The UCSC Genome Browser Database: update 2006

The University of California Santa Cruz Genome Browser Database (GBD) contains sequence and annotation data for the genomes of about a dozen vertebrate species and several major model organisms. Genome annotations typically include assembly data, sequence composition, genes and gene predictions, mRNA and expressed sequence tag evidence, comparative genomics, regulation, expression and variation data. The database is optimized to support fast interactive performance with web tools that provide powerful visualization and querying capabilities for mining the data. The Genome Browser displays a wide variety of annotations at all scales from single nucleotide level up to a full chromosome. The Table Browser provides direct access to the database tables and sequence data, enabling complex queries on genome-wide datasets. The Proteome Browser graphically displays protein properties. The Gene Sorter allows filtering and comparison of genes by several metrics including expression data and seve...

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2006
• Where: NAR
• Authors: Angela S. Hinrichs, Donna Karolchik, Robert Baertsch, Galt P. Barber, Gill Bejerano, Hiram Clawson, Mark Diekhans, Terrence S. Furey, Rachel A. Harte, Fan Hsu, Jennifer Hillman-Jackson, Robert M. Kuhn, J. S. Pedersen, Andy Pohl, Brian J. Raney, Kate R. Rosenbloom, Adam C. Siepel, Kayla E. Smith, Charles W. Sugnet, A. Sultan-Qurraie, Daryl J. Thomas, Heather Trumbower, R. J. Weber, M. Weirauch, Ann S. Zweig, David Haussler, W. James Kent
• Keywords: Genome Browser, Genome Browser Database, Genomes, NAR 2006