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HGTree

General information

URL: http://hgtree2.snu.ac.kr
Full name: Database of Horizontally Transferred Genes Determined by Tree Reconciliation
Description: HGTree v2.0 database provides you the genome-wide horizontal gene transfer information for 20,536 completely sequenced non-redundant prokaryotic genomes, and reliable HGT information results curated with various steps. HGTree v2.0 defines 4,017,521 HGT events by comparing the phylogenetic trees.
Year founded: 2016
Last update: 2022
Version: v2.0
Accessibility:
Accessible
Country/Region: Korea, Republic of

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DNA
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Contact information

University/Institution: Seoul National University
Address: Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
City: Seoul
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Country/Region: Korea, Republic of
Contact name (PI/Team): Heebal Kim
Contact email (PI/Helpdesk): heebal@snu.ac.kr

Publications

36350646
HGTree v2.0: a comprehensive database update for horizontal gene transfer (HGT) events detected by the tree-reconciliation method. [PMID: 36350646]
Youngseok Choi, Sojin Ahn, Myeongkyu Park, SaetByeol Lee, Seoae Cho, Heebal Kim

HGTree is a database that provides horizontal gene transfer (HGT) event information on 2472 prokaryote genomes using the tree-reconciliation method. HGTree was constructed in 2015, and a large number of prokaryotic genomes have been additionally published since then. To cope with the rapid rise of prokaryotic genome data, we present HGTree v2.0 (http://hgtree2.snu.ac.kr), a newly updated version of our HGT database with much more extensive data, including a total of 20 536 completely sequenced non-redundant prokaryotic genomes, and more reliable HGT information results curated with various steps. As a result, HGTree v2.0 has a set of expanded data results of 6 361 199 putative horizontally transferred genes integrated with additional functional information such as the KEGG pathway, virulence factors and antimicrobial resistance. Furthermore, various visualization tools in the HGTree v2.0 database website provide intuitive biological insights, allowing the users to investigate their genomes of interest.

Nucleic Acids Res. 2023:51(D1) | 8 Citations (from Europe PMC, 2025-12-13)
26578597
HGTree: database of horizontally transferred genes determined by tree reconciliation. [PMID: 26578597]
Jeong H, Sung S, Kwon T, Seo M, Caetano-Anollés K, Choi SH, Cho S, Nasir A, Kim H.

The HGTree database provides putative genome-wide horizontal gene transfer (HGT) information for 2472 completely sequenced prokaryotic genomes. This task is accomplished by reconstructing approximate maximum likelihood phylogenetic trees for each orthologous gene and corresponding 16S rRNA reference species sets and then reconciling the two trees under parsimony framework. The tree reconciliation method is generally considered to be a reliable way to detect HGT events but its practical use has remained limited because the method is computationally intensive and conceptually challenging. In this regard, HGTree (http://hgtree.snu.ac.kr) represents a useful addition to the biological community and enables quick and easy retrieval of information for HGT-acquired genes to better understand microbial taxonomy and evolution. The database is freely available and can be easily scaled and updated to keep pace with the rapid rise in genomic information. © The Author(s) 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Nucleic Acids Research.

Nucleic Acids Res. 2016:44(D1) | 29 Citations (from Europe PMC, 2025-12-20)

Ranking

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2719/6895 (60.58%)
Gene genome and annotation:
852/2021 (57.892%)
2719
Total Rank
36
Citations
4
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Created on: 2016-01-05
Curated by:
Xinyu Zhou [2023-09-07]
sun yongqing [2022-08-25]
Lina Ma [2018-07-06]
Zhang Zhang [2016-04-26]
Chunlei Yu [2016-04-17]
Chunlei Yu [2016-03-31]
Lin Liu [2016-01-29]
Lin Liu [2016-01-05]