KBase: Plant Science

The Systems Biology Knowledgebase (KBase) has two central goals. The scienti!c goal is to produce predictive models, reference datasets, and analytical tools and to demonstrate their utility in DOE biological research relating to bioenergy, carbon cycle, and the study of subsurface microbial communities. The operational goal is to create the integrated software and hardware infrastructure needed to support the creation, maintenance, and use of predictive models and methods in the study of microbes, microbial communities and plants.

The plant component of the KBase will allow users to model genotype-to-phenotype relationships using metabolic and functional networks as well as phenotype measurements and high throughput experiment data. It will also support the reconstruction of new metabolic and functional networks based on expression profiles, protein-DNA, and protein-protein interactions. To accomplish this, we will provide interactive, data-driven analysis and exploration across multiple experiments and diverse data-types. We will provide users access to comprehensive collections of experiment datasets together with relevant analytical tools and resources.