P0292
Plant Genome Database Japan (PGDBj) in 2016: A Comprehensive Database Covering Information of Plant Genome-Related Database in Japan

Hisako Ichihara , Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan
Sachiko Shirasawa , Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan
Taeko Shibaya , Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan
Yasukazu Nakamura , Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan
Akihiro Nakaya , Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
Masataka Kikuchi , Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
Erika Asamizu , Ryukoku University, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
Hideki Hirakawa , Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan
Satoshi Tabata , Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan
We have developed a portal website named PGDBj (Plant Genome DataBase Japan; http://pgdbj.jp/en/) providing the interfaces to access information extracted from many plant genome-related databases (DBs). PGDBj provides Google-like search system against itself, e.g., DBs related to orthologous genes, DNA markers, and resources for plant species. In updating the contents of PGDBj in this year, the user interface has been improved by integrating the new cross-search system based on semantic web technology (SWT). The current system would be useful for researchers to obtain extensive knowledge from several kinds of DBs.

This work is supported by the National Bioscience Database Center (NBDC) of Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST). The Life Science Dictionary (LSD; http://lsd.pharm.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/index.html) is used to add synonyms to search query in cross-search system of PGDBj.

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