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Here, we present the Transcriptome Analysis and Comparison Explorer (T-ACE), a tool designed for the organization and analysis of large sequence datasets, and especially suited for transcriptome projects of non-model organisms with little or no a priori sequence information. T-ACE offers a TCL-based interface, which accesses a PostgreSQL database via a php-script. Within T-ACE, information belonging to single sequences or contigs, such as annotation or read coverage, is linked to the respective sequence and immediately accessible. Sequences and assigned information can be searched via keyword- or BLAST-search. Additionally, T-ACE provides within and between transcriptome analysis modules on the level of expression, GO terms, KEGG pathways and protein domains. Results are visualized and can be easily exported for external analysis. We developed T-ACE for laboratory environments, which have only a limited amount of bioinformatics support, and for collaborative projects in which different partners work on the same dataset from different locations or platforms (Windows\/Linux\/MacOS). For laboratories with some experience in bioinformatics and programming, the low complexity of the database structure and open-source code provides a framework that can be customized according to the different needs of the user and transcriptome project.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Contact: \u00a0e.philipp@ikmb.uni-kiel.de; l.kraemer@ikmb.uni_kiel.de; p.rosenstiel@mucosa.de<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Supplementary information: \u00a0Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1093\/bioinformatics\/bts056","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2012,1,29]],"date-time":"2012-01-29T01:14:57Z","timestamp":1327799697000},"page":"777-783","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["The Transcriptome Analysis and Comparison Explorer\u2014T-ACE: a platform-independent, graphical tool to process large RNAseq datasets of non-model organisms"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"28","author":[{"given":"E. E. 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