Integrating Visual Analytic Tools from the Bio-Analytic Resource into Araport

The Bio-Analytic Resource (BAR), one of the top plant bioinformatics resources in the world, has partnered with Araport to contribute science apps to this growing online community resource. In 2013, the BAR proposed to provide seven data and visualization apps to Araport by building on highly used BAR tools. Currently, both the eFP Browser and the Arabidopsis Interaction Viewer are available on Araport. GeneSlider, a new sequence logo-based data visualization tool allows the user to easily observe nucleotide conservation for 10 Brassicaceae species across 10,000 nucleotides. We are working towards making new tools available shortly. A new version of our ePlant zoomable user interface (ZUI) will allow the seamless viewing of large datasets across several levels of biological organization. Users can view data that are available at Araport and the BAR. User testing at plant conferences has contributed significantly to the development of this ZUI.