How to include locus_tag or gene_id in gbf?

[k6logc]

Hi Mike,
Thank you for Cenote-Taker2! It is doing a great job with our datasets.
Question: There is no locus_tag or gene_id in our output gbf files - is there an option to include this? Or an easy way to add it?
Best wishes,
Kathryn

[Mike Tisza]

Hi Kathryn,

I looked into this, and, while it would be possible to add this information, it would be quite a bit of effort on my end and probably introduce bugs somewhere, which I would also have to fix. So I'm honestly a bit hesitant to do it.

Perhaps if you let me know why you need these pieces of information (as opposed to the protein_id), I could do something a little simpler on my end to help you achieve your goals.

Mike

[k6logc]

Hi Mike,
Thank you very much for looking into this and even offering to help find a work around. It is not essential for what we are doing but in general it is handy when the unique gene identifier (e.g. locus_tag or gene_id) is there as it makes it easier to use the gbf as the sole source of info from which other formats (incl. e.g. prots fastas with unique ids) can be extracted. Would be great if this could just be on your list if you ever do an update to Cenote-Taker2.
Best,
Kathryn