lovis4u 0.1.5.1

Loci Visualisation Tool.

Description

LoVis4u is a bioinformatics tool for Locus Visualisation and coverage profiles from sequencing experiments.

Supported genome annotation input: Genbank, gff3 with sequence
Supported coverage profile input: bedGraph, bigWig
Supported output: Static vector graphics (pdf)
Programming language: Python3
OS: MacOS, Linux
Python dependencies: biopython, bcbio-gff, scipy, configs, pandas, distinctipy, matplotlib, seaborn, reportlab, pyhmmer, progress, requests
Python version: >= 3.8
OS-level dependencies: MMseqs2, bigWigToBedGraph (included in the package)
License: WTFPL
Version: 0.1.5 (May 2025)

Detailed documentation with user guide is available at LoVis4u Homepage

Reference

If you find LoVis4u useful, please cite:
Artyom. A. Egorov, Gemma C. Atkinson, LoVis4u: a locus visualization tool for comparative genomics and coverage profiles, NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics, Volume 7, Issue 1, March 2025, lqaf009, doi: 10.1093/nargab/lqaf009

Contact

Please contact us by e-mail artemdotegorovATmeddotludotse or use Issues to report any technical problems.
You can also use Discussions section for sharing your ideas or feature requests!

Authors

LoVis4u is developed by Artyom Egorov at the Atkinson Lab, Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Sweden. We are open for suggestions to extend and improve LoVis4u functionality. Please don't hesitate to share your ideas or feature requests.