A formal description of C. angaria has been published in the January 2010 issue of Nematology. Analysis of its phylogenetic position within the Caenorhabditis genus has defined a new species group (the Drosophilae group) of equal status, but separate from, the more familiar Elegans group containing C. elegans, C. briggsae, C. remanei, and other elegans look-alikes. Meanwhile, the genome of C. angaria (as determined by next-generation Illumina sequencing and RNA-seq scaffolding) has been published in the December 2010 issue of Genome Research, along with a detailed analysis of its ~23,000 protein-coding genes (available through the WormBase Genome Browser) and ~2,700 elements of conserved non-coding DNA. This is the first genome to be published for a member of the Drosophilae group, with DNA divergence between C. angaria and C. elegans similar to that between mammals and birds.
modENCODE papers published
Results from the modENCODE project have now been published. Integrative Analysis of the C. elegans Genome in Science provides an in-depth overview accompanied by multiple companion papers in Genome Biology and Genome Research. See the full list of papers on M9: The WormBase Blog.
Third issue of the Worm Breeder's Gazette now available!
Volume 18, Number 3 of the Worm Breeder’s Gazette is now available!
New release of WormBase: WS221
WormBase has been updated to the WS221 release of the database. Release notes are available on the WormBase Wiki. We’re finishing up installation of WS220 as the most current frozen referential release and expect to have it available before the end of the year.
New release of WormBase: WS220
WormBase has been updated to the WS220 release of the database. Release notes are available on the WormBase Wiki. Within the next month, WS220 will become the most current referential “frozen” release. Details to follow.