WormBase has been updated to the WS176 release of the database.
Gene Names at WormBase
From June 2007, curation of Caenorhabditis gene nomenclature and of the C. elegans genetic map will become part of WormBase. Previously, for the period June 1992 – May 2007, gene names and nomenclature were curated by Dr Jonathan Hodgkin, as a subcontract of the Caenorhabditis Genetics Center. Dr Hodgkin will continue to act for WormBase, as curator for gene nomenclature and the genetic map. Gene naming and genetic map enquiries should be directed to genenames@wormbase.org or jonathan.hodgkin@bioch.ox.ac.uk.
Brugia malayi genome browser now available
WormBase is pleased to announce a Genome Browser view of the Brugia malayi genome. For additional details on the genome sequencing project and data release policy, see the B. malayi project page at TIGR.
May additions to WormBook
Several sections in WormBook grew this month with the publication of four new chapters. WormBook has further expanded its coverage of nematodes other than C. elegans this month with the addition of “Strongyloides spp.” and “Genomics and biology of the nematode Caenorhabditis. briggsae” to the Genetics and genomics section. Additionally, “C. elegans and volatile anesthetics” was added to the Disease models and drug discovery section and “Roles of chromatin factors in C. elegans development” was recently published in the Molecular biology section. In order to find out about new additions to WormBook, please sign up for email notifications or access the WormBook RSS feed.