The Fire Lab
C. Elegans Vector Kit is now available for distribution to scientists
at academic and non-profit institutions through Addgene. This kit
contains 288 vectors lacZ and/or GFP fusion vectors for studying gene
expression, control plasmids for RNA-mediated interference, vectors
for bacterial-mediated RNAi, and much more. Addgene is a new not-for-profit
research support service dedicated to archiving and distributing
plasmids from published articles. More information on the
kit is available on the AddGene site.
Introducing WormMart
WormBase is pleased to announce the public release of WormMart, our
implementation of the BioMart project. WormMart is
intended as an eventual replacement for the “Batch Genes” and “Batch
Sequences” pages. These pages will continue to be available, linked
through the Site Map and the website
directory. Learn more about how to
use WormMart.
White paper for model organisms ENCODE project
A white paper [text, .doc] is
being submitted to NHGRI to argue for the creation of a model organism
analog of the human ENCODE (ENCyclopedia of DNA Elements) project and
for the inclusion of C. elegans in that effort. The white paper will
be submitted on Monday, April 25, 2005. Please send any suggestions
or comments to [email protected].
See the human ENCODE
project for reference.
New release of WormBase, WS141
WormBase has been updated to the WS141 release of the database. The
WS142 release of the database is now available for testing on the development site.
Protein motifs now displayed on the Genome Browser
Protein motifs are now displayed in genomic coordinates on the Genome
Browser. You can see these features by enabling the “Protein
Motifs” track. This track was created by interpolating translated
coordinates of protein motifs into genomic coordinates. In the event
that a motif spans an exon boundary, a dashed line is displayed.