Does Tophat-fusion-post need to install old blast and blast+?

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3.3 years ago

Apprentice ▴ 160

I'm constructing my pipeline of Tophat-fusion.

The document of Tophat-fusion said that we need to install BLAST binaries (blastall and blastn). https://ccb.jhu.edu/software/tophat/fusion_tutorial.shtml

As far as I know, blastall binary is included in only old blast. On the other hand, blastn binary is included in only blast+ (new blast).

Should I install both old blast and blast+(new blast)?

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ADD COMMENT • link 3.3 years ago by Apprentice ▴ 160

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I don't think that Tophat is the way to go nowadays, it is in low maintenance for several years now. You might consider looking for more recent software packages to achieve the same goal.

The fact it asks to install a quite old blast version might have hinted you in this direction already.

For instance this post (How to perform fusion search with Hisat2? ) might give you some clues on where to start.

ADD REPLY • link 3.3 years ago by lieven.sterck 15k

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Thank you for your advice.

As ATpoint recommends, I'll consider the use of STAR-Fusion.

ADD REPLY • link 3.3 years ago by Apprentice ▴ 160

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There is also STAR-Fusion https://github.com/STAR-Fusion/STAR-Fusion/wiki which might be of interest here, relying on STAR which is a current and well-maintained piece of software. The method is also published for what's worth.