title: The Zebrafish Information Network (ZFIN): the zebrafish model organism database.
abstract: The Zebrafish Information Network (ZFIN) is a web based community resource that serves as a centralized location for the curation and integration of zebrafish genetic, genomic and developmental data. ZFIN is publicly accessible at http://zfin.org. ZFIN provides an integrated representation of mutants, genes, genetic markers, mapping panels, publications and community contact data. Recent enhancements to ZFIN include: (i) an anatomical dictionary that provides a controlled vocabulary of anatomical terms, grouped by developmental stages, that may be used to annotate and query gene expression data; (ii) gene expression data; (iii) expanded support for genome sequence; (iv) gene annotation using the standardized vocabulary of Gene Ontology (GO) terms that can be used to elucidate relationships between gene products in zebrafish and other organisms; and (v) collaborations with other databases (NCBI, Sanger Institute and SWISS-PROT) to provide standardization and interconnections based on shared curation.
authors.affiliation: The Zebrafish International Resource Center, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-5274, USA. judys@cs.uoregon.edu
authors.forename: Judy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sprague
authors.forename: Dave
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Clements
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Conlin
authors.forename: Pat
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Frazer
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schaper
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Segerdell
authors.forename: Peiran
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Brock
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sprunger
authors.forename: Monte
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Westerfield
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D030541:Databases, Genetic; D015870:Gene Expression; D016678:Genome; D023421:Models, Animal; D010802:Phylogeny; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D015027:Zebrafish / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D029961:Zebrafish Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D029961:Zebrafish Proteins