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http://dictybase.org/

Model organism database for the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum that provides the biomedical research community with integrated, high quality data and tools for Dictyostelium discoideum and related species. dictyBase houses the complete genome sequence, ESTs, and the entire body of literature relevant to Dictyostelium. This information is curated to provide accurate gene models and functional annotations, with the goal of fully annotating the genome to provide a ''''reference genome'''' in the Amoebozoa clade. They highlight several new features in the present update: (i) new annotations; (ii) improved interface with web 2.0 functionality; (iii) the initial steps towards a genome portal for the Amoebozoa; (iv) ortholog display; and (v) the complete integration of the Dicty Stock Center with dictyBase. The Dicty Stock Center currently holds over 1500 strains targeting over 930 different genes. There are over 100 different distinct amoebozoan species. In addition, the collection contains nearly 600 plasmids and other materials such as antibodies and cDNA libraries. The strain collection includes: * strain catalog * natural isolates * MNNG chemical mutants * tester strains for parasexual genetics * auxotroph strains * null mutants * GFP-labeled strains for cell biology * plasmid catalog The Dicty Stock Center can accept Dictyostelium strains, plasmids, and other materials relevant for research using Dictyostelium such as antibodies and cDNA or genomic libraries.

Proper citation: Dictyostelium discoideum genome database (RRID:SCR_006643) Copy   

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http://www.dsrtf.org/

The Down Syndrome Research and Treatment Foundation is dedicated to finding a treatment to improve cognition including learning, memory and speech for individuals with Down syndrome. Since our founding in 2004 we have become the leading private source of funding in the United States for Down syndrome cognition research. The mission of DSRTF is to stimulate biomedical research that will accelerate the development of treatments to significantly improve cognition, including memory, learning and speech, for individuals with Down syndrome in order that they: * participate more successfully in school; * lead more active and independent lives; * and avoid the early onset of Alzheimer''s Disease. DSRTF is funding research that applies the information, tools and techniques resulting from the genome project along with recent advances in brain research to the study of cognition in Down syndrome. Our goal is the development of treatments that will improve learning, memory, and speech, and therefore enhance the lives of those with Down syndrome and their families. The majority of individuals with Down syndrome fall into the mild to moderate range of cognitive impairment. For many of these individuals, a 10%-20% improvement in cognitive ability would provide them with the ability to live independently, hold a job and be fully integrated within their communities.

Proper citation: Down Syndrome Research and Treatment Foundation (RRID:SCR_006637) Copy   

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http://rdp.cme.msu.edu

A database which provides ribosome related data services to the scientific community, including online data analysis, rRNA derived phylogenetic trees, and aligned and annotated rRNA sequences. It specifically contains information on quality-controlled, aligned and annotated bacterial and archaean 16S rRNA sequences, fungal 28S rRNA sequences, and a suite of analysis tools for the scientific community. Most of the RDP tools are now available as open source packages for users to incorporate in their local workflow.

Proper citation: Ribosomal Database Project (RRID:SCR_006633) Copy   

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http://ligand-expo.rutgers.edu/

An integrated data resource for finding chemical and structural information about small molecules bound to proteins and nucleic acids within the structure entries of the Protein Data Bank. Tools are provided to search the PDB dictionary for chemical components, to identify structure entries containing particular small molecules, and to download the 3D structures of the small molecule components in the PDB entry. A sketch tool is also provided for building new chemical definitions from reported PDB chemical components.

Proper citation: Ligand Expo (RRID:SCR_006636) Copy   

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http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ontology-lookup/

Interactive and programmatic interfaces to query, browse and navigate an increasing number of biomedical ontologies and controlled vocabularies. It provides a web service interface to query multiple ontologies from a single location with a unified output format. It can integrate any ontology available in the Open Biomedical Ontology (OBO) format. The database can be queried to obtain information on a single term or to browse a complete ontology using AJAX. Auto-completion provides a user-friendly search mechanism. An AJAX-based ontology viewer is available to browse a complete ontology or subsets of it. A weekly MySQL database export file can be downloaded from the EBI public FTP directory.

Proper citation: Ontology Lookup Service (RRID:SCR_006596) Copy   

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http://www.informatics.jax.org/mgihome/GXD/gxdgen.shtml

A unified resource that combines text-based and 3D graphical methods to store, display, and analyze mouse developmental gene expression information. The Mouse Gene Expression Information Resource resource will integrate the following components: * Gene Expression Database (GXD) - Integrates different types of expression data and provides links to many other resources to place the data into the larger biological and analytical context. * Anatomy Database - Provides the standard nomenclature for developmental anatomy. * 3D Atlas / Graphical Gene Expression Database - Provides a high-resolution digital representation of mouse anatomy reconstructed from serial sections of single embryos at each representative developmental stage enabling 3D graphical display and analysis of in situ expression data.

Proper citation: Mouse Genome Informatics: The Mouse Gene Expression Information Resource Project (RRID:SCR_006630) Copy   

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http://www.doi.org/

A system for identifying content objects in the digital environment. DOI names are assigned to any entity for use on digital networks. They are used to provide current information, including where they (or information about them) can be found on the Internet. Information about a digital object may change over time, including where to find it, but its DOI name will not change. The DOI System provides a framework for persistent identification, managing intellectual content, managing metadata, linking customers with content suppliers, facilitating electronic commerce, and enabling automated management of media. DOI names can be used for any form of management of any data, whether commercial or non-commercial. The DOI System is an ISO International Standard. Using DOI names as identifiers makes managing intellectual property in a networked environment much easier and more convenient, and allows the construction of automated services and transactions.

Proper citation: DOI (RRID:SCR_006632) Copy   

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http://sourceforge.net/projects/niftysim/

A high-performance nonlinear finite element solver. A key feature is the option of GPU-based execution, which allows the solver to significantly out-perform equivalent commercial packages.

Proper citation: NiftySim (RRID:SCR_006591) Copy   

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https://wiki.nci.nih.gov/display/LexEVS/LexGrid

LexGrid (Lexical Grid) provides support for a distributed network of lexical resources such as terminologies and ontologies via standards-based tools, storage formats, and access/update mechanisms. The Lexical Grid Vision is for a distributed network of terminological resources. It is the foundation of the National Center for Biomedical Ontology BioPortal interface and web-services, and can parse OBO format, as well as other formats such as OWL. Currently, there are many terminologies and ontologies in existence. Just about every terminology has its own format, its own set of tools, and its own update mechanisms. The only thing that most of these pieces have in common with each other is their incompatibility. This makes it very hard to use these resources to their full potential. We have designed the Lexical Grid as a way to bridge terminologies and ontologies with a common set of tools, formats and update mechanisms. The Lexical Grid is: * accessible through a set of common APIs * joined through shared indices * online accessible * downloadable * loosely coupled * locally extendable * globally revised * available in web-space on web-time * cross-linked The realization of this vision requires three interlocking components, which are: * Standards - access methods and formats need to be published and openly available * Tools - standards based tools must be readily available * Content - commonly used terminologies have to be available for access and download Platform: Windows compatible, Mac OS X compatible, Linux compatible, Unix compatible

Proper citation: LexGrid (RRID:SCR_006627) Copy   

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http://www.alexaplatform.org/alexa_seq/index.htm

A method for using massively parallel paired-end transcriptome sequencing for ''alternative expression analysis''.

Proper citation: ALEXA-Seq (RRID:SCR_006700) Copy   

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http://rice.plantbiology.msu.edu/

Database and resource that provides sequence and annotation data for the rice genome. This website provides genome sequence from the Nipponbare subspecies of rice and annotation of the 12 rice chromosomes. All structural and functional annotation is viewable through our Rice Genome Browser which currently supports 75 tracks of annotation. Enhanced data access is available through web interfaces, FTP downloads and a Data Extractor tool developed in order to support discrete dataset downloads. Rice is a model species for the monocotyledonous plants and the cereals which are the greatest source of food for the world''s population. While rice genome sequence is available through multiple sequencing projects, high quality, uniform annotation is required in order for genome sequence data to be fully utilized by researchers. The existence of a common gene set and uniform annotation allows researchers within the rice community to work from a common resource so that their results can be more easily interpreted by other scientists. The objective of this project has always been to provide high quality annotation for the rice genome. They generated, refined and updated gene models for the estimated 40,000-60,000 total rice genes, provided standardized annotation for each model, linked each model to functional annotation including expression data, gene ontologies, and tagged lines. They have provided a resource to extend the annotation of the rice genome to other plant species by providing comparative alignments to other plant species. Analysis/Tools are available including: BLAST, Locus Name Search, Functional Term Search, Protein Domain Search, Anatomy Expression Viewer, Highly Expressed Genes

Proper citation: Rice Genome Annotation (RRID:SCR_006663) Copy   

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http://www.chem.qmul.ac.uk/iupac/

This site is intended primarily to provide information on IUPAC nomenclature recommendations (Organic & Biochemical Nomenclature, Symbols & Terminology etc.). As the author has been primarily involved in the preparation of organic and biochemical material most work will be in that field. Other material will be provided as it becomes available, either from this site or by links to other locations.

Proper citation: NC-IUPAC (RRID:SCR_006655) Copy   

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http://www.dpvweb.net/

DPVweb provides a central source of information about viruses, viroids and satellites of plants, fungi and protozoa. Comprehensive taxonomic information, including brief descriptions of each family and genus, and classified lists of virus sequences are provided. The database also holds detailed, curated, information for all sequences of viruses, viroids and satellites of plants, fungi and protozoa that are complete or that contain at least one complete gene. For comparative purposes, it also contains a single representative sequence of all other fully sequenced virus species with an RNA or single-stranded DNA genome. The start and end positions of each feature (gene, non-translated region and the like) have been recorded and checked for accuracy. As far as possible, nomenclature for genes and proteins are standardized within genera and families. Sequences of features (either as DNA or amino acid sequences) can be directly downloaded from the website in FASTA format. The sequence information can also be accessed via client software for PC computers (freely downloadable from the website) that enable users to make an easy selection of sequences and features of a chosen virus for further analyses. The public sequence databases contain vast amounts of data on virus genomes but accessing and comparing the data, except for relatively small sets of related viruses can be very time consuming. The procedure is made difficult because some of the sequences on these databases are incorrectly named, poorly annotated or redundant. The NCBI Reference Sequence project (1) provides a comprehensive, integrated, non-redundant set of sequences, including genomic DNA, transcript (RNA) and protein products, for major research organisms. This now includes curated information for a single sequence of each fully sequenced virus species. While this is a welcome development, it can only deal with complete sequences. An important feature of DPV is the opportunity to access genes (and other features) of multiple sequences quickly and accurately. Thus, for example, it is easy to obtain the nucleotide or amino acid sequences of all the available accessions of the coat protein gene of a given virus species or for a group of viruses. To increase its usefulness further, DPVweb also contains a single representative sequence of all other fully sequenced virus species with an RNA or single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) genome. Sponsors: This site is supported by the Association of Applied Biologists and the Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, People''s Republic of China.

Proper citation: Descriptions of Plant Viruses (RRID:SCR_006656) Copy   

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http://sourceforge.net/projects/splicegrapher/

Software that predicts alternative splicing patterns and produces splice graphs that capture in a single structure the ways a gene''s exons may be assembled. It enhances gene models using evidence from next-generation sequencing and EST alignments.

Proper citation: SpliceGrapher (RRID:SCR_006657) Copy   

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http://www.bioconductor.org/packages/devel/bioc/html/ChIPXpress.html

A R package designed to improve ChIP-seq and ChIP-chip target gene ranking using publicly available gene expression data. It takes as input predicted transcription factor (TF) bound genes from ChIPx data and uses a corresponding database of gene expression profiles downloaded from NCBI GEO to rank the TF bound targets in order of which gene is most likely to be functional TF target.

Proper citation: ChIPXpress (RRID:SCR_006653) Copy   

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

Ontology describing the anatomy and the development of Botryllus schlosseri.

Proper citation: Botryllus schlosseri anatomy and development ontology (RRID:SCR_006602) Copy   

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https://www.promega.com/

An Antibody supplier

Proper citation: Promega (RRID:SCR_006724) Copy   

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http://www.nitrc.org/projects/webmill/

Web game that provides an innovative infrastructure for labeling to enable an alternative to expert raters for medical image labeling through statistical analysis of the collaborative efforts of many, minimally-trained raters. Statistical atlases of regional brain anatomy have proven to be extremely useful in characterizing the relationship between the structure and function of the human nervous system. Typically, an expert human rater manually examines each slice of a three-dimensional volume. This approach can be exceptionally time and resource intensive, so cost severely limits the clinical studies where subject-specific labeling is feasible. Methods for improved efficiency and reliability of manual labeling would be of immense benefit for clinical investigation into morphological correlates of brain function.

Proper citation: Web Game for Collaborative Labeling (RRID:SCR_006685) Copy   

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

Ontology covering a comprehensive list of cell lines derived from breast tissue, both normal and pathological. The ontology in built in OWL with cross relation to classes- genetic variation, pathological condition, genes, chemicals and drugs. The relations built enable semantic query across different classes

Proper citation: Breast Tissue Cell Lines Ontology (RRID:SCR_006686) Copy   

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https://code.google.com/p/softsearch/

A sensitive structural variant (SV) detection software tool for Illumina paired-end next-generation sequencing data. It simultaneously utilizes soft-clipping and read-pair strategies for detecting SVs to increase sensitivity. Soft clips are proxies for split-reads that indicate part of the read maps to the reference genome, but the other part is not localized at the same place (e.g. breakpoint spanning reads). Discordant read-pairs refer to a read and its mate, where the insert size is greater (or less than) the expected distribution of the dataset ? or ? where the mapping orientation of the reads is unexpected (e.g. both on the same strand). SoftSearch looks for areas with soft-clipping in the genome that have discordant read pairs supporting the anomaly. Once areas with both these conditions are identified, the read and mate information is extracted directly from the BAM file containing the discordant reads, obviating the need for time-consuming and error-prone complex alignment strategies. Only a small number of soft-masked bases discordant read-pairs are necessary to identify an SV, which on their own would not be sufficient to make an SV call, thus highlighting SoftSearch?s improved sensitivity. SoftSearch is well suited to be ?plugged in? to most sequence analysis workflows, since it requires standard file inputs, such as a BAM file using almost any aligner and a reference genome FASTA file. Because SoftSearch requires soft-masked bases, the only requirement is that the aligner must have this functionality, which is usually turned on by default by many standard aligners (e.g. BWA, Novoalign, etc).

Proper citation: SoftSearch (RRID:SCR_006683) Copy   

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