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OTHGEN1...know which way is the best to access the mouse genome data ? (last update Mar. 2, 2006)
Although the MGD (Mouse Genome Database)
collects all data about mouse genes, nomenclature, map
positions, individual ESTs etc., I would recommend using one of the
following databases to access the mouse genome.
A good site for data integration is the Mouse genome
resource page at NCBI. You can also BLAST the
mouse genome at NCBI . The mouse genome is also available from the Ensembl website.
You
can perform sequence (BLAST) as
well as keyword searches.
Tip!
Note that you can also perform BLAT
on the mouse genome at UCSC. In the dropdown menu
"Freeze"
choose the desired data set. This is also the best option if you would
like to see mouse ESTs aligned onto the mouse genome. Note that if the
BLAT links are unstable, launch the BLAT search starting from the UCSC homepage by choosing the
organism and the link "Blat".
The UCSC Genome Browser Gateway allows to query all the listed species (including mouse) by gene names, keywords, accession numbers, cytogenetic positions, author names (submitters), words like "zinc finger" or "huntington", and many more. In principle, it is the same site and interface as for the human genome, so please refer to the main section of the UCSC Genome Browser for a detailed description.
Selected regions of the mouse genome are
also accessible at the VEGA Mouse Genome Browser,
which is a central repository for high quality, frequently updated,
manual annotation of vertebrate finished genome sequence.
In general, please also refer to the corresponding chapter at the main page !