RoBuST: an integrated genomics resource for the root and bulb crop families Apiaceae and Alliaceae.

Resource Type: 
Publication
Publication Type: 
Journal Article
Title: 
RoBuST: an integrated genomics resource for the root and bulb crop families Apiaceae and Alliaceae.
Authors: 
Bhasi A, Senalik D, Simon PW, Kumar B, Manikandan V, Philip P, Senapathy P
Series Name: 
BMC plant biology
Journal Abbreviation: 
BMC Plant Biol.
Volume: 
10
Page Numbers: 
161
Publication Year: 
2010
Publication Date: 
2010 Aug 06
DOI: 
10.1186/1471-2229-10-161
ISSN: 
1471-2229
EISSN: 
1471-2229
Cross Reference: 
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Citation: 
Bhasi A, Senalik D, Simon PW, Kumar B, Manikandan V, Philip P, Senapathy P. RoBuST: an integrated genomics resource for the root and bulb crop families Apiaceae and Alliaceae.. BMC plant biology. 2010 Aug 06; 10:161.
Abstract: 

BACKGROUND
Root and bulb vegetables (RBV) include carrots, celeriac (root celery), parsnips (Apiaceae), onions, garlic, and leek (Alliaceae)--food crops grown globally and consumed worldwide. Few data analysis platforms are currently available where data collection, annotation and integration initiatives are focused on RBV plant groups. Scientists working on RBV include breeders, geneticists, taxonomists, plant pathologists, and plant physiologists who use genomic data for a wide range of activities including the development of molecular genetic maps, delineation of taxonomic relationships, and investigation of molecular aspects of gene expression in biochemical pathways and disease responses. With genomic data coming from such diverse areas of plant science, availability of a community resource focused on these RBV data types would be of great interest to this scientific community.

DESCRIPTION
The RoBuST database has been developed to initiate a platform for collecting and organizing genomic information useful for RBV researchers. The current release of RoBuST contains genomics data for 294 Alliaceae and 816 Apiaceae plant species and has the following features: (1) comprehensive sequence annotations of 3663 genes 5959 RNAs, 22,723 ESTs and 11,438 regulatory sequence elements from Apiaceae and Alliaceae plant families; (2) graphical tools for visualization and analysis of sequence data; (3) access to traits, biosynthetic pathways, genetic linkage maps and molecular taxonomy data associated with Alliaceae and Apiaceae plants; and (4) comprehensive plant splice signal repository of 659,369 splice signals collected from 6015 plant species for comparative analysis of plant splicing patterns.

CONCLUSIONS
RoBuST, available at http://robust.genome.com, provides an integrated platform for researchers to effortlessly explore and analyze genomic data associated with root and bulb vegetables.

Publication Model: 
Electronic
Language: 
English
Language Abbr: 
eng
Journal Country: 
England