title: PIPEMicroDB: microsatellite database and primer generation tool for pigeonpea genome.
abstract: Molecular markers play a significant role for crop improvement in desirable characteristics, such as high yield, resistance to disease and others that will benefit the crop in long term. Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L.) is the recently sequenced legume by global consortium led by ICRISAT (Hyderabad, India) and been analysed for gene prediction, synteny maps, markers, etc. We present PIgeonPEa Microsatellite DataBase (PIPEMicroDB) with an automated primer designing tool for pigeonpea genome, based on chromosome wise as well as location wise search of primers. Total of 123 387 Short Tandem Repeats (STRs) were extracted from pigeonpea genome, available in public domain using MIcroSAtellite tool (MISA). The database is an online relational database based on 'three-tier architecture' that catalogues information of microsatellites in MySQL and user-friendly interface is developed using PHP. Search for STRs may be customized by limiting their location on chromosome as well as number of markers in that range. This is a novel approach and is not been implemented in any of the existing marker database. This database has been further appended with Primer3 for primer designing of selected markers with left and right flankings of size up to 500 bp. This will enable researchers to select markers of choice at desired interval over the chromosome. Furthermore, one can use individual STRs of a targeted region over chromosome to narrow down location of gene of interest or linked Quantitative Trait Loci (QTLs). Although it is an in silico approach, markers' search based on characteristics and location of STRs is expected to be beneficial for researchers. Database URL: http://cabindb.iasri.res.in/pigeonpea/
authors: Centre for Agricultural Bioinformatics, Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, Library Avenue, New Delhi-110012, India.
authors: Sarika
authors: Vasu
authors: V
authors: Arora
authors: M A
authors: MA
authors: Iquebal
authors: Anil
authors: A
authors: Rai
authors: Dinesh
authors: D
authors: Kumar
mesh_terms: D001482:Base Composition / Q000235:genetics; D036561:Cajanus / Q000235:genetics*; D032461:Chromosomes, Plant / Q000235:genetics; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000378:metabolism*; D030541:Databases, Genetic; D005819:Genetic Markers; D018745:Genome, Plant / Q000235:genetics*; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D005819:Genetic Markers
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