BacillOndex: An Integrated Data Resource for Systems and Synthetic Biology

Misirli, Goksel, Wipat, Anil, Mullen, Joseph, James, Katherine, Pocock, Matthew, Smith, Wendy, Allenby, Nick and Hallinan, Jennifer S. (2013) BacillOndex: An Integrated Data Resource for Systems and Synthetic Biology. Journal of Integrative Bioinformatics, 10 (2). ISSN 1613-4516

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Abstract

BacillOndex is an extension of the Ondex data integration system, providing a semantically annotated, integrated knowledge base for the model Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus subtilis. This application allows a user to mine a variety of B. subtilis data sources, and analyse the resulting integrated dataset, which contains data about genes, gene products and their interactions. The data can be analysed either manually, by browsing using Ondex, or computationally via a Web services interface. We describe the process of creating a BacillOndex instance, and describe the use of the system for the analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms in B. subtilis Marburg. The Marburg strain is the progenitor of the widely-used laboratory strain B. subtilis 168. We identified 27 SNPs with predictable phenotypic effects, including genetic traits for known phenotypes. We conclude that BacillOndex is a valuable tool for the systems-level investigation of, and hypothesis generation about, this important biotechnology workhorse. Such understanding contributes to our ability to construct synthetic genetic circuits in this organism.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: C100 Biology
C700 Molecular Biology, Biophysics and Biochemistry
C900 Others in Biological Sciences
Department: Faculties > Health and Life Sciences > Applied Sciences
Depositing User: Rachel Branson
Date Deposited: 02 Mar 2020 11:01
Last Modified: 31 Jul 2021 19:33
URI: http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/42299

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