An anatomy ontology to represent biological knowledge in Dictyostelium discoideum.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Dictyostelium discoideum is a model system for studying many important physiological processes including chemotaxis, phagocytosis, and signal transduction. The recent sequencing of the genome has revealed the presence of over 12,500 protein-coding genes. The model organism database dictyBase hosts the genome sequence as well as a large amount of manually curated information. RESULTS:We present here an anatomy ontology for Dictyostelium based upon the life cycle of the organism. CONCLUSION:Anatomy ontologies are necessary to annotate species-specific events such as phenotypes, and the Dictyostelium anatomy ontology provides an essential tool for curation of the Dictyostelium genome.

SUBMITTER: Gaudet P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2323390 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature