Aphid Genome Resources

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NCBI Web Resources:
 Global Query. Query all NCBI Entrez databases in one step.
 BLAST. Compare your sequence to different aphid specific sequences.
 Entrez Gene. Focal point for genes and associated information.
 GEO. Gene Expression Omnibus, a public repository for expression data.
 Genome Project. Complete and in-progress large-scale sequencing, assembly, annotation and mapping projects.
 Map Viewer. Interactive viewer for genome maps, sequence, and genes.
 PopSet. Population study datasets.
 PubMed Central. Digital archive of full text and content from life sciences journals.
 Taxonomy. Taxonomy Browser hosts summaries of sequence resources and external links through NCBI's LinkOut.
 Trace Archive. Collection of raw sequence traces from various sequencing projects.
UniGene. Organization of transcribed sequences into gene-based clusters.
Insects in Map Viewer:
Acyrthosiphon pisum
Anopheles gambiae
Apis mellifera
Drosophila melanogaster
Drosophila pseudoobscura
Nasonia vitripennis
Tribolium castaneum

FTP Sites:
Genomes
RefSeq
UniGene
WGS (ABLF)

Welcome to the Aphid Genome Resources guide. The Acyrthosiphon pisum (pea aphid) genome was sequenced and assembled by the Human Genome Sequencing Center at Baylor College of Medicine with funding from the National Human Genome Research Institute. This page offers a gateway to aphid resources at and beyond NCBI. We welcome your suggestions.


Acyrthosiphon pisum
Photo: courtesy of Clemson University

Acyrthosiphon pisum, also known as the pea aphid, is an insect responsible for hundreds of millions of dollars of crop damage every year, and is used as a model organism for studying adaptation and resistance to pesticides. It is also a powerful model system for studying bacterial endosymbiosis, developmental plasticity, and alternative modes of reproduction.

Latest Updates...

  • Upcoming Meetings:
    4th Annual Arthropod Genomics Symposium. June 10-13, 2010, Kansas City, Missouri

    6th Meeting of the International Aphid Genomics Consortium. June 10, 2010, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Map Viewer Update: NCBI's Map Viewer genome search and display tool can now be used to analyze the pea aphid genome. Browse individual contigs to view genes and gene models based on Gnomon gene predictions.

    • Of Recent Note...
    The genome of the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum has been published in PLoS Biology, and is available online.

    A special issue on the pea aphid genome has been published in Insect Molecular Biology, and additional companion papers can be found at AphidBase.






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    Announcing the release of the Acyrthosiphon pisum genome assembly (build 1.1) in Map Viewer at NCBI, featuring over 11,000 pea aphid genes. Take a moment to BLAST your favorite gene sequence against the genome and explore the maps available for viewing. Learn more about RefSeq, the Gnomon gene prediction program, and the resulting models available in Map Viewer.

    The Aphid Genome Database, hosted at INRA, featuring GBrowse and Apollo genome browsers with RefSeq and other gene predictions.

    Documentation:
    Glossary of Genome Terms
    Gnomon gene prediction
    Pea Aphid Genome White Paper
    Policy on prepublication data access

    Maps and Sequence:
    AphidBase GBrowse at INRA Rennes
    Eugene GBrowse

    Community Resources:
    AphidBase (INRA)
    Princeton AphidBase portal
    Acyrthosiphon pisum EST Database
    Aphid Annotation Wiki

    AphidBase BLAST server
    Princeton BLAST server
    DroSpGe BLAST server
    Arthropod Genome PSI-BLAST

    Comparative Genomics:
    Insect Genomes BLAST
    Fact Sheet at genome.gov
    Field Review (NHGRI)