Annotation inconsistencies beyond sequence similarity-based function prediction – phylogeny and genome structure. Issue 1 (December 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Promponas, Vasilis; Iliopoulos, Ioannis; Ouzounis, Christos
• Is Part Of: Standards in genomic sciences. Volume 10:Issue 1(2015)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 5
• Publication Date: 2015-12
• Subjects: Genome-wide annotation -- Genome-aware methods -- Protein function prediction -- Next-generation sequencing -- Mis-annotation modeling -- Error propagation -- Genome structure -- Genome evolution; Genomics -- Periodicals; Genomics -- Periodicals; Genomics; Periodicals; 572.8605
• DOI: 10.1186/s40793-015-0101-2
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1944-3277

Abstract

Abstract The function annotation process in computational biology has increasingly shifted from the traditional characterization of individual biochemical roles of protein molecules to the system-wide detection of entire metabolic pathways and genomic structures. The so-called genome-aware methods broaden misannotation inconsistencies in genome sequences beyond protein function assignments, encompassing phylogenetic anomalies and artifactual genomic regions. We outline three categories of error propagation in databases by providing striking examples – at various levels of appreciation by the community from traditional to emerging, thus raising awareness for future solutions.