STAR(1)

NAME

   STAR - ultrafast universal RNA-seq aligner

DESCRIPTION

   Spliced Transcripts Alignment to a Reference (STAR) software based on a
   previously undescribed RNA-seq alignment algorithm that uses sequential
   maximum  mappable seed search in uncompressed suffix arrays followed by
   seed  clustering  and  stitching  procedure.  STAR  outperforms   other
   aligners  by  a  factor  of >50 in mapping speed, aligning to the human
   genome 550 million 2  76 bp paired-end reads  per  hour  on  a  modest
   12-core  server, while at the same time improving alignment sensitivity
   and precision. In addition to unbiased de novo detection  of  canonical
   junctions,   STAR  can  discover  non-canonical  splices  and  chimeric
   (fusion) transcripts, and is also capable of  mapping  full-length  RNA
   sequences.   Using   Roche  454  sequencing  of  reverse  transcription
   polymerase  chain  reaction  amplicons,  the   authors   experimentally
   validated 1960 novel intergenic splice junctions with an 80-90% success
   rate, corroborating the high precision of the STAR mapping strategy.

SYNOPSIS

   STAR --option1-name option1-value(s)--option2-name option2-value(s) ...

SEE ALSO

   This manpage is only a placeholder.  You can get extensive  information
   by using
     see /usr/share/doc/rna-star/STARmanual.pdf

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