title: MEPD: a Medaka gene expression pattern database.
abstract: The Medaka Expression Pattern Database (MEPD) stores and integrates information of gene expression during embryonic development of the small freshwater fish Medaka (Oryzias latipes). Expression patterns of genes identified by ESTs are documented by images and by descriptions through parameters such as staining intensity, category and comments and through a comprehensive, hierarchically organized dictionary of anatomical terms. Sequences of the ESTs are available and searchable through BLAST. ESTs in the database are clustered upon entry and have been blasted against public data-bases. The BLAST results are updated regularly, stored within the database and searchable. The MEPD is a project within the Medaka Genome Initiative (MGI) and entries will be interconnected to integrated genomic map databases. MEPD is accessible through the WWW at http://medaka.dsp.jst.go.jp/MEPD.
authors.affiliation: Japan Science and Technology Corporation, ERATO Kondoh differentiation signaling project, Kinki-chihou Hatsumei Center Building, Yoshida-Kawaramachi 14, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8305, Japan. henrich@dsp.jst.go.jp
authors.forename: Thorsten
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Henrich
authors.forename: Mirana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ramialison
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Quiring
authors.forename: Beate
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wittbrodt
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Furutani-Seiki
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wittbrodt
authors.forename: Hisato
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kondoh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D030541:Databases, Genetic; D020224:Expressed Sequence Tags; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D009990:Oryzias / Q000196:embryology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism