The UCSC Genome Browser database: 2026 update

Jonathan D. Casper(University of California, Santa Cruz), Matthew L Speir(University of California, Santa Cruz), Brian J. Raney(University of California, Santa Cruz), Gerardo Perez(University of California, Santa Cruz), Luis R Nassar(University of California, Santa Cruz), Christopher M. Lee(University of California, Santa Cruz), Angie S. Hinrichs(University of California, Santa Cruz), Jairo Navarro Gonzalez(University of California, Santa Cruz), Clay Fischer(University of California, Santa Cruz), Mark Diekhans(University of California, Santa Cruz), Hiram Clawson(University of California, Santa Cruz), Anna Benet‐Pagès(Helmholtz Zentrum München), Galt P Barber(University of California, Santa Cruz), Charles Vaske(University of California, Santa Cruz), Marijke J. van Baren(University of California, Santa Cruz), Karen Wang(University of California, Santa Cruz), Y. Rodríguez(University of California, Santa Cruz), Jaidan Ashlyn Jenkins-Kiefer(University of California, Santa Cruz), Megna Chalamala(University of California, Santa Cruz), David Haussler(University of California, Santa Cruz), William Kent(University of California, Santa Cruz), Maximilian Haeussler(University of California, Santa Cruz)
Nucleic Acids Research
November 18, 2025
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Abstract

Now in its 25th year of operation, the UCSC Genome Browser (https://genome.ucsc.edu) provides a central location for researchers around the world to display and compare annotations on assembled genomes. Highlighted updates include a positional heatmap display, used to show data on functional consequences of mutation from MaveDB; QuickLift, a tool to copy annotation data seen on one assembly for display on another related assembly; and HubSpace, an initiative to simplify the process of creating and using track hubs by providing each user account with dedicated storage on UCSC's infrastructure.


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