title: DictyBase 2013: integrating multiple Dictyostelid species.
abstract: dictyBase (http://dictybase.org) is the model organism database for the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum. This contribution provides an update on dictyBase that has been previously presented. During the past 3 years, dictyBase has taken significant strides toward becoming a genome portal for the whole Amoebozoa clade. In its latest release, dictyBase has scaled up to host multiple Dictyostelids, including Dictyostelium purpureum [Sucgang, Kuo, Tian, Salerno, Parikh, Feasley, Dalin, Tu, Huang, Barry et al.(2011) (Comparative genomics of the social amoebae Dictyostelium discoideum and Dictyostelium purpureum. Genome Biol., 12, R20)], Dictyostelium fasciculatum and Polysphondylium pallidum [Heidel, Lawal, Felder, Schilde, Helps, Tunggal, Rivero, John, Schleicher, Eichinger et al. (2011) (Phylogeny-wide analysis of social amoeba genomes highlights ancient origins for complex intercellular communication. Genome Res., 21, 1882-1891)]. The new release includes a new Genome Browser with RNAseq expression, interspecies Basic Local Alignment Search Tool alignments and a unified Basic Local Alignment Search Tool search for cross-species comparisons.
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Informatics Center and Center for Genetic Medicine, Northwestern Univesity, Feinberg School of Medicine, 750 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
authors.forename: Siddhartha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Basu
authors.forename: Petra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fey
authors.forename: Yogesh
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Pandit
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dodson
authors.forename: Warren A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Kibbe
authors.forename: Rex L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Chisholm
mesh_terms: D030541:Databases, Genetic; D016837:Dictyosteliida / Q000235:genetics*; D004023:Dictyostelium / Q000235:genetics*; D018503:Genome, Protozoan; D023281:Genomics; D020407:Internet; D015800:Protozoan Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D016053:RNA, Protozoan / Q000737:chemistry; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017423:Sequence Analysis, RNA; D014584:User-Computer Interface
chemical_list: D015800:Protozoan Proteins; D016053:RNA, Protozoan