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The function of many biological systems, such as embryos, liver lobules, intestinal villi, and tumors, depends on the spatial organization of their cells. In the past decade, high-throughput technologies have been developed to quantify gene expression in space, and computational methods have been developed that leverage spatial gene expression data to identify genes with spatial patterns and to delineate neighborhoods within tissues. To comprehensively document spatial gene expression technologies and data-analysis methods, we present a curated review of literature on spatial transcriptomics dating back to 1987, along with a thorough analysis of trends in the field, such as usage of experimental techniques, species, tissues studied, and computational approaches used. Our Review places current methods in a historical context, and we derive insights about the field that can guide current research strategies. A companion supplement offers a more detailed look at the technologies and methods analyzed: https://pachterlab.github.io/LP_2021/ .
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Ringwald M, Richardson JE, Baldarelli RM, Blake JA, Kadin JA, Smith C, Bult CJ. Mouse Genome Informatics (MGI): latest news from MGD and GXD. Mamm Genome 2021; 33:4-18. [PMID: 34698891 PMCID: PMC8913530 DOI: 10.1007/s00335-021-09921-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The Mouse Genome Informatics (MGI) database system combines multiple expertly curated community data resources into a shared knowledge management ecosystem united by common metadata annotation standards. MGI's mission is to facilitate the use of the mouse as an experimental model for understanding the genetic and genomic basis of human health and disease. MGI is the authoritative source for mouse gene, allele, and strain nomenclature and is the primary source of mouse phenotype annotations, functional annotations, developmental gene expression information, and annotations of mouse models with human diseases. MGI maintains mouse anatomy and phenotype ontologies and contributes to the development of the Gene Ontology and Disease Ontology and uses these ontologies as standard terminologies for annotation. The Mouse Genome Database (MGD) and the Gene Expression Database (GXD) are MGI's two major knowledgebases. Here, we highlight some of the recent changes and enhancements to MGD and GXD that have been implemented in response to changing needs of the biomedical research community and to improve the efficiency of expert curation. MGI can be accessed freely at http://www.informatics.jax.org .
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Smith CM, Hayamizu TF, Finger JH, Bello SM, McCright IJ, Xu J, Baldarelli RM, Beal JS, Campbell J, Corbani LE, Frost PJ, Lewis JR, Giannatto SC, Miers D, Shaw DR, Kadin JA, Richardson JE, Smith CL, Ringwald M. The mouse Gene Expression Database (GXD): 2019 update. Nucleic Acids Res 2020; 47:D774-D779. [PMID: 30335138 PMCID: PMC6324054 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gky922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 10/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The mouse Gene Expression Database (GXD) is an extensive, well-curated community resource freely available at www.informatics.jax.org/expression.shtml. Covering all developmental stages, GXD includes data from RNA in situ hybridization, immunohistochemistry, RT-PCR, northern blot and western blot experiments in wild-type and mutant mice. GXD's gene expression information is integrated with the other data in Mouse Genome Informatics and interconnected with other databases, placing these data in the larger biological and biomedical context. Since the last report, the ability of GXD to provide insights into the molecular mechanisms of development and disease has been greatly enhanced by the addition of new data and by the implementation of new web features. These include: improvements to the Differential Gene Expression Data Search, facilitating searches for genes that have been shown to be exclusively expressed in a specified structure and/or developmental stage; an enhanced anatomy browser that now provides access to expression data and phenotype data for a given anatomical structure; direct access to the wild-type gene expression data for the tissues affected in a specific mutant; and a comparison matrix that juxtaposes tissues where a gene is normally expressed against tissues, where mutations in that gene cause abnormalities.
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- The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
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- The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
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- The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
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- The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
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- The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
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- The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
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- The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
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- The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
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- The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
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- The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
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- The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
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- The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
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- The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
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Finger JH, Smith CM, Hayamizu TF, McCright IJ, Xu J, Law M, Shaw DR, Baldarelli RM, Beal JS, Blodgett O, Campbell JW, Corbani LE, Lewis JR, Forthofer KL, Frost PJ, Giannatto SC, Hutchins LN, Miers DB, Motenko H, Stone KR, Eppig JT, Kadin JA, Richardson JE, Ringwald M. The mouse Gene Expression Database (GXD): 2017 update. Nucleic Acids Res 2016; 45:D730-D736. [PMID: 27899677 PMCID: PMC5210556 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkw1073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2016] [Revised: 10/21/2016] [Accepted: 10/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The Gene Expression Database (GXD; www.informatics.jax.org/expression.shtml) is an extensive and well-curated community resource of mouse developmental expression information. Through curation of the scientific literature and by collaborations with large-scale expression projects, GXD collects and integrates data from RNA in situ hybridization, immunohistochemistry, RT-PCR, northern blot and western blot experiments. Expression data from both wild-type and mutant mice are included. The expression data are combined with genetic and phenotypic data in Mouse Genome Informatics (MGI) and made readily accessible to many types of database searches. At present, GXD includes over 1.5 million expression results and more than 300 000 images, all annotated with detailed and standardized metadata. Since our last report in 2014, we have added a large amount of data, we have enhanced data and database infrastructure, and we have implemented many new search and display features. Interface enhancements include: a new Mouse Developmental Anatomy Browser; interactive tissue-by-developmental stage and tissue-by-gene matrix views; capabilities to filter and sort expression data summaries; a batch search utility; gene-based expression overviews; and links to expression data from other species.
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- The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
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- The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
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- The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
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- The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
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- The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
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- The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
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- The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
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- The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
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- The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
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- The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
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- The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
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- The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
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- The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
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- The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
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- The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
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- The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
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- The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
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- The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
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Smith CM, Finger JH, Hayamizu TF, McCright IJ, Xu J, Eppig JT, Kadin JA, Richardson JE, Ringwald M. GXD: a community resource of mouse Gene Expression Data. Mamm Genome 2015; 26:314-24. [PMID: 25939429 PMCID: PMC4534488 DOI: 10.1007/s00335-015-9563-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2015] [Accepted: 04/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The Gene Expression Database (GXD) is an extensive, easily searchable, and freely available database of mouse gene expression information (www.informatics.jax.org/expression.shtml). GXD was developed to foster progress toward understanding the molecular basis of human development and disease. GXD contains information about when and where genes are expressed in different tissues in the mouse, especially during the embryonic period. GXD collects different types of expression data from wild-type and mutant mice, including RNA in situ hybridization, immunohistochemistry, RT-PCR, and northern and western blot results. The GXD curators read the scientific literature and enter the expression data from those papers into the database. GXD also acquires expression data directly from researchers, including groups doing large-scale expression studies. GXD currently contains nearly 1.5 million expression results for over 13,900 genes. In addition, it has over 265,000 images of expression data, allowing users to retrieve the primary data and interpret it themselves. By being an integral part of the larger Mouse Genome Informatics (MGI) resource, GXD’s expression data are combined with other genetic, functional, phenotypic, and disease-oriented data. This allows GXD to provide tools for researchers to evaluate expression data in the larger context, search by a wide variety of biologically and biomedically relevant parameters, and discover new data connections to help in the design of new experiments. Thus, GXD can provide researchers with critical insights into the functions of genes and the molecular mechanisms of development, differentiation, and disease.
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- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME 04609 USA
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Smith CM, Finger JH, Kadin JA, Richardson JE, Ringwald M. The gene expression database for mouse development (GXD): putting developmental expression information at your fingertips. Dev Dyn 2014; 243:1176-86. [PMID: 24958384 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.24155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2014] [Revised: 05/16/2014] [Accepted: 06/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Because molecular mechanisms of development are extraordinarily complex, the understanding of these processes requires the integration of pertinent research data. Using the Gene Expression Database for Mouse Development (GXD) as an example, we illustrate the progress made toward this goal, and discuss relevant issues that apply to developmental databases and developmental research in general. Since its first release in 1998, GXD has served the scientific community by integrating multiple types of expression data from publications and electronic submissions and by making these data freely and widely available. Focusing on endogenous gene expression in wild-type and mutant mice and covering data from RNA in situ hybridization, in situ reporter (knock-in), immunohistochemistry, reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction, Northern blot, and Western blot experiments, the database has grown tremendously over the years in terms of data content and search utilities. Currently, GXD includes over 1.4 million annotated expression results and over 260,000 images. All these data and images are readily accessible to many types of database searches. Here we describe the data and search tools of GXD; explain how to use the database most effectively; discuss how we acquire, curate, and integrate developmental expression information; and describe how the research community can help in this process.
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Smith CM, Finger JH, Hayamizu TF, McCright IJ, Xu J, Berghout J, Campbell J, Corbani LE, Forthofer KL, Frost PJ, Miers D, Shaw DR, Stone KR, Eppig JT, Kadin JA, Richardson JE, Ringwald M. The mouse Gene Expression Database (GXD): 2014 update. Nucleic Acids Res 2013; 42:D818-24. [PMID: 24163257 PMCID: PMC3965015 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkt954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The Gene Expression Database (GXD; http://www.informatics.jax.org/expression.shtml) is an extensive and well-curated community resource of mouse developmental expression information. GXD collects different types of expression data from studies of wild-type and mutant mice, covering all developmental stages and including data from RNA in situ hybridization, immunohistochemistry, RT-PCR, northern blot and western blot experiments. The data are acquired from the scientific literature and from researchers, including groups doing large-scale expression studies. Integration with the other data in Mouse Genome Informatics (MGI) and interconnections with other databases places GXD's gene expression information in the larger biological and biomedical context. Since the last report, the utility of GXD has been greatly enhanced by the addition of new data and by the implementation of more powerful and versatile search and display features. Web interface enhancements include the capability to search for expression data for genes associated with specific phenotypes and/or human diseases; new, more interactive data summaries; easy downloading of data; direct searches of expression images via associated metadata; and new displays that combine image data and their associated annotations. At present, GXD includes >1.4 million expression results and 250,000 images that are accessible to our search tools.
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Ju W, Brosius FC. Understanding kidney disease: toward the integration of regulatory networks across species. Semin Nephrol 2011; 30:512-9. [PMID: 21044762 DOI: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2010.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Animal models have long been useful in investigating both normal and abnormal human physiology. Systems biology provides a relatively new set of approaches to identify similarities and differences between animal models and human beings that may lead to a more comprehensive understanding of human kidney pathophysiology. In this review, we briefly describe how genome-wide analyses of mouse models have helped elucidate features of human kidney diseases, discuss strategies to achieve effective network integration, and summarize currently available web-based tools that may facilitate integration of data across species. The rapid progress in systems biology and orthology, as well as the advent of web-based tools to facilitate these processes, now make it possible to take advantage of knowledge from distant animal species in targeted identification of regulatory networks that may have clinical relevance for human kidney diseases.
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- Wenjun Ju
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0680, USA
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Finger JH, Smith CM, Hayamizu TF, McCright IJ, Eppig JT, Kadin JA, Richardson JE, Ringwald M. The mouse Gene Expression Database (GXD): 2011 update. Nucleic Acids Res 2010; 39:D835-41. [PMID: 21062809 PMCID: PMC3013713 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkq1132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The Gene Expression Database (GXD) is a community resource of mouse developmental expression information. GXD integrates different types of expression data at the transcript and protein level and captures expression information from many different mouse strains and mutants. GXD places these data in the larger biological context through integration with other Mouse Genome Informatics (MGI) resources and interconnections with many other databases. Web-based query forms support simple or complex searches that take advantage of all these integrated data. The data in GXD are obtained from the literature, from individual laboratories, and from large-scale data providers. All data are annotated and reviewed by GXD curators. Since the last report, the GXD data content has increased significantly, the interface and data displays have been improved, new querying capabilities were implemented, and links to other expression resources were added. GXD is available through the MGI web site (www.informatics.jax.org), or directly at www.informatics.jax.org/expression.shtml.
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Jiménez-Lozano N, Segura J, Macías JR, Vega J, Carazo JM. aGEM: an integrative system for analyzing spatial-temporal gene-expression information. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 25:2566-72. [PMID: 19592395 PMCID: PMC2752607 DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btp422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Motivation: The work presented here describes the ‘anatomical Gene-Expression Mapping (aGEM)’ Platform, a development conceived to integrate phenotypic information with the spatial and temporal distributions of genes expressed in the mouse. The aGEM Platform has been built by extending the Distributed Annotation System (DAS) protocol, which was originally designed to share genome annotations over the WWW. DAS is a client-server system in which a single client integrates information from multiple distributed servers. Results: The aGEM Platform provides information to answer three main questions. (i) Which genes are expressed in a given mouse anatomical component? (ii) In which mouse anatomical structures are a given gene or set of genes expressed? And (iii) is there any correlation among these findings? Currently, this Platform includes several well-known mouse resources (EMAGE, GXD and GENSAT), hosting gene-expression data mostly obtained from in situ techniques together with a broad set of image-derived annotations. Availability: The Platform is optimized for Firefox 3.0 and it is accessed through a friendly and intuitive display: http://agem.cnb.csic.es Contact:natalia@cnb.csic.es Supplementary information:Supplementary data are available at http://bioweb.cnb.csic.es/VisualOmics/aGEM/home.html and http://bioweb.cnb.csic.es/VisualOmics/index_VO.html and Bioinformatics online.
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- Natalia Jiménez-Lozano
- GN7 of the National Institute for Bioinformatics and Biocomputing Unit of the National Centre for Biotechnology, Darwin 3, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
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RINGdb: an integrated database for G protein-coupled receptors and regulators of G protein signaling. BMC Genomics 2006; 7:317. [PMID: 17173697 PMCID: PMC1764023 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-7-317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2006] [Accepted: 12/16/2006] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Many marketed therapeutic agents have been developed to modulate the function of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). The regulators of G-protein signaling (RGS proteins) are also being examined as potential drug targets. To facilitate clinical and pharmacological research, we have developed a novel integrated biological database called RINGdb to provide comprehensive and organized RGS protein and GPCR information. Results RINGdb contains information on mutations, tissue distributions, protein-protein interactions, diseases/disorders and other features, which has been automatically collected from the Internet and manually extracted from the literature. In addition, RINGdb offers various user-friendly query functions to answer different questions about RGS proteins and GPCRs such as their possible contribution to disease processes, the putative direct or indirect relationship between RGS proteins and GPCRs. RINGdb also integrates organized database cross-references to allow users direct access to detailed information. The database is now available at . Conclusion RINGdb is the only integrated database on the Internet to provide comprehensive RGS protein and GPCR information. This knowledgebase will be useful for clinical research, drug discovery and GPCR signaling pathway research.
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Smith CM, Finger JH, Hayamizu TF, McCright IJ, Eppig JT, Kadin JA, Richardson JE, Ringwald M. The mouse Gene Expression Database (GXD): 2007 update. Nucleic Acids Res 2006; 35:D618-23. [PMID: 17130151 PMCID: PMC1716716 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkl1003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The Gene Expression Database (GXD) provides the scientific community with an extensive and easily searchable database of gene expression information about the mouse. Its primary emphasis is on developmental studies. By integrating different types of expression data, GXD aims to provide comprehensive information about expression patterns of transcripts and proteins in wild-type and mutant mice. Integration with the other Mouse Genome Informatics (MGI) databases places the gene expression information in the context of genetic, sequence, functional and phenotypic information, enabling valuable insights into the molecular biology that underlies developmental and disease processes. In recent years the utility of GXD has been greatly enhanced by a large increase in data content, obtained from the literature and provided by researchers doing large-scale in situ and cDNA screens. In addition, we have continued to refine our query and display features to make it easier for users to interrogate the data. GXD is available through the MGI web site at or directly at .
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +1 207 288 6436; Fax: +1 207 288 6132;
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Bradford I, Winter R, Evans C, Bard J. Human-Mouse Gene Searcher: a tool to assist discovery of malformation-associated genes by using phenotype databases. Bioinformatics 2004; 21:408-9. [PMID: 15358615 DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/bti017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED An open-access World Wide Web application has been developed which enables the cross-linking of anatomical data on the phenotypic manifestations of human and mouse malformation syndromes to data on gene function and/or expression patterns in the mouse GXD database. Ultimately, the system has been designed to assist biologists in the process of discovering hitherto unidentified malformation genes. More specifically, it facilitates search from the phenotypic level. AVAILABILITY The application and further information is available at http://genetics.ich.ucl.ac.uk/linksearchtool.
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- Ian Bradford
- Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK.
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Hill DP, Begley DA, Finger JH, Hayamizu TF, McCright IJ, Smith CM, Beal JS, Corbani LE, Blake JA, Eppig JT, Kadin JA, Richardson JE, Ringwald M. The mouse Gene Expression Database (GXD): updates and enhancements. Nucleic Acids Res 2004; 32:D568-71. [PMID: 14681482 PMCID: PMC308803 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkh069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The Gene Expression Database (GXD) is a community resource for gene expression information in the laboratory mouse. By collecting and integrating different types of expression data, GXD provides information about expression profiles in different mouse strains and mutants. Participation in the Gene Ontology (GO) project classifies genes and gene products with regard to molecular functions, biological processes, and cellular components. Integration with other Mouse Genome Informatics (MGI) databases places the gene expression information in the context of mouse genetic, genomic and phenotypic information. The integration of these types of information enables valuable insights into the molecular biology that underlies development and disease. The utility of GXD has been improved by the daily addition of new data and through the implementation of new query and display features. These improvements make it easier for users to interrogate and visualize expression data in the context of their specific needs. GXD is accessible through the MGI website at http://www.informatics.jax.org/ or directly at http://www. informatics.jax.org/menus/expression_menu.shtml.
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- David P Hill
- The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
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Pisarev A, Poustelnikova E, Samsonova M, Baumann P. Mooshka: a system for the management of multidimensional gene expression data in situ. INFORM SYST 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4379(02)00074-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Fielden MR, Matthews JB, Fertuck KC, Halgren RG, Zacharewski TR. In silico approaches to mechanistic and predictive toxicology: an introduction to bioinformatics for toxicologists. Crit Rev Toxicol 2002; 32:67-112. [PMID: 11951993 DOI: 10.1080/20024091064183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Bioinformatics, or in silico biology, is a rapidly growing field that encompasses the theory and application of computational approaches to model, predict, and explain biological function at the molecular level. This information rich field requires new skills and new understanding of genome-scale studies in order to take advantage of the rapidly increasing amount of sequence, expression, and structure information in public and private databases. Toxicologists are poised to take advantage of the large public databases in an effort to decipher the molecular basis of toxicity. With the advent of high-throughput sequencing and computational methodologies, expressed sequences can be rapidly detected and quantitated in target tissues by database searching. Novel genes can also be isolated in silico, while their function can be predicted and characterized by virtue of sequence homology to other known proteins. Genomic DNA sequence data can be exploited to predict target genes and their modes of regulation, as well as identify susceptible genotypes based on single nucleotide polymorphism data. In addition, highly parallel gene expression profiling technologies will allow toxicologists to mine large databases of gene expression data to discover molecular biomarkers and other diagnostic and prognostic genes or expression profiles. This review serves to introduce to toxicologists the concepts of in silico biology most relevant to mechanistic and predictive toxicology, while highlighting the applicability of in silico methods using select examples.
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- Mark R Fielden
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Food Safety and Toxicology Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824, USA
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Li Q, Li Z, Sun CX, Yu ACH. Identification of transcripts expressed under functional differentiation in primary culture of cerebral cortical neurons. Neurochem Res 2002; 27:147-54. [PMID: 11926267 DOI: 10.1023/a:1014871109943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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In this study, we utilized primary cultures of cerebral cortical neurons and RNA arbitrarily primed polymerase chain reaction (RAP-PCR) to identify differentially expressed transcripts in neurons of different culture ages. Eleven cDNA fragments with high sequence similarity to known genes and Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTs) were cloned. From the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) sequence database, two clones were shown to be identical to known sequences, Mus musculus HP1-BP74 protein mRNA and Mus musculus KRAB-containing zinc finger protein, both were up-regulated. These genes have never before been shown to be involved in neuronal functional maturation. Among the remaining clones, clone 8-14 (239 bp) was very similar to Rattus norvegicus rS-Rex-b mRNA, which was further confirmed by sequencing its shortest isoform (1.5 kb) obtained by computer cloning. This study has identified eleven potential genes and transcripts, which might be involved in the development and differentiation of GABAergic neurons in culture.
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- Qiang Li
- Shanghai Brain Research Institute, Shanghai Research Center of Life Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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We present an archetypal digital atlas of the mouse embryo based on microscopic magnetic resonance imaging. The atlas is composed of three modules: (1) images of fixed embryos 6 to 15.5 days postconception (dpc) [Theiler Stages (TS) 8 to 24]; (2) an annotated atlas of the anterior portion of a 13.5 dpc (TS 22) mouse with anatomical structures delineated and linked to explanatory files; and (3) three-dimensional renderings of the entire 13.5 dpc embryo and specific organ systems. The explanatory files include brief descriptions of the structure at each volume element in the image and links to 3D reconstructions, allowing visualization of the shape of the isolated structures. These files can also contain or be linked to other types of information and data including detailed anatomical and physiological information about structures with pointers to online references, relationships between structures, temporal characteristics (cell lineage patterns, size, and shape changes), and gene expression patterns (both spatial and temporal). As an example, we have "painted" in the expression pattern of Dlx5/Dlx6 genes. This digital atlas provides a means to put specific data within the context of normal specimen anatomy, to analyze the information in 3D, and to examine relationships between different types of information.
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- M Dhenain
- Division of Biology, Beckman Institute, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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Ringwald M, Eppig JT, Begley DA, Corradi JP, McCright IJ, Hayamizu TF, Hill DP, Kadin JA, Richardson JE. The Mouse Gene Expression Database (GXD). Nucleic Acids Res 2001; 29:98-101. [PMID: 11125060 PMCID: PMC29814 DOI: 10.1093/nar/29.1.98] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The Gene Expression Database (GXD) is a community resource of gene expression information for the laboratory mouse. By combining the different types of expression data, GXD aims to provide increasingly complete information about the expression profiles of genes in different mouse strains and mutants, thus enabling valuable insights into the molecular networks that underlie normal development and disease. GXD is integrated with the Mouse Genome Database (MGD). Extensive interconnections with sequence databases and with databases from other species, and the development and use of shared controlled vocabularies extend GXD's utility for the analysis of gene expression information. GXD is accessible through the Mouse Genome Informatics web site at http://www.informatics.jax.org/ or directly at http://www.informatics.jax.org/menus/expression_menu. shtml.
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- M Ringwald
- The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA.
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Wingender E, Chen X, Fricke E, Geffers R, Hehl R, Liebich I, Krull M, Matys V, Michael H, Ohnhäuser R, Prüss M, Schacherer F, Thiele S, Urbach S. The TRANSFAC system on gene expression regulation. Nucleic Acids Res 2001; 29:281-3. [PMID: 11125113 PMCID: PMC29801 DOI: 10.1093/nar/29.1.281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 442] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The TRANSFAC database on transcription factors and their DNA-binding sites and profiles (http://www.gene-regulation.de/) has been quantitatively extended and supplemented by a number of modules. These modules give information about pathologically relevant mutations in regulatory regions and transcription factor genes (PathoDB), scaffold/matrix attached regions (S/MARt DB), signal transduction (TRANSPATH) and gene expression sources (CYTOMER). Altogether, these distinct database modules constitute the TRANSFAC system. They are accompanied by a number of program routines for identifying potential transcription factor binding sites or for localizing individual components in the regulatory network of a cell.
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- E Wingender
- Gesellschaft für Biotechnologische Forschung mbH, Mascheroder Weg 1, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany.
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Neidhardt L, Gasca S, Wertz K, Obermayr F, Worpenberg S, Lehrach H, Herrmann BG. Large-scale screen for genes controlling mammalian embryogenesis, using high-throughput gene expression analysis in mouse embryos. Mech Dev 2000; 98:77-94. [PMID: 11044609 DOI: 10.1016/s0925-4773(00)00453-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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We have adapted the whole-mount in situ hybridization technique to perform high-throughput gene expression analysis in mouse embryos. A large-scale screen for genes showing specific expression patterns in the mid-gestation embryo was carried out, and a large number of genes controlling development were isolated. From 35760 clones of a 9.5 d.p.c. cDNA library, a total of 5348 cDNAs, enriched for rare transcripts, were selected and analyzed by whole-mount in situ hybridization. Four hundred and twenty-eight clones revealed specific expression patterns in the 9.5 d.p.c. embryo. Of 361 tag-sequenced clones, 198 (55%) represent 154 known mouse genes. Thirty-nine (25%) of the known genes are involved in transcriptional regulation and 33 (21%) in inter- or intracellular signaling. A large number of these genes have been shown to play an important role in embryogenesis. Furthermore, 24 (16%) of the known genes are implicated in human disorders and three others altered in classical mouse mutations. Similar proportions of regulators of embryonic development and candidates for human disorders or mouse mutations are expected among the 163 new mouse genes isolated. Thus, high-throughput gene expression analysis is suitable for isolating regulators of embryonic development on a large-scale, and in the long term, for determining the molecular anatomy of the mouse embryo. This knowledge will provide a basis for the systematic investigation of pattern formation, tissue differentiation and organogenesis in mammals.
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- L Neidhardt
- Max-Planck-Institut für Immunbiologie, Abt. Entwicklungsbiologie, Stübeweg 51, 79108, Freiburg, Germany
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Ringwald M, Eppig JT, Richardson JE. GXD: integrated access to gene expression data for the laboratory mouse. Trends Genet 2000; 16:188-90. [PMID: 10729835 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-9525(00)01983-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- M Ringwald
- The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA.
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Woontner M, Crnic LS, Koeller DM. Analysis of the expression of murine glutaryl-CoA dehydrogenase: in vitro and in vivo studies. Mol Genet Metab 2000; 69:116-22. [PMID: 10720438 DOI: 10.1006/mgme.2000.2962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Glutaric acidemia type I (GAI) is an autosomal recessive organic acidemia caused by a mutation in the gene encoding glutaryl-CoA dehydrogenase (GCD). Clinically, GAI is characterized by progressive dystonia, resulting from degeneration of neurons in the caudate and putamen nuclei of the striatum. In an attempt to understand the basis for the specific neuropathology in GAI, we have analyzed the expression of the murine GCD gene using both in vitro and in vivo approaches. Transfection studies mapped the mouse GCD promoter to a 500-bp region of DNA 5' of the translation start site. The promoter lacks a TATA consensus sequence, but includes possible binding sites for several transcription factors with roles in the regulation of nuclear genes encoding mitochondrial proteins. Western blot and RT/PCR analyses of mouse tissues demonstrated that GCD is ubiquitously expressed, with the highest levels of expression in liver and kidney, consistent with its role in amino acid oxidation. Expression in multiple regions of the brain was also detected by Western blotting. Based on these results we conclude that the specific neuropathology associated with GCD deficiency in GAI cannot be accounted for by its expression pattern.
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- M Woontner
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado, 80262, USA
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Wingender E, Chen X, Hehl R, Karas H, Liebich I, Matys V, Meinhardt T, Prüss M, Reuter I, Schacherer F. TRANSFAC: an integrated system for gene expression regulation. Nucleic Acids Res 2000; 28:316-9. [PMID: 10592259 PMCID: PMC102445 DOI: 10.1093/nar/28.1.316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 882] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/1999] [Accepted: 10/07/1999] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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TRANSFAC is a database on transcription factors, their genomic binding sites and DNA-binding profiles (http://transfac.gbf.de/TRANSFAC/). Its content has been enhanced, in particular by information about training sequences used for the construction of nucleotide matrices as well as by data on plant sites and factors. Moreover, TRANSFAC has been extended by two new modules: PathoDB provides data on pathologically relevant mutations in regulatory regions and transcription factor genes, whereas S/MARt DB compiles features of scaffold/matrix attached regions (S/MARs) and the proteins binding to them. Additionally, the databases TRANSPATH, about signal transduction, and CYTOMER, about organs and cell types, have been extended and are increasingly integrated with the TRANSFAC data sources.
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- E Wingender
- Gesellschaft für Biotechnologische Forschung mbH, Mascheroder Weg 1, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany.
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Blake JA, Eppig JT, Richardson JE, Davisson MT. The Mouse Genome Database (MGD): expanding genetic and genomic resources for the laboratory mouse. The Mouse Genome Database Group. Nucleic Acids Res 2000; 28:108-11. [PMID: 10592195 PMCID: PMC102449 DOI: 10.1093/nar/28.1.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/1999] [Accepted: 10/07/1999] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The Mouse Genome Database (MGD) is a comprehensive public database of mouse genomic, genetic and phenotypic information (http://www. informatics.jax.org). This community database provides information about genes, serves as a mapping resource of the mouse genome, details mammalian orthologs, integrates experimental data, represents standardized mouse nomenclature for genes and alleles, incorporates links to other genomic resources such as sequence data, and includes a variety of additional information about the laboratory mouse. MGD scientists and annotators work cooperatively with the research community to provide an integrated, consensus view of the mouse genome while also providing experimental data including data conflicting with the consensus representation. Recent improvements focus on the representation of phenotypic information and the enhancement of gene and allele descriptions.
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- J A Blake
- The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA.
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Pollet N, Schmidt HA, Gawantka V, Vingron M, Niehrs C. Axeldb: a Xenopus laevis database focusing on gene expression. Nucleic Acids Res 2000; 28:139-40. [PMID: 10592204 PMCID: PMC102398 DOI: 10.1093/nar/28.1.139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/1999] [Revised: 09/22/1999] [Accepted: 10/04/1999] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Axeldb is a database storing and integrating gene expression patterns and DNA sequences identified in a large-scale in situ hybridization study in Xenopus laevis embryos. The data are organised in a format appropriate for comprehensive analysis, and enable comparison of images of expression pattern for any given set of genes. Information on literature, cDNA clones and their availability, nucleotide sequences, expression pattern and accompanying pictures are available. Current developments are aimed toward the interconnection with other databases and the integration of data from the literature. Axeldb is implemented using an ACEDB database system, and available through the web at http://www.dkfz-heidelberg.de/abt0135/axeldb.htm
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- N Pollet
- Department of Molecular Embryology, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, lm Neuenheimer Feld 280, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Site authors: Mouse Genome Informatics, The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine. Project PI: Janan Eppig. All screen views from the website are reproduced with the kind permission of Janan Eppig.
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- J Wixon
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, UK
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Ringwald M, Eppig JT, Kadin JA, Richardson JE. GXD: a Gene Expression Database for the laboratory mouse: current status and recent enhancements. The Gene Expresison Database group. Nucleic Acids Res 2000; 28:115-9. [PMID: 10592197 PMCID: PMC102464 DOI: 10.1093/nar/28.1.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/1999] [Accepted: 10/13/1999] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The Gene Expression Database (GXD) is a community resource of gene expression information for the laboratory mouse. The database is designed as an open-ended system that can integrate different types of expression data. New expression data are made available on a daily basis. Thus, GXD provides increasingly complete information about what transcripts and proteins are produced by what genes; where, when and in what amounts these gene products are expressed; and how their expression varies in different mouse strains and mutants. GXD is integrated with the Mouse Genome Database (MGD). Continuously refined interconnections with sequence databases and with databases from other species place the gene expression information in the larger biological and analytical context. GXD is accessible through the Mouse Genome Informatics Web site at http://www.informatics.jax.org/ or directly at http://www.informatics.jax.org/menus/expression_menu.shtm l
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- M Ringwald
- The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA.
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