ZooDDD: a cross-species database for digital differential display analysis

SUMMARY: In this paper, we combined EST information from the UniGene database and orthologous relationships from the Ensembl database to construct a ZooDDD database. The primary function of ZooDDD is to mine evolutionary conserved, highly expressed, tissue-specific orthologues in model animals. The candidate genes of interest derived from the ZooDDD database will provide biologists with a good step for comparing the expression, functions, and evolution of animal genomes.

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2006
• Where: BIOINFORMATICS
• Authors: Yun-Ching Chen, Chung-Der Hsiao, Wen-Dar Lin, Chung-Ming Hu, Pung-Pung Hwang, Jan-Ming Ho
• Keywords: BIOINFORMATICS 2006, Ensembl Database, Tissue-specific Orthologues, ZooDDD Database