Plant and Animal Genome XXI Conference

January 11 - 16, 2013

Plant Metabolic Network Resources and Applications

We will introduce researchers to the data, resources, and analyses tools available in the eleven metabolic pathway databases present at the Plant Metabolic Network (www.plantcyc.org), including AraCyc, CornCyc, ChlamyCyc, SoyCyc, and MossCyc, as well as the related MetaCyc (www.metacyc.org) and SolCyc databases (http://solgenomics.net/tools/solcyc). We will explain how the underlying data about enzymes, pathways, compounds, and reactions are annotated and added to the Pathway Tools-based databases and highlight the different tools that the software offers for data analysis and hypothesis generation. Additional speakers will then provide examples of how these resources can be used and extended by researchers to enhance their lab-based and/or bioinformatic investigations. Although no computer is required, attendees are encouraged to bring their own electronic devices to follow along during the tool demonstration. During the final portion of the workshop the organizers will provide individual help to attendees who want to explore the resources or submit data for entry into the databases. This workshop will include a number of different species including Arabidopsis thaliana, Zea mays (maize), Glycine max (soybean), Manihot esculenta (cassava), Vitis vinifera (wine grape), Physcomitrella patens, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Selaginella moellendorffii, Carica papaya, Populus trichocarpa (poplar), and Solanum lycopersicum (tomato).