We’ve added a Genome Browser instance for the draft genome sequence of Trichinella spiralis. T. spiralis is an obligate parasite of rats, pigs, bears, and humans that causes the disease trichinosis.
New data: male neural connections in WormBase
The WS220 release of WormBase contains release 2 of the Male Wiring Project (MWP), at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. This data consists of neural connections found in the adult male tail. It adds 8,400 pair-wise connections to WormBase , taking the total to 22,500 connections. All neural connection data in WormBase can be accessed using NeuroBrowse, an interactive graphical tool. A link to NeuroBrowse is on the relevant anatomy pages or it can also be directly launched. A brief user guide for NeuroBrowse is on our wiki. We thank MWP for sharing data with WormBase. Please visit the MWP web site for updates and additional information.
New genomes and nGASP predictions now available
New genome browsers for C. brenneri and C. japonica and updated browsers for C. briggsae, C. remanei, and B. malayi are now available. Top-scoring algorithms from nGASP — the nematode genome annotation assessment competition — were used to generate preliminary gene sets for each of these genomes.
Localizome data now available
WS177 includes 1,073 new expression pattern objects from Marc Vidal’s Localizome project. These images provide a new way to compare spatial and temporal expression pattern of different genes. For additional information, see the Localizome Project web site.
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.