Yan Hanwei, Dai Xiaogang, Feng Kai, Ma Qiuyue, Yin Tongming
Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics & Biotechnology, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China.
Laboratory of Modern Biotechnology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China.
BMC Bioinformatics. 2016 Jul 27;17:289. doi: 10.1186/s12859-016-1148-9.
Intronless genes are a significant characteristic of prokaryotes. Systematic identification and annotation are primary and crucial steps for determining the functions of intronless genes and understanding their occurrence in eukaryotes.
In this paper, we describe the construction of the Intronless Genes Database in Dicots (IGDD; available at http://bio.njfu.edu.cn/igdd/ ), which contains data for five well-annotated plants including Arabidopsis thaliana, Carica papaya, Populus trichocarpa, Salix suchowensis and Vitis vinifera. Using highly visual settings, IGDD displays the structural and functional annotations, the homolog groups, the syntenic relationships, the expression patterns, and the statistical characteristics of intronless genes. In addition, useful tools such as an advanced search and local BLAST are available through a user-friendly and intuitive web interface.
In conclusion, the IGDD provides a comprehensive and up-to-date platform for researchers to assist the exploration of intronless genes in dicot plants.
无内含子基因是原核生物的一个显著特征。系统的识别和注释是确定无内含子基因功能以及了解其在真核生物中出现情况的首要且关键的步骤。
在本文中,我们描述了双子叶植物无内含子基因数据库(IGDD;可在http://bio.njfu.edu.cn/igdd/获取)的构建,该数据库包含了五种注释良好的植物的数据,包括拟南芥、番木瓜、毛果杨、苏柳和葡萄。通过高度可视化的设置,IGDD展示了无内含子基因的结构和功能注释、同源组、共线性关系、表达模式以及统计特征。此外,通过用户友好且直观的网络界面可使用诸如高级搜索和本地BLAST等实用工具。
总之,IGDD为研究人员提供了一个全面且最新的平台,以协助探索双子叶植物中的无内含子基因。