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Improved genome assembly and evidence-based global gene model set for the chordate Ciona intestinalis: new insight into intron and operon populations

Yutaka Satou1*, Katsuhiko Mineta2, Michio Ogasawara3, Yasunori Sasakura4, Eiichi Shoguchi1, Keisuke Ueno2, Lixy Yamada5, Jun Matsumoto6, Jessica Wasserscheid7, Ken Dewar7, Graham B Wiley8, Simone L Macmil8, Bruce A Roe8, Robert W Zeller9, Kenneth EM Hastings6, Patrick Lemaire10, Erika Lindquist11, Toshinori Endo2, Kohji Hotta12 and Kazuo Inaba4

Author Affiliations

1 Department of Zoology, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan

2 Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, N14W9, Sapporo, 060-0814, Japan

3 Graduate School of Science and Technology, Chiba University, Inage, Chiba, 263-8522, Japan

4 Shimoda Marine Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Shimoda, Shizuoka, 415-0025, Japan

5 Division of Disease Proteomics, Institute for Enzyme Research, The University of Tokushima, 3-15-18 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan

6 Montreal Neurological Institute and Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery and Biology, McGill University, 3801 University St, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2B4, Canada

7 McGill University and Genome Quebec Innovation Centre, and Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2B4, Canada

8 Advanced Center for Genome Technology, and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 73019-0370, USA

9 Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, 92182-4614, USA

10 Institut de Biologie du Developpement de Marseille Luminy (IBDML), CNRS-UMR6216/Universite de la Mediterranee Aix-Marseille, Marseille, 13288, France

11 DOE Joint Genome Institute, Genomic Technologies Department, 2800 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek, California, 94598, USA

12 Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, Kouhoku, Yokohama, 223-8522, Japan

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Genome Biology 2008, 9:R152 doi:10.1186/gb-2008-9-10-r152

Published: 14 October 2008

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Additional data file 1:

Joined scaffolds: chromosomes 1-10.

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Additional data file 2:

Joined scaffolds: chromosomes 11-14, and scaffolds that are not assigned to chromosomes.

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Additional data file 3:

Transcript models.

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