title: StellaBase: the Nematostella vectensis Genomics Database.
abstract: StellaBase, the Nematostella vectensis Genomics Database, is a web-based resource that will facilitate desktop and bench-top studies of the starlet sea anemone. Nematostella is an emerging model organism that has already proven useful for addressing fundamental questions in developmental evolution and evolutionary genomics. StellaBase allows users to query the assembled Nematostella genome, a confirmed gene library, and a predicted genome using both keyword and homology based search functions. Data provided by these searches will elucidate gene family evolution in early animals. Unique research tools, including a Nematostella genetic stock library, a primer library, a literature repository and a gene expression library will provide support to the burgeoning Nematostella research community. The development of StellaBase accompanies significant upgrades to CnidBase, the Cnidarian Evolutionary Genomics Database. With the completion of the first sequenced cnidarian genome, genome comparison tools have been added to CnidBase. In addition, StellaBase provides a framework for the integration of additional species-specific databases into CnidBase. StellaBase is available at http://www.stellabase.org.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Boston University, 5 Cummington Street, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
authors.forename: James C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Sullivan
authors.forename: Joseph F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Ryan
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: Jeramy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Webb
authors.forename: James C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Mullikin
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rokhsar
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Finnerty
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D030541:Databases, Genetic; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D015870:Gene Expression; D023281:Genomics; D020407:Internet; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes / Q000737:chemistry; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D012615:Sea Anemones / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D018511:Systems Integration; D014584:User-Computer Interface
chemical_list: D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D011506:Proteins