PGSB PlantsDB: updates to the database framework for comparative plant genome research

PGSB (Plant Genome and Systems Biology: formerly MIPS) PlantsDB (http://pgsb.helmholtz-muenchen. de/plant/index.jsp) is a database framework for the comparative analysis and visualization of plant genome data. The resource has been updated with new data sets and types as well as specialized tools and interfaces to address user demands for intuitive access to complex plant genome data. In its latest incarnation, we have re-worked both the layout and navigation structure and implemented new keyword search options and a new BLAST sequence search functionality. Actively involved in corresponding sequencing consortia, PlantsDB has dedicated special efforts to the integration and visualization of complex triticeae genome data, especially for barley, wheat and rye. We enhanced CrowsNest, a tool to visualize syntenic relationships between genomes, with data from the wheat sub-genome progenitor Aegilops tauschii and added functionality to the PGSB RNASeqExpressionBrowser. GenomeZipper results ...

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2016
• Where: NAR
• Authors: Manuel Spannagl, Thomas Nussbaumer, Kai Christian Bader, Mihaela M. Martis, Michael Seidel, Karl G. Kugler, Heidrun Gundlach, Klaus F. X. Mayer
• Keywords: NAR 2016