title: RiceXPro version 3.0: expanding the informatics resource for rice transcriptome.
abstract: A wide range of resources on gene expression profiling enhance various strategies in plant molecular biology particularly in characterization of gene function. We have updated our gene expression profile database, RiceXPro (http://ricexpro.dna.affrc.go.jp/), to provide more comprehensive information on the transcriptome of rice encompassing the entire growth cycle and various experimental conditions. The gene expression profiles are currently grouped into three categories, namely, 'field/development' with 572 data corresponding to 12 data sets, 'plant hormone' with 143 data corresponding to 13 data sets and 'cell- and tissue-type' comprising of 38 microarray data. In addition to the interface for retrieving expression information of a gene/genes in each data set, we have incorporated an interface for a global approach in searching an overall view of the gene expression profiles from multiple data sets within each category. Furthermore, we have also added a BLAST search function that enables users to explore expression profile of a gene/genes with similarity to a query sequence. Therefore, the updated version of RiceXPro can be used more efficiently to survey the gene expression signature of rice in sufficient depth and may also provide clues on gene function of other cereal crops.
authors.affiliation: Genome Resource Unit, Agrogenomics Research Center, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Kannondai 2-1-2, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8602, Japan.
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Hinako
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takehisa
authors.forename: Kaori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kamatsuki
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Minami
authors.forename: Nobukazu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Namiki
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ikawa
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohyanagi
authors.forename: Kazuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugimoto
authors.forename: Baltazar A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Antonio
authors.forename: Yoshiaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nagamura
mesh_terms: D030541:Databases, Genetic; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D020407:Internet; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D012275:Oryza / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators / Q000494:pharmacology; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D014584:User-Computer Interface
chemical_list: D010937:Plant Growth Regulators; D010940:Plant Proteins