Plant & Animal Genomes XV Conference Plant & Animal Genomes XV ConferenceJanuary 13-17, 2007
Town & Country Convention Center
San Diego, CA
Jill L Wegrzyn , Jennifer Lee , David B Neale
TreeGenes (http://dendrome.ucdavis.edu/treegenes/) is a comprehensive database and web-based resource for forest trees. Genetic information is collected and maintained for the following pine species: Pinus taeda, Pinus pinaster, Pinus lambertiana, Pinus eliottii, Pinus radiata, Pinus sylvestris, Picea abies, Cryptomeria japonica, and Pseudotsuga menziesii Both automatic and manual curation are performed to combine and interrelate information on EST sequences, SNPs genetic maps, molecular markers, mutant phenotypes and QTL, and publications. There are currently several search modules within TreeGenes: Cmap, EST, Colleague, Species, and Literature. CMap, a comparative mapping tool developed from Gramene, allows users to view maps from several pine species and to construct comparisons between them. Genotypic and phenotypic information are available for comparison through this interface as well. Web-based submission is encouraged to automate the availability of genetic maps as well as their supplemental information. The EST database is a fully automated pipeline that allows for the submission of chromatogram and library files for analysis and submission for Genbank. Clustered and annotated EST sequences are submitted into relevant species and project databases for public access. The Literature database allows users to search TreeGene's collection of curated citations. The Literature database is integrated into the colleague and species databases as well as public repositories.