We have updated WormBase to the newest version of the website and database, WS249.
You can find the release notes here.
WS249: reorganization of parasitic non-core species
Starting with the WS249 release of WormBase we will point users to the new WormBase ParaSite portal for parasitic nematodes that are not curated as part of the WormBase core species.
Species that can now be found at WormBase ParaSite are:
Ancylostoma ceylanicum (PRJNA231479|PRJNA72583)
Ascaris suum (PRJNA62057|PRJNA80881)
Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (PRJEA64437)
Dirofilaria immitis (PRJEB1797)
Haemonchus contortus (PRJEB506|PRJNA205202)
Loa loa (PRJNA60051 )
Meloidogyne hapla (PRJNA29083)
Meloidogyne incognita (PRJEA28837)
Necator americanus (PRJNA72135)
Trichinella spiralis (PRJNA12603)
Trichuris suis (PRJNA179528|PRJNA208415|PRJNA208416)
WS249: Parasite Papers II
For the upcoming WS249 release, a set of new papers have been added to the WormBase database. Some papers of interest to the parasite community are shown below.
Rateb ME, Yang D, Vodanovic-Jankovic S, Yu Z, Kron MA, Shen B.Adipostatins A-D from Streptomyces sp. 4875 inhibiting Brugia malayi asparaginyl-tRNA synthetase and killing adult Brugia malayi parasites. J Antibiot (Tokyo). 2015
Referenced Genes: Bma-nars-2
Yang Y, Wen Yj, Cai YN, Vallée I, Boireau P, Liu MY, Cheng SP.Serine proteases of parasitic helminths. Korean J Parasitol. 2015 Feb;53(1):1-11.
Referenced Genes: Bm10893, Bm4862, OVOC9258, OVOC9605
O’Connell EM, Bennuru S, Steel C, Dolan MA, Nutman TB.Targeting Filarial Abl-like Kinases: Orally Available, Food and Drug Administration-Approved Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Are Microfilaricidal and Macrofilaricidal. J Infect Dis. 2015 Feb 5.
WS249: Parasite Papers I
For the upcoming WS249 release, a set of new papers have been added to the WormBase database. Some papers of interest to the parasite community are shown below.
Winter AD, Weir W, Hunt M, Berriman M, Gilleard JS, Devaney E, Britton C.Diversity in parasitic nematode genomes: the microRNAs of Brugia pahangi and Haemonchus contortus are largely novel. BMC Genomics. 2012 Jan 4;13:4.
miRNA genes are referenced from the WBPaper00040579 entry.
Winter AD, Gillan V, Maitland K, Emes RD, Roberts B, McCormack G, Weir W, Protasio AV, Holroyd N, Berriman M, Britton C, Devaney E. A novel member of the let-7 microRNA family is associated with developmental transitions in filarial nematode parasites. BMC Genomics. 2015 Apr 22;16(1):331.
referenced genes: let-7, Bm6643, Bm5914, Bma-tag-97, Bma-mir-5364
Cinkornpumin JK, Wisidagama DR, Rapoport V, Go JL, Dieterich C, Wang X, Sommer RJ, Hong RL. A host beetle pheromone regulates development and behavior in the nematode Pristionchus pacificus. Elife. 2014 Oct 15;3
referenced genes: C06G1.1, Ppa-obi-1, CBG16343, CRE27642, CJA06526, Bm2019