SjTPdb: integrated transcriptome and proteome database and analysis platform for <it>Schistosoma japonicum</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Schistosoma japonicum </it>is one of the three major blood fluke species, the etiological agents of schistosomiasis which remains a serious public health problem with an estimated 200 million people infected in 76 cou...
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| author | Wang Zhi-Qin Cui Shu-Jian Chen Ping Liu Feng Han Ze-Guang |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Schistosoma japonicum </it>is one of the three major blood fluke species, the etiological agents of schistosomiasis which remains a serious public health problem with an estimated 200 million people infected in 76 countries. In recent years, enormous amounts of both transcriptomic and proteomic data of schistosomes have become available, providing information on gene expression profiles for developmental stages and tissues of <it>S. japonicum</it>. Here, we establish a public searchable database, termed SjTPdb, with integrated transcriptomic and proteomic data of <it>S. japonicum</it>, to enable more efficient access and utility of these data and to facilitate the study of schistosome biology, physiology and evolution.</p> <p>Description</p> <p>All the available ESTs, EST clusters, and the proteomic dataset of <it>S. japonicum </it>are deposited in SjTPdb. The core of the database is the 8,420 <it>S. japonicum </it>proteins translated from the EST clusters, which are well annotated for sequence similarity, structural features, functional ontology, genomic variations and expression patterns across developmental stages and tissues including the tegument and eggshell of this flatworm. The data can be queried by simple text search, BLAST search, search based on developmental stage of the life cycle, and an integrated search for more specific information. A PHP-based web interface allows users to browse and query SjTPdb, and moreover to switch to external databases by the following embedded links.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>SjTPdb is the first schistosome database with detailed annotations for schistosome proteins. It is also the first integrated database of both transcriptome and proteome of <it>S. japonicum</it>, providing a comprehensive data resource and research platform to facilitate functional genomics of schistosome. SjTPdb is available from URL: <url>http://function.chgc.sh.cn/sj-proteome/index.htm</url>.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-13dfbdf5f0ad43ec9626448eb8fce4d52022-12-21T19:55:36ZengBMCBMC Genomics1471-21642008-06-019130410.1186/1471-2164-9-304SjTPdb: integrated transcriptome and proteome database and analysis platform for <it>Schistosoma japonicum</it>Wang Zhi-QinCui Shu-JianChen PingLiu FengHan Ze-Guang<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Schistosoma japonicum </it>is one of the three major blood fluke species, the etiological agents of schistosomiasis which remains a serious public health problem with an estimated 200 million people infected in 76 countries. In recent years, enormous amounts of both transcriptomic and proteomic data of schistosomes have become available, providing information on gene expression profiles for developmental stages and tissues of <it>S. japonicum</it>. Here, we establish a public searchable database, termed SjTPdb, with integrated transcriptomic and proteomic data of <it>S. japonicum</it>, to enable more efficient access and utility of these data and to facilitate the study of schistosome biology, physiology and evolution.</p> <p>Description</p> <p>All the available ESTs, EST clusters, and the proteomic dataset of <it>S. japonicum </it>are deposited in SjTPdb. The core of the database is the 8,420 <it>S. japonicum </it>proteins translated from the EST clusters, which are well annotated for sequence similarity, structural features, functional ontology, genomic variations and expression patterns across developmental stages and tissues including the tegument and eggshell of this flatworm. The data can be queried by simple text search, BLAST search, search based on developmental stage of the life cycle, and an integrated search for more specific information. A PHP-based web interface allows users to browse and query SjTPdb, and moreover to switch to external databases by the following embedded links.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>SjTPdb is the first schistosome database with detailed annotations for schistosome proteins. It is also the first integrated database of both transcriptome and proteome of <it>S. japonicum</it>, providing a comprehensive data resource and research platform to facilitate functional genomics of schistosome. SjTPdb is available from URL: <url>http://function.chgc.sh.cn/sj-proteome/index.htm</url>.</p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/9/304 |
| spellingShingle | Wang Zhi-Qin Cui Shu-Jian Chen Ping Liu Feng Han Ze-Guang SjTPdb: integrated transcriptome and proteome database and analysis platform for <it>Schistosoma japonicum</it> BMC Genomics |
| title | SjTPdb: integrated transcriptome and proteome database and analysis platform for <it>Schistosoma japonicum</it> |
| title_full | SjTPdb: integrated transcriptome and proteome database and analysis platform for <it>Schistosoma japonicum</it> |
| title_fullStr | SjTPdb: integrated transcriptome and proteome database and analysis platform for <it>Schistosoma japonicum</it> |
| title_full_unstemmed | SjTPdb: integrated transcriptome and proteome database and analysis platform for <it>Schistosoma japonicum</it> |
| title_short | SjTPdb: integrated transcriptome and proteome database and analysis platform for <it>Schistosoma japonicum</it> |
| title_sort | sjtpdb integrated transcriptome and proteome database and analysis platform for it schistosoma japonicum it |
| url | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/9/304 |
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