REACTR
https://bio.tools/reactrReactr is an modularized, Snakemake workflow for automated, species-agnostic characterization of gene families from sequence to experimental design. Given a query protein sequence and NCBI taxonomy IDs (or RefSeq assembly accessions), reactr retrieves genomic data and runs comprehensive analysis across 4 integrated tiers: (1) evolutionary analysis, including homolog detection, domain-based clustering, multiple sequence alignment, and phylogenetic inference; (2) synteny and selection analysis, detecting collinear blocks and calculating Ka/Ks ratios; (3) structural and regulatory characterization, including motif discovery, chromosomal mapping, biochemical property prediction, subcellular localization prediction, and promoter analysis; and (4) experimental design tools, generating PCR primers and scored CRISPR gRNAs for lab validation. Reactr bridges computational prediction and experimental validation, thus enabling rapid transition from genomic discovery to functional studies.
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