JaponicusDB: rapid deployment of a model organism database for an emerging model species. Issue 4 (23rd December 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rutherford, Kim M; Harris, Midori A; Oliferenko, Snezhana; Wood, Valerie
• Editors: Blake, J
• Is Part Of: Genetics. Volume 220:Issue 4(2022)
• Publication Date: 2021-12-23
• Subjects: model organism database -- Schizosaccharomyces japonicus -- genome -- annotation -- curation -- evolution; Genetics -- Periodicals; 576.5
• DOI: 10.1093/genetics/iyab223
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0016-6731

Abstract

Abstract: The fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces japonicus has recently emerged as a powerful system for studying the evolution of essential cellular processes, drawing on similarities as well as key differences between S. japonicus and the related, well-established model Schizosaccharomyces pombe . We have deployed the open-source, modular code and tools originally developed for PomBase, the S. pombe model organism database (MOD), to create JaponicusDB (www.japonicusdb.org ), a new MOD dedicated to S. japonicus . By providing a central resource with ready access to a growing body of experimental data, ontology-based curation, seamless browsing and querying, and the ability to integrate new data with existing knowledge, JaponicusDB supports fission yeast biologists to a far greater extent than any other source of S. japonicus data. JaponicusDB thus enables S. japonicus researchers to realize the full potential of studying a newly emerging model species and illustrates the widely applicable power and utility of harnessing reusable PomBase code to build a comprehensive, community-maintainable repository of species-relevant knowledge.