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Mouse Genome Informatics (MGI): April 8 class explains database
Posted on March 26, 2008
Mouse Genome Informatics (MGI) is the international database for the laboratory mouse and provides integrated genetic, genomic, and biological data to facilitate the study of human health and disease.
Learn about MGI in a class taught by Susan McClatchy from MGI User Support. The class will be held in the Library on Tuesday, April 8, from 9 to 11 a.m and will be repeated from 1 to 3 p.m. To register for one of the class sessions, go the the Class Registration page on the Library Web site. This class is part of the Showcase series, so its listing on the registration page begins with the word "Showcase...'
The MGI database includes data from these collaborators:
Mouse Genome Database (MGD) Project:
Includes data on gene characterization, nomenclature, mapping, gene homologies among mammals, sequence links, phenotypes, allelic variants and mutants, and strain data.
Gene Expression Database (GXD) Project:
Integrates different types of gene expression information from the mouse and provides a searchable index of published experiments on endogenous gene expression during development.
Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB) Database Project:
Integrates data on the frequency, incidence, genetics, and pathology of neoplastic disorders, emphasizing data on tumors that develop characteristically in different genetically defined strains of mice.
Gene Ontology (GO) Project at MGI:
The Mouse Genome Informatics group is a founding member of the Gene Ontology Consortium. MGI fully incorporates the GO in the database and provides a GO browser.
MouseCyc Project at MGI:
The MouseCyc database focuses on mus musculus metabolism and includes cell level processes such as biosynthesis, degradation, energy production, and detoxification. It is part of the BioCyc collection of pathway databases created at SRI International. Pathway information in MouseCyc is integrated with MGI data.
