title: Phytozome: a comparative platform for green plant genomics.
abstract: The number of sequenced plant genomes and associated genomic resources is growing rapidly with the advent of both an increased focus on plant genomics from funding agencies, and the application of inexpensive next generation sequencing. To interact with this increasing body of data, we have developed Phytozome (http://www.phytozome.net), a comparative hub for plant genome and gene family data and analysis. Phytozome provides a view of the evolutionary history of every plant gene at the level of sequence, gene structure, gene family and genome organization, while at the same time providing access to the sequences and functional annotations of a growing number (currently 25) of complete plant genomes, including all the land plants and selected algae sequenced at the Joint Genome Institute, as well as selected species sequenced elsewhere. Through a comprehensive plant genome database and web portal, these data and analyses are available to the broader plant science research community, providing powerful comparative genomics tools that help to link model systems with other plants of economic and ecological importance.
authors: US Department of Energy, Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA 94598, USA. dmgoodstein@lbl.gov
authors: David M
authors: DM
authors: Goodstein
authors: Shengqiang
authors: S
authors: Shu
authors: Russell
authors: R
authors: Howson
authors: Rochak
authors: R
authors: Neupane
authors: Richard D
authors: RD
authors: Hayes
authors: Joni
authors: J
authors: Fazo
authors: Therese
authors: T
authors: Mitros
authors: William
authors: W
authors: Dirks
authors: Uffe
authors: U
authors: Hellsten
authors: Nicholas
authors: N
authors: Putnam
authors: Daniel S
authors: DS
authors: Rokhsar
mesh_terms: D030561:Databases, Nucleic Acid; D017343:Genes, Plant; D018745:Genome, Plant; D023281:Genomics; D005810:Multigene Family; D012984:Software