CottonFGD: an integrated functional genomics database for cotton

BMC Plant Biology

Database

Rui Zhang¹  Zhaoghong Meng¹  Sandui Guo¹  Zhigang Meng¹  Guoqing Sun¹  Tao Zhu¹  Chengzhen Liang¹ 

[1] Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 100081, Beijing, China;

关键词: Cotton;    Database;    RNA-seq;    Functional annotation;    Variation;    Genetic marker;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12870-017-1039-x

 received in 2017-01-16, accepted in 2017-05-18,  发布年份 2017

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundCotton (Gossypium spp.) is the most important fiber and oil crop in the world. With the emergence of huge -omics data sets, it is essential to have an integrated functional genomics database that allows worldwide users to quickly and easily fetch and visualize genomic information. Currently available cotton-related databases have some weakness in integrating multiple kinds of -omics data from multiple Gossypium species. Therefore, it is necessary to establish an integrated functional genomics database for cotton.DescriptionWe developed CottonFGD (Cotton Functional Genomic Database, https://cottonfgd.org), an integrated database that includes genomic sequences, gene structural and functional annotations, genetic marker data, transcriptome data, and population genome resequencing data for all four of the sequenced Gossypium species. It consists of three interconnected modules: search, profile, and analysis. These modules make CottonFGD enable both single gene review and batch analysis with multiple kinds of -omics data and multiple species. CottonFGD also includes additional pages for data statistics, bulk data download, and a detailed user manual.ConclusionEquipped with specialized functional modules and modernized visualization tools, and populated with multiple kinds of -omics data, CottonFGD provides a quick and easy-to-use data analysis platform for cotton researchers worldwide.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© The Author(s). 2017