Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Box 352350, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-2350, USA. tompa@cs.washington.edu
The prediction of regulatory elements is a problem where computational methods offer great hope. Over the past few years, numerous tools have become available for this task. The purpose of the current assessment is twofold: to provide some guidance to users regarding the accuracy of currently available tools in various settings, and to provide a benchmark of data sets for assessing future tools.