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Nucleic Acids Research Advance Access published online on November 1, 2009
Nucleic Acids Research, doi:10.1093/nar/gkp953
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Xenbase: gene expression and improved integration

Jeff B. Bowes1,*, Kevin A. Snyder1, Erik Segerdell1, Chris J. Jarabek1, Kenan Azam1, Aaron M. Zorn2 and Peter D. Vize1

1Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada and 2Division of Developmental Biology Cincinnati Children’s Research Foundation and University of Cincinnati Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine. Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +1 403 220-2824; Fax: +1 403 284-4707; Email: bowes{at}ucalgary.ca

Received September 16, 2009. Accepted October 12, 2009.

Xenbase (www.xenbase.org), the model organism database for Xenopus laevis and X. (Silurana) tropicalis, is the principal centralized resource of genomic, development data and community information for Xenopus research. Recent improvements include the addition of the literature and interaction tabs to gene catalog pages. New content has been added including a section on gene expression patterns that incorporates image data from the literature, large scale screens and community submissions. Gene expression data are integrated into the gene catalog via an expression tab and is also searchable by multiple criteria using an expression search interface. The gene catalog has grown to contain over 15 000 genes. Collaboration with the European Xenopus Research Center (EXRC) has resulted in a stock center section with data on frog lines supplied by the EXRC. Numerous improvements have also been made to search and navigation. Xenbase is also the source of the Xenopus Anatomical Ontology and the clearinghouse for Xenopus gene nomenclature.


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