title: Arabidopsis Hormone Database: a comprehensive genetic and phenotypic information database for plant hormone research in Arabidopsis.
abstract: Plant hormones are small organic molecules that influence almost every aspect of plant growth and development. Genetic and molecular studies have revealed a large number of genes that are involved in responses to numerous plant hormones, including auxin, gibberellin, cytokinin, abscisic acid, ethylene, jasmonic acid, salicylic acid, and brassinosteroid. Here, we develop an Arabidopsis hormone database, which aims to provide a systematic and comprehensive view of genes participating in plant hormonal regulation, as well as morphological phenotypes controlled by plant hormones. Based on data from mutant studies, transgenic analysis and gene ontology (GO) annotation, we have identified a total of 1026 genes in the Arabidopsis genome that participate in plant hormone functions. Meanwhile, a phenotype ontology is developed to precisely describe myriad hormone-regulated morphological processes with standardized vocabularies. A web interface (http://ahd.cbi.pku.edu.cn) would allow users to quickly get access to information about these hormone-related genes, including sequences, functional category, mutant information, phenotypic description, microarray data and linked publications. Several applications of this database in studying plant hormonal regulation and hormone cross-talk will be presented and discussed.
authors.affiliation: National Laboratory of Protein Engineering and Plant Genetic Engineering, College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
authors.forename: Zhi-yu
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Linchuan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xiangchun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Hongjiang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Zhiqiang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Guangyu
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Mingyi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Xingchun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Caifu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Haibin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Xianhui
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Lijia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Qu
authors.forename: Zhiyong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jianru
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zuo
authors.forename: Xiangdong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Zhen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Songgang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Hongwei
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Guo
mesh_terms: D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000235:genetics*; D030541:Databases, Genetic; D017343:Genes, Plant; D006728:Hormones / Q000502:physiology; D009154:Mutation; D010641:Phenotype; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators / Q000502:physiology*; D012106:Research; D014584:User-Computer Interface
chemical_list: D006728:Hormones; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators