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 [options]... --genomeDir REFERENCE --readFilesIn R1.fq R2.fq

SEE ALSO

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