Table 1.
Bioinformatic Resources for Ascidian Research
| Database | Content | URL | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghost | EST sequences, ISH data, genome browser (C. intestinalis, v.1), EST clones | ghost.zool.kyoto-u.ac.jp/SearchGenomekh.html#CDNA | [53, 54] |
| JGI C. intestinalis genome | C. intestinalis v. 2 genome browser | genome.jgi-psf.org/Cioin2/Cioin2.home.html | [4] |
| Whitehead C. savignyi genome | C. savignyi release 1 genome browser | www.broadinstitute.org/annotation/ciona/index.html | n/a |
| ANISEED | ESTs, gene models, ISH data, genome browser (C. intestinalis, v.1), CRE database | www.aniseed.cnrs.fr/ | [55] |
| Tunicate Portal | Links to tunicate bioinformatic resources | www.tunicate-portal.org | n/a |
| CiAID | ISH data on adult stages, anatomical resources | ioinfo.s.chiba-u.jp/ciaid/atlas2/jv2.htm | [56] |
| DBTGR | CRE database | dbtgr.hgc.jp | [57] |
| CiPRO | Proteomics database | cipro.ibio.jp | [58] |
| FABA | Interactive anatomical body atlas - embryonic | chordate.bpni.bio.keio.ac.jp/faba/top.html | [59] |
| FABA2 | Interactive anatomical body atlas - after hatching | chordate.bpni.bio.keio.ac.jp/faba2/ | [59] |
| CiTRES | GFP reporter transgenic lines | http://marinebio.nbrp.jp/ciona/index.jsp | [60] |