If you are interested in receptor germlines, you might enjoy this On-AIRR podcast with Corey Watson and William Lees, hosted by Ulrik Stervbo and Zhaoqing Ding.
“In this episode we talk about the recent work by the Germline Database Working Group of the AIRR-Community. The accuracy of V and J gene segment assignment improves with the quality of the reference germline set. The accurate assignment is critical for characterization of somatic hypermutation. We discuss the challenges in creating a database to hold all relevant and potentially relevant germline information, especially in the light of increased discovery rate through technological advances and improved analysis pipelines. We also reflect on the complexity in handling personalised germline reference sets.”