title: BASC: an integrated bioinformatics system for Brassica research.
abstract: The BASC system provides tools for the integrated mining and browsing of genetic, genomic and phenotypic data. This public resource hosts information on Brassica species supporting the Multinational Brassica Genome Sequencing Project, and is based upon five distinct modules, ESTDB, Microarray, MarkerQTL, CMap and EnsEMBL. ESTDB hosts expressed gene sequences and related annotation derived from comparison with GenBank, UniRef and the genome sequence of Arabidopsis. The Microarray module hosts gene expression information related to genes annotated within ESTDB. MarkerQTL is the most complex module and integrates information on genetic markers, maps, individuals, genotypes and traits. Two further modules include an Arabidopsis EnsEMBL genome viewer and the CMap comparative genetic map viewer for the visualization and integration of genetic and genomic data. The database is accessible at http://bioinformatics.pbcbasc.latrobe.edu.au.
authors.affiliation: Plant Biotechnology Centre, Victorian AgriBiosciences Centre, 1 Park Drive, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia.
authors.forename: Timothy A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Erwin
authors.forename: Erica G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Jewell
authors.forename: Christopher G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Love
authors.forename: Geraldine A C
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Xi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ross
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chapman
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Batley
authors.forename: Jason E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Stajich
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mongin
authors.forename: Elia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stupka
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: German
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Spangenberg
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Edwards
mesh_terms: D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000235:genetics; D001937:Brassica / Q000235:genetics*; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D019295:Computational Biology; D030541:Databases, Genetic; D020224:Expressed Sequence Tags / Q000737:chemistry; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D005819:Genetic Markers; D018745:Genome, Plant; D023281:Genomics; D020407:Internet; D010641:Phenotype; D040641:Quantitative Trait Loci; D012984:Software; D018511:Systems Integration; D014584:User-Computer Interface
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers