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http://cbil.upenn.edu/BEERS/

A simulation engine for generating RNA-Seq data that was designed to benchmark RNA-Seq alignment algorithms and also algorithms that aim to reconstruct different isoforms and alternate splicing from RNA-Seq data. By default BEERS simulates either mouse or human paired-end RNA-Seq data modeled on the illumina platform. It starts with a large number of gene models (approx 500K) taken from about ten different published annotation efforts, and then chooses a fixed number of these genes at random (30,000 by default). This avoids biasing for or against any particular set of annotations. BEERS then introduces substitutions, indels, alternate spice forms, sequencing errors, and intron signal. BEERS can also simulate strand specific reads. BEERS does not simulate quality scores. There are four configuration files required, these are available for human and mouse. BEERS can also be configured to use any set of gene models. Pre-built indexes for human refseq are given. Using these indexes will generate a much tamer set of transcripts. BEERS is written in perl.

Proper citation: BEERS (RRID:SCR_005090) Copy   

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http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/PHENOMEBLAST

A cross-species phenotype and anatomy ontology resulting from combining available anatomy and phenotype ontologies and their definitions. The ontology includes phenotype definitions for yeast, mouse, fish, worm, fly and human phenotypes and diseases.

Proper citation: PhenomeBLAST Ontology (RRID:SCR_005139) Copy   

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http://www.blueprint-epigenome.eu/

Consortium to further the understanding of how genes are activated or repressed in both healthy and diseased human cells with a focus on distinct types of haematopoietic cells from healthy individuals and on their malignant leukemic counterparts. They will generate at least 100 reference epigenomes and study them to advance and exploit knowledge of the underlying biological processes and mechanisms in health and disease. Reference epigenomes will be generated by state-of-the-art technologies from highly purified cells for a comprehensive set of epigenetic marks in accordance with quality standards set by International Human Epigenome Consortium (IHEC). Access to the data is provided as well as the protocols used to collect the different blood cell types, to perform the different types of epigenomic analyses, etc.). This resource-generating activity will be complemented by hypothesis-driven research into blood-based diseases, including common leukemias and autoimmune disease (Type 1 Diabetes), by discovery and validation of epigenetic markers for diagnostic use and by epigenetic target identification. Since epigenetic changes are reversible, they can be targets for the development of novel and more individualized medical treatments. The involvement of companies will energize epigenomic research in the private sector by the development of smart technologies for better diagnostic tests and by identifying new targets for compounds. Thus the results of the project may lead to targeted diagnostics, new treatments and preventive measures for specific diseases in individual patients, an approach known as "personalized medicine". The Blueprint Data Access Committee will consider applications for access to data sets stored in the European Genome-phenome Archive (EGA) when authorized to do so by the Blueprint consortium and the holders of the original consent documents. Access is conditional upon availability of samples and/or data and signed agreement by the researcher(s) and the responsible employing Institution to abide by policies related to publication, data disposal, ethical approval and confidentiality. At EBI, the ftp site with the data can be found. You can either opt to link to the track hubs yourself or you can add the track hub to a genome browser - UCSC or ENSEMBL. Also Meta Data files and README are available. The data can also be accessed via the BIOMART system.

Proper citation: Blueprint Epigenome (RRID:SCR_003844) Copy   

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http://trans.nih.gov/bmap/resources/resources.htm

As part of BMAP gene discovery efforts, mouse brain cDNA libraries and Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTs) have been generated. Through this project a BMAP mouse brain UniGene set consisting of over 24,000 non-redundant members of unique clusters has been developed from EST sequencing of more than 50,000 cDNA clones from 10 regions of adult mouse brain, spinal cord, and retina (http://brainEST.eng.uiowa.edu/). In 2001, NIMH along with NICHD, NIDDK, and NIDA, awarded a contract to the University of Iowa ( M.B. Soares, PI) to isolate full-length cDNA clones corresponding to genes expressed in the developing mouse nervous system and determine their full-coding sequences. The BMAP mouse brain EST sequences can be accessed at NCBI's dbEST database (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/dbEST/). Arrayed sets of BMAP mouse brain UniGenes and cDNA libraries, and individual BMAP cDNA clones can be purchased from Open Biosystems, Huntsville, AL (http://www.openbiosystems.com

Proper citation: BMAP cDNA Resources (RRID:SCR_002973) Copy   

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http://www.eucomm.org

Generate, archive, and distribute world-wide up to 12.000 conditional mutations across the mouse genome in mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells and Establish a limited number of mouse mutants from this resource. EUCOMM contributes the largest fraction of conditionally trapped and targeted genes in mouse C57BL/6N embryonic stem (ES) cells to the IKMC. EUCOMM vectors, mutant ES cells and mutant mice are distributed worldwide, enabling functional genomics research in a standardized and cost-effective manner by a much wider biomedical research community than has been possible previously. EUCOMM mutant ES cells and vectors can be obtained from the European Mouse Mutant Cell Repository (EuMMCR). EUCOMM mutant mice are archived and distributed by the European Mouse Mutant Archive (EMMA). Mutagenesis Strategies * Conditional gene trapping - random approach for expressed genes * Conditional targeted trapping - directed approach, used for expressed genes * Conditional gene targeting - directed approach, used for non-expressed genes

Proper citation: European Conditional Mouse Mutagenesis Program (RRID:SCR_003104) Copy   

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http://empress.har.mrc.ac.uk

Database of validated Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for screens to determine the phenotype of a mouse, developed by the EUMORPHIA consortium. The SOP's cover all of the main body systems including: clinical chemistry, hormonal and metabolic systems, cardiovascular, allergy and infection, renal function, sensory function, neurological and behavioral function, cancer, bone and cartilage, and respiratory function. In addition, there are generic SOPs in histology, necropsy, pathology and gene expression. EMPReSS is a platform of individual tests. These can be performed as individual tests or grouped together in sequences, recommended in the EMPReSS database, to give more information on particular phenotype. Quick List of Current Pipelines: * EUMODIC Pipeline 1 * EUMODIC Pipeline 2 * GMC Pipeline * MGP Pipeline * Additional Tests * EUMODIC Pipeline 3

Proper citation: European Mouse Phenotyping Resource of Standardised Screens (RRID:SCR_003087) Copy   

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http://www.diabetesgenome.org

Produce resources to unravel the interface between insulin action, insulin resistance and the genetics of type 2 diabetes including an annotated public database, standardized protocols for gene expression and proteomic analysis, and ultimately diabetes-specific and insulin action-specific DNA chips for investigators in the field. The project aims to identify the sets of the genes involved in insulin action and the predisposition to type 2 diabetes, as well as the secondary changes in gene expression that occur in response to the metabolic abnormalities present in diabetes. There are five major and one pilot project involving human and rodent tissues that are designed to: * Create a database of the genes expressed in insulin-responsive tissues, as well as accessible tissues, that are regulated by insulin, insulin resistance and diabetes. * Assess levels and patterns of gene expression in each tissue before and after insulin stimulation in normal and genetically-modified rodents; normal, insulin resistant and diabetic humans, and in cultured and freshly isolated cell models. * Correlate the level and patterns of expression at the mRNA and/or protein level with the genetic and metabolic phenotype of the animal or cell. * Generate genomic sequence from a panel of humans with type 2 diabetes focusing on the genes most highly regulated by insulin and diabetes to determine the range of sequence and expression variation in these genes and the proteins they encode, which might affect the risk of diabetes or insulin resistance. The DGAP project will define: * the normal anatomy of gene expression, i.e. basal levels of expression and response to insulin. * the morbid anatomy of gene expression, i.e., the impact of diabetes on expression patterns and the insulin response. * the extent to which genetic variability might contribute to the alterations in expression or to diabetes itself.

Proper citation: DGAP (RRID:SCR_003036) Copy   

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/dbvar/

Structural variation database designed to store data on variant DNA > / = 1 bp in size from all organisms. Associations of defined variants with phenotype information is also provided. Users can browse data containing number of variant cells from each study, and filter studies by organism, study type, method and genomic variant. Organisms include human, mouse, cattle and several additional animals.

Proper citation: dbVar (RRID:SCR_003219) Copy   

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http://www.brc.riken.jp/inf/en

RIKEN BRC contributes to advancement of life science research by collecting, preserving and distributing biological resources such as experimental animals, experimental plants, cultured cell lines, genetic materials (DNA), and associated bioinformatics. The RIKEN BRC develops novel bioresources to promote scientific research and new technologies to increase the value of bioresources, and also to implement effective procedures for the preservation, quality control and usage of bioresources. The RIKEN BRC is working closely with institutions in Japan and abroad.

Proper citation: RIKEN BioResource Center (RRID:SCR_003250) Copy   

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http://www.pictar.org

An algorithm for the identification of microRNA targets. Details are provided (3' UTR alignments with predicted sites, links to various public databases etc) regarding: # microRNA target predictions in vertebrates (Krek et al, Nature Genetics 37:495-500 (2005)) # microRNA target predictions in seven Drosophila species (Grn et al, PLoS Comp. Biol. 1:e13 (2005)) # microRNA targets in three nematode species (Lall et al, Current Biology 16, 1-12 (2006)) # human microRNA targets that are not conserved but co-expressed (i.e. the microRNA and mRNA are expressed in the same tissue) (Chen and Rajewsky, Nat Genet 38, 1452-1456 (2006)) co-expressed targets

Proper citation: PicTar (RRID:SCR_003343) Copy   

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http://genome.ucsc.edu/cgi-bin/hgVisiGene

Virtual microscope for viewing in situ images that show where a gene is used in an organism, sometimes down to cellular resolution. The user can examine cell-by-cell as well as tissue-by-tissue expression patterns. Users can retrieve images that meet specific search criteria, then interactively zoom and scroll across the collection. Image set contributions are welcome. The following image collections are currently available for browsing: * High-quality high-resolution images of eight-week-old male mouse sagittal brain slices with reverse-complemented mRNA hybridization probes from the Allen Brain Atlas, courtesy of the Allen Institute for Brain Science * Mouse in situ images from the Jackson Lab Gene Expression Database (GXD) at MGI * Transcription factors in mouse embryos from the Mahoney Center for Neuro-Oncology * Mouse head and brain in situ images from NCBI''''s Gene Expression Nervous System Atlas (GENSAT) database * Xenopus laevis in situ images from the National Institute for Basic Biology (NIBB) XDB project

Proper citation: VisiGene Image Browser (RRID:SCR_003341) Copy   

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http://caintegrator-info.nci.nih.gov/rembrandt

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on April 28,2023. An initiative to develop a molecular classification schema that is both clinically and biologically meaningful, based on gene expression and genomic data from tumors (Gliomas) of patients who will be prospectively followed through natural history and treatment phase of their illness. The study will also explore gene expression profiles to determine the responsiveness of the patients and correlate with discrete chromosomal abnormalities. The initiative was designed to obtain a large amount of molecular data on DNA and RNA of freshly collected tumor samples that were collected, processed and analyzed in a standardized fashion to allow for large-scale cross sample analysis. The sample collection is accompanied by careful and prospective clinical data acquisition, allowing a variety of matched molecular and clinical data permitting a wide variety of analyses. GMDI has accrued fresh frozen tumors in the retrospective phase (all from the Henry Ford Hospital, without germline DNA) and fresh frozen tumors in the prospective phase (from a variety of institutions). In addition to characterizing the samples from patients enrolled in GMDI, the microarray group has generated genomic-scale analyses of the many human and canine glioma initiating cells/glioma stem cells (GIC/GSC) lines, as well as many canine and murine normal neural stem cell (NSC) lines produced in laboratory.

Proper citation: Glioma Molecular Dignostic Initiatives (RRID:SCR_003329) Copy   

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http://brainarray.mbni.med.umich.edu/Brainarray/Database/ProbeMatchDB/ncbi_probmatch_para_step1.asp

Matches a list of microarray probes across different microrarray platforms (GeneChip, EST from different vendors, Operon Oligos) and species (human, mouse and rat), based on NCBI UniGene and HomoloGene. The capability to match protein sequence IDs has just been added to facilitate proteomic studies. The ProbeMatchDB is mainly used for the design of verification experiments or comparing the microarray results from different platforms. It can be used for finding equivalent EST clones in the Research Genetics sequence verified clone set based on results from Affymetirx GeneChips. It will also help to identify probes representing orthologous genes across human, mouse and rat on different microarray platforms.

Proper citation: ProbeMatchDB 2.0 (RRID:SCR_003433) Copy   

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http://neuromorpho.org/index.jsp

Centrally curated inventory of digitally reconstructed neurons associated with peer-reviewed publications that contains some of the most complete axonal arborizations digitally available in the community. Each neuron is represented by a unique identifier, general information (metadata), the original and standardized ASCII files of the digital morphological reconstruction, and a set of morphometric features. It contains contributions from over 100 laboratories worldwide and is continuously updated as new morphological reconstructions are collected, published, and shared. Users may browse by species, brain region, cell type or lab name. Users can also download morphological reconstructions for research and analysis. Deposition and distribution of reconstruction files ultimately prevents data loss. Centralized curation and annotation aims at minimizing the effort required by data owners while ensuring a unified format. It also provides a one-stop entry point for all available reconstructions, thus maximizing data visibility and impact.

Proper citation: NeuroMorpho.Org (RRID:SCR_002145) Copy   

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http://ccdb.ucsd.edu

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented June 5, 2017. It has been merged with Cell Image Library. Database for sharing and mining cellular and subcellular high resolution 2D, 3D and 4D data from light and electron microscopy, including correlated imaging that makes unique and valuable datasets available to the scientific community for visualization, reuse and reanalysis. Techniques range from wide field mosaics taken with multiphoton microscopy to 3D reconstructions of cellular ultrastructure using electron tomography. Contributions from the community are welcome. The CCDB was designed around the process of reconstruction from 2D micrographs, capturing key steps in the process from experiment to analysis. The CCDB refers to the set of images taken from microscope the as the Microscopy Product. The microscopy product refers to a set of related 2D images taken by light (epifluorescence, transmitted light, confocal or multiphoton) or electron microscopy (conventional or high voltage transmission electron microscopy). These image sets may comprise a tilt series, optical section series, through focus series, serial sections, mosaics, time series or a set of survey sections taken in a single microscopy session that are not related in any systematic way. A given set of data may be more than one product, for example, it is possible for a set of images to be both a mosaic and a tilt series. The Microscopy Product ID serves as the accession number for the CCDB. All microscopy products must belong to a project and be stored along with key specimen preparation details. Each project receives a unique Project ID that groups together related microscopy products. Many of the datasets come from published literature, but publication is not a prerequisite for inclusion in the CCDB. Any datasets that are of high quality and interest to the scientific community can be included in the CCDB.

Proper citation: Cell Centered Database (RRID:SCR_002168) Copy   

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http://provean.jcvi.org/

A software tool which predicts whether an amino acid substitution or indel has an impact on the biological function of a protein.

Proper citation: PROVEAN (RRID:SCR_002182) Copy   

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http://cistrome.org/pc/

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on September 23,2022. A knowledgebase of all of the publicly available ChIP-Seq and DNase-Seq data in mouse and human. They have also manually curated metadata to ensure annotation consistency, and developed a user-friendly display matrix for quick navigation and retrieval of data for specific factors, cells, and papers. The community can contribute to this resource.

Proper citation: CistromeMap (RRID:SCR_002173) Copy   

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http://connectomes.org/

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on October 28,2025. Project mapping whole mouse brain connectivity using serial block face scanning electron microscopy (SBF-SEM) with a specially-designed whole-brain microtome (WBM). With any luck, the whole mouse brain will be mapped ultrastructurally in the near term, which will then open the door to more serious problems; reliable automated segmentation and circuit reconstruction. These will undoubtedly require advances in machine learning methods and their application. Connectomics Software and a Multiresolution Image Viewer (MIV) is also available.

Proper citation: Connectomes.org (RRID:SCR_002243) Copy   

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http://tvmouse.compmed.ucdavis.edu/

Educational resource to introduce users to the anatomy, physiology, histology, and pathology of the laboratory mouse, with an emphasis on the Genetically Engineered Mouse (GEM). It provides access to histological images, scanned at high resolution and browsable through Zoomify, movie loops and animations derived from MRI, correlated MRI and histology. It has CNS data but is focused on the whole body, e.g., physiological data is available for the heart in the form of wave patterns, histology, CNS, pathology, magnetic resonance imaging, neoplasms; animation, virtual histology, mouse, correlated imaging, necropsy, whole mouse. It may be useful to neuroscientists by relating brain anatomy to the rest of the body. There is a movie illustrating necropsy of the mouse. A link to a compendium of histological slices of brain neoplasms is provided under the Image Archive link. There is a CNS link under construction for anatomical system, which presumably will include detailed CT imaging. This site still appears to be under construction.

Proper citation: Visible Mouse Project (RRID:SCR_002393) Copy   

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http://www.ensembl.org/

Collection of genome databases for vertebrates and other eukaryotic species with DNA and protein sequence search capabilities. Used to automatically annotate genome, integrate this annotation with other available biological data and make data publicly available via web. Ensembl tools include BLAST, BLAT, BioMart and the Variant Effect Predictor (VEP) for all supported species.

Proper citation: Ensembl (RRID:SCR_002344) Copy   

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