New data and collaborations at the Saccharomyces Genome Database: updated reference genome, alleles, and the Alliance of Genome Resources.
Stacia R Engel, Edith D Wong, Robert S Nash, Suzi Aleksander, Micheal Alexander, Eric Douglass, Kalpana Karra, Stuart R Miyasato, Matt Simison, Marek S Skrzypek, Shuai Weng, J Michael Cherry
Author Information
Stacia R Engel: Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-5120, USA.
Edith D Wong: Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-5120, USA.
Robert S Nash: Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-5120, USA.
Suzi Aleksander: Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-5120, USA.
Micheal Alexander: Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-5120, USA.
Eric Douglass: Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-5120, USA.
Kalpana Karra: Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-5120, USA.
Stuart R Miyasato: Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-5120, USA.
Matt Simison: Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-5120, USA.
Marek S Skrzypek: Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-5120, USA.
Shuai Weng: Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-5120, USA.
J Michael Cherry: Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-5120, USA.
Saccharomyces cerevisiae is used to provide fundamental understanding of eukaryotic genetics, gene product function, and cellular biological processes. Saccharomyces Genome Database (SGD) has been supporting the yeast research community since 1993, serving as its de facto hub. Over the years, SGD has maintained the genetic nomenclature, chromosome maps, and functional annotation, and developed various tools and methods for analysis and curation of a variety of emerging data types. More recently, SGD and six other model organism focused knowledgebases have come together to create the Alliance of Genome Resources to develop sustainable genome information resources that promote and support the use of various model organisms to understand the genetic and genomic bases of human biology and disease. Here we describe recent activities at SGD, including the latest reference genome annotation update, the development of a curation system for mutant alleles, and new pages addressing homology across model organisms as well as the use of yeast to study human disease.
