We have added new data fields to SimpleMine, a batch download tool for essential gene information. Users can now access biotype, GO term, and RNAi clones through this simple web interface.

We also added more information to previously existing data fields. All references, including books, reviews, meeting abstracts, and primary research articles, are now listed in the Reference field. For genetic map position, we display error rates of the genetic mapping data. In addition to all “live” gene objects, users can now search for pseudogene or “suppressed” gene objects. 

Changes to the web interface include: improved performance, species-specific or mixed-species searches and a search button for all genes in one species. There are 32 data fields in SimpleMine, organized into five categories so that users can quickly select them. 

Note that WormBase SimpleMine provides essential information for genes in nine nematode species. There is a prototype of the SimpleMine tool for the Alliance of Genome Resources with data related to human, mouse, rat, zebrafish, fly, yeast, and worm (C. elegans only):  https://www.alliancegenome.org/prototypes

SimpleMine can now be used to obtain protein domains for a list of genes. You can select one or several attributes from a list, such as Gene ID, expression pattern, RNAi phenotype, allele phenotype, etc. Note that all attributes remain selected by default.