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Title: FatPlants: a comprehensive information system for lipid-related genes and metabolic pathways in plants

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Abstract FatPlants, an open-access, web-based database, consolidates data, annotations, analysis results, and visualizations of lipid-related genes, proteins, and metabolic pathways in plants. Serving as a minable resource, FatPlants offers a user-friendly interface for facilitating studies into the regulation of plant lipid metabolism and supporting breeding efforts aimed at increasing crop oil content. This web resource, developed using data derived from our own research, curated from public resources, and gleaned from academic literature, comprises information on known fatty-acid-related proteins, genes, and pathways in multiple plants, with an emphasis on Glycine max, Arabidopsis thaliana, and Camelina sativa. Furthermore, the platform includes machine-learning based methods and navigation tools designed to aid in characterizing metabolic pathways and protein interactions. Comprehensive gene and protein information cards, a Basic Local Alignment Search Tool search function, similar structure search capacities from AphaFold, and ChatGPT-based query for protein information are additional features. Database URL: https://www.fatplants.net/

Research Organization:
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
National Institute of Health (NIH); National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0023142
OSTI ID:
2426666
Journal Information:
Database, Journal Name: Database Vol. 2024; ISSN 1758-0463
Publisher:
Oxford University PressCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

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