title: Kiwifruit Information Resource (KIR): a comparative platform for kiwifruit genomics.
abstract: The Kiwifruit Information Resource (KIR) is dedicated to maintain and integrate comprehensive datasets on genomics, functional genomics and transcriptomics of kiwifruit (Actinidiaceae). KIR serves as a central access point for existing/new genomic and genetic data. KIR also provides researchers with a variety of visualization and analysis tools. Current developments include the updated genome structure of Actinidia chinensis cv. Hongyang and its newest genome annotation, putative transcripts, gene expression, physical markers of genetic traits as well as relevant publications based on the latest genome assembly. Nine thousand five hundred and forty-seven new transcripts are detected and 21 132 old transcripts are changed. At the present release, the next-generation transcriptome sequencing data has been incorporated into gene models and splice variants. Protein-protein interactions are also identified based on experimentally determined orthologous interactions. Furthermore, the experimental results reported in peer-reviewed literature are manually extracted and integrated within a well-developed query page. In total, 122 identifications are currently associated, including commonly used gene names and symbols. All KIR datasets are helpful to facilitate a broad range of kiwifruit research topics and freely available to the research community. Database URL: http://bdg.hfut.edu.cn/kir/index.html.
authors.affiliation: School of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China.
authors.forename: Junyang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yue
authors.affiliation: School of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: School of Information Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230009, China.
authors.forename: Rongjun
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ban
authors.affiliation: School of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: Information and Network Center, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China.
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.affiliation: Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research and USDA-ARS Robert W. Holley Center, Tower Road, Cornell University Campus, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA and.
authors.forename: Zhangjun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Fei
authors.affiliation: School of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment, College of Life Science and State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China liuyongsheng1122@hfut.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yongsheng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D029042:Actinidia / Q000235:genetics*; D032461:Chromosomes, Plant / Q000235:genetics; D030541:Databases, Genetic; D020224:Expressed Sequence Tags; D005638:Fruit / Q000235:genetics*; D018745:Genome, Plant; D023281:Genomics; D057386:Search Engine; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D014584:User-Computer Interface