Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Evol Dev. 2011 Nov-Dec;13(6):567-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-142X.2011.00513.x.
Homeobox gene database (HomeoDB), a manually curated database of homeobox genes and their classification, has been well received since its release in 2008. Here, we report HomeoDB2, an expansion and improvement of the original database that provides greater functionality for the user. HomeoDB2 includes all homeobox loci from 10 animal genomes (human, mouse, chicken, frog, zebrafish, amphioxus, nematode, fruitfly, beetle, honeybee) plus tools for downloading sequences, comparing between species and BLAST searching. HomeoDB2 provides a resource for studying the dynamics of homeobox gene evolution, and is freely accessible at http://homeodb.zoo.ox.ac.uk.
同源异型盒基因数据库(HomeoDB)是一个经过人工整理的同源异型盒基因及其分类数据库,自 2008 年发布以来受到了广泛欢迎。在这里,我们报告了 HomeoDB2,这是对原始数据库的扩展和改进,为用户提供了更大的功能。HomeoDB2 包含了来自 10 种动物基因组(人类、小鼠、鸡、青蛙、斑马鱼、文昌鱼、线虫、果蝇、甲虫、蜜蜂)的所有同源异型盒基因座,以及用于下载序列、比较物种和 BLAST 搜索的工具。HomeoDB2 为研究同源异型盒基因进化的动态提供了资源,可在 http://homeodb.zoo.ox.ac.uk 免费获取。