MegaSSR: a web server for large scale microsatellite identification, classification, and marker development

dc.creatorMokhtar, Morad M.
dc.creatorAlsamman, Alsamman M.
dc.creatorEl Allali, Achraf
dc.date2023-12-14
dc.date2024-11-21T21:38:51Z
dc.date2024-11-21T21:38:51Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T14:24:41Z
dc.descriptionNext-generation sequencing technologies have opened new avenues for using genomic data to study and develop molecular markers and improve genetic resources. Simple Sequence Repeats (SSRs) as genetic markers are increasingly used in molecular diversity and molecular breeding programs that require bioinformatics pipelines to analyze the large amounts of data. Therefore, there is an ongoing need for online tools that provide computational resources with minimal effort and maximum efficiency, including automated development of SSR markers. These tools should be flexible, customizable, and able to handle the ever-increasing amount of genomic data. Here we introduce MegaSSR (https://bioinformatics.um6p.ma/MegaSSR), a web server and a standalone pipeline that enables the design of SSR markers in any target genome. MegaSSR allows users to design targeted PCR-based primers for their selected SSR repeats and includes multiple tools that initiate computational pipelines for SSR mining, classification, comparisons, PCR primer design, in silico PCR validation, and statistical visualization. MegaSSR results can be accessed, searched, downloaded, and visualized with user-friendly web-based tools. These tools provide graphs and tables showing various aspects of SSR markers and corresponding PCR primers. MegaSSR will accelerate ongoing research in plant species and assist breeding programs in their efforts to improve current genomic resources.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/162573
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/78893
dc.languageen
dc.publisherFrontiers Media
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceMorad M. Mokhtar, Alsamman M. Alsamman, Achraf El Allali. (14/12/2023). MegaSSR: a web server for large scale microsatellite identification, classification, and marker development. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14.
dc.subjectsimple sequence repeats
dc.subjectssr markers
dc.subjectmegassr web server
dc.subjectnon-redundant ssr library
dc.subjectbioinformatic pipeline.
dc.titleMegaSSR: a web server for large scale microsatellite identification, classification, and marker development
dc.typeJournal Article

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