Abstract
The identification and annotation of protein-coding genes is one of the primary goals of whole-genome sequencing projects, and the accuracy of predicting the primary protein products of gene expression is vital to the interpretation of the available data and the design of downstream functional applications. Nevertheless, the comprehensive annotation of eukaryotic genomes remains a considerable challenge. Many genomes submitted to public databases, including those of major model organisms, contain significant numbers of wrong and incomplete gene predictions. We present a community-based reannotation of the Aspergillus nidulans genome with the primary goal of increasing the number and quality of protein functional assignments through the careful review of experts in the field of fungal biology.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | S2-13 |
Journal | Fungal Genetics and Biology |
Volume | 46 Suppl 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2009 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We acknowledge financial support by the European Commission under contract LSSG-CT-2005-018964. MC, and the use of the e-Fungi data warehouse, was supported by a grant to SGO and others as part of the BBSRC’s Bioinformatics and e-Science programme II. We wish to thank Dr Michael Anderson for his input on the assembly, whilst at The University of Manchester. We also acknowledge Todd Creasy for Manatee set-up and support, currently at IGS; Brian Haas for data management and computational support (annotation), currently at the Broad; Joshua Orvis for data management and computational support (annotation), currently at IGS; Jonathan Crabtree for data management and computational support (orthologues), currently at IGS. Sandra M.J. Langeveld is acknowledged for her assistance in preparing part of the manuscript.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology
- Genetics