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. 1997 Jan 1;25(1):67–71. doi: 10.1093/nar/25.1.67

GIF-DB, a WWW database on gene interactions involved in Drosophila melanogaster development.

B Jacq 1, F Horn 1, F Janody 1, N Gompel 1, O Serralbo 1, E Mohr 1, C Leroy 1, B Bellon 1, L Fasano 1, P Laurenti 1, L Röder 1
PMCID: PMC146365  PMID: 9016506

Abstract

GIF-DB (Gene Interactions in the Fly Database) is a new WWW database (http://www-biol.univ-mrs.fr/ approximately lgpd/GIFTS_home_page. html ) describing gene molecular interactions involved in the process of embryonic pattern formation in the flyDrosophila melanogaster. The detailed information is distributed in specific lines arranged into an EMBL- (or SWISS-PROT-) like format. GIF-DB achieves a high level of integration with other databases such as FlyBase, EMBL and SWISS-PROT through numerous hyperlinks. The original concept of interaction databases examplified by GIF-DB could be extended to other biological subjects and organisms so as to study gene regulatory networks in an evolutionary perspective.

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