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Open AccessCurrent challenges and future of agricultural genomes to phenomes in the USA
Dramatic improvements in measuring genetic variation across agriculturally relevant populations (genomics) must be matched by improvements in identifying and measuring relevant trait variation in such populati...
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Open AccessThe case for standardizing gene nomenclature in vertebrates
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Open AccessCoordinated international action to accelerate genome-to-phenome with FAANG, the Functional Annotation of Animal Genomes project
We describe the organization of a nascent international effort, the Functional Annotation of Animal Genomes (FAANG) project, whose aim is to produce comprehensive maps of functional elements in the genomes of ...
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Sequencing three crocodilian genomes to illuminate the evolution of archosaurs and amniotes
The International Crocodilian Genomes Working Group (ICGWG) will sequence and assemble the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) and Indian gharial (Gavialis ga...
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Systemic response to Campylobacter jejuni infection by profiling gene transcription in the spleens of two genetic lines of chickens
Campylobacter jejuni (C. jejuni) is a leading cause of human bacterial enteritis worldwide with poultry products being a major source of C. jejuni contamination. The chicken is the natura...
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Open AccessThe Proteogenomic Map** Tool
High-throughput mass spectrometry (MS) proteomics data is increasingly being used to complement traditional structural genome annotation methods. To keep pace with the high speed of experimental data generatio...
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Open AccessAnalysis of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Viruses-infected monocytes: identification of cytopathic and non-cytopathic biotype differences
Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) infection is widespread in cattle worldwide, causing important economic losses. Pathogenesis of the disease caused by BVDV is complex, as each BVDV strain has two biotypes: n...
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Open AccessGOModeler- A tool for hypothesis-testing of functional genomics datasets
Functional genomics technologies that measure genome expression at a global scale are accelerating biological knowledge discovery. Generating these high throughput datasets is relatively easy compared to the d...
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Open AccessFacilitating functional annotation of chicken microarray data
Modeling results from chicken microarray studies is challenging for researchers due to little functional annotation associated with these arrays. The Affymetrix GenChip chicken genome array, one of the biggest...
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Open AccessStructural and functional-annotation of an equine whole genome oligoarray
The horse genome is sequenced, allowing equine researchers to use high-throughput functional genomics platforms such as microarrays; next-generation sequencing for gene expression and proteomics. However, for ...
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Open AccessIntroduction to the Proceedings of the Avian Genomics and Gene Ontology Annotation Workshop
The Avian Genomics Conference and Gene Ontology Annotation Workshop brought together researchers and students from around the world to present their latest research addressing the delivery of value from the bi...
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Open AccessThe chicken gene nomenclature committee report
Comparative genomics is an essential component of the post-genomic era. The chicken genome is the first avian genome to be sequenced and it will serve as a model for other avian species. Moreover, due to its u...
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Open AccessArrayIDer: automated structural re-annotation pipeline for DNA microarrays
Systems biology modeling from microarray data requires the most contemporary structural and functional array annotation. However, microarray annotations, especially for non-commercial, non-traditional biomedic...
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Sequential Detergent Extraction Prior to Mass Spectrometry Analysis
Sequential detergent extraction of proteins from eukaryotic cells has been used to increase proteome coverage of 2D-PAGE. We have adapted sequential detergent extraction for use with the high-throughput non-el...
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Open AccessExperimental-confirmation and functional-annotation of predicted proteins in the chicken genome
The chicken genome was sequenced because of its phylogenetic position as a non-mammalian vertebrate, its use as a biomedical model especially to study embryology and development, its role as a source of human ...
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Open AccessPrediction of peptides observable by mass spectrometry applied at the experimental set level
When proteins are subjected to proteolytic digestion and analyzed by mass spectrometry using a method such as 2D LC MS/MS, only a portion of the proteotypic peptides associated with each protein will be observ...
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Open AccessAgBase: a functional genomics resource for agriculture
Many agricultural species and their pathogens have sequenced genomes and more are in progress. Agricultural species provide food, fiber, xenotransplant tissues, biopharmaceuticals and biomedical models. Moreov...
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Construction of a Gene Inactivation Library for Bovine herpesvirus 1 Using Infectious Clone Technology
The application of infectious clone technology to herpesvirus biology has revolutionized the study of these viruses. Previously the ability to manipulate these large DNA viruses was limited to methods dependen...