title: LOTUS-DB: an integrative and interactive database for Nelumbo nucifera study.
abstract: Besides its important significance in plant taxonomy and phylogeny, sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) might also hold the key to the secrets of aging, which attracts crescent attentions from researchers all over the world. The genetic or molecular studies on this species depend on its genome information. In 2013, two publications reported the sequencing of its full genome, based on which we constructed a database named as LOTUS-DB. It will provide comprehensive information on the annotation, gene function and expression for the sacred lotus. The information will facilitate users to efficiently query and browse genes, graphically visualize genome and download a variety of complex data information on genome DNA, coding sequence (CDS), transcripts or peptide sequences, promoters and markers. It will accelerate researches on gene cloning, functional identification of sacred lotus, and hence promote the studies on this species and plant genomics as well. Database URL: http://lotus-db.wbgcas.cn
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Speciality Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Kun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Speciality Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Speciality Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Jiao
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Speciality Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Speciality Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Rebecca Njeri
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Damaris
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Speciality Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Mei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Speciality Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Liming
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Speciality Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China yangpf@wbgcas.cn.
authors.forename: Pingfang
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D030561:Databases, Nucleic Acid; D017343:Genes, Plant / Q000502:physiology*; D023281:Genomics; D031653:Nelumbo / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
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