse wheel (similar to Google Maps)
- drag & drop rearrangement of gene annotation tracks
- drag & drop recentering of the conservation plot
- gene annotation drop on the conservation plot changes the reference annotation
- new alignments with repetitive elements included (colored in green)
- synteny annotation under each conservation track
- on-the-fly ECR and gene annotation
- single mouse-click Grab ECR function
- keyboard shortcuts:
o - zoom out 3x,
i - zoom in 3x,
> - shift to the right,
< - shift to the left,
l - flip the plot,
g - genome selection window,
p - parameters window,
c - highlight coreECRs,
r - reset parameters to defaults,
f - refresh the page,
a - additional alignments,
m - main gene annotation,
z - blastz-based genome alignment
Note: ECR Browser was tested on Internet Explorer 7 and Mozilla Firefox 2. We were also told it works on both Safari and Opera. Please update your Internet browser, if you experience unexpected behavior of ECR Browser.
Previous version: Previous version (dubbed snail) is scheduled to be retired any day now.
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Genome Alignment in ECR Browser ::
Align your sequence to a genome
Instructions on how to use ECR Browser.
 Add ECR Browser search button to your Google Toolbar. Click HERE and select your favorite genome.
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