Table 4.

Online databases exclusively developed to host soybean research data generated from different omics platforms.

Sr. No	Database	Features	Tools
1	SoyBase	Genetic and physical maps, QTL, Genome sequence, Transposable elements, Annotations, Graphical chromosome visualizer	BLAST search, ESTs search, SoyChip Annotation Search, Potential Haplotype (pHap) and Contig Search, Soybean Metabolic Pathways, Fast Neutron Mutants Search, RNA-Seq Atlas
	SoyBase and the Soybean Breeder's Toolbox, USDA and Iowa University, http://soybase.org/
2	SoyKB	Multi-omics datasets, Genes/proteins, miRNAs/sRNAs, Metabolite profiling, Molecular markers, information about plant introduction lines and traits, Graphical chromosome visualizer	Germplasm browser, QTL and Trait browser, Fast neutron mutant data, Differential expression analysis, Phosphorylation data, Phylogeny, Protein BioViewer, Heatmap and hierarchical clustering, PI and trait search, FTP/data download capabilities
	Soybean Knowledge Base, University of Missouri, Columbia, http://soykb.org/
3	SoyDB	Protein sequences, Predicted tertiary structures, Putative DNA binding sites, Protein Data Bank (PDB), Protein family classifications	PSI-BLAST, Browse database, Family Prediction by HMM, FTP data retriever
	Soybean transcription factors database, Missouri University, http://casp.rnet.missouri.edu/soydb/
4	SGMD	Integrated view genomic, EST and microarray data	Analytical tools allowing correlation of soybean ESTs with their gene expression profiles
	The Soybean Genomics and Microarray Database, http://bioinformatics.towson.edu/SGMD/
5	Deltasoy	Official variety trial (OVT) information in soybean, Mississippi OVT data, including yield, location, and disease information	Comparison tools for variety trail data, phenotypic data and disease related data
	An Internet-Based Soybean Database for Official Variety Trials, http://msucares.com/deltasoy/testlocationmap.htm
6	DaizuBase	BAC-based physical map, Linkage map and DNA markers, BAC-end, BAC contigs, ESTs, full-length cDNAs	Gbrowse, Unified Map, Gene viewer, BLAST
	An integrated soybean genome database including BAC-based physical maps, http://daizu.dna.affrc.go.jp/
7	SoyMetDB	Soybean metabolomic data	Pathway Viewer
	The soybean metabolome database, http://soymetdb.org
9	SoyProDB	Several 2D Gel images showing isolated soybean seed proteins	Search tool for 2D spots, Navigation tools for protein data
	Soybean proteins database, http://bioinformatics.towson.edu
10	SoyGD	Physical map and genetic map, Bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) fingerprint database, Associated genomic data	Sequence data retrieval tools, Navigation tool for sequence information of different builds
	The Soybean GBrowse Database, Southern Illinois University, http://soybeangenome.siu.edu/
11	SoyTEdb	Williams 82 transposable element database	Browse for Repetitive elements, Transposable Element and Map position, Data retrieval tools
	Soybean transposable elements database, www.soybase.org/soytedb/
12	SoyXpress	Soybean ESTs, Metabolic pathways, Gene Ontology terms, Swiss-prot Identifiers and Affymetrix gene expression data	BLAST search, Microarray experiments, Pathway search etc
	Soybean transcriptome database, http://soyxpress2.agrenv.mcgill.ca