The Candida Genome Database (CGD), a community resource for Candida albicans gene and protein information

Abstract

The Candida Genome Database (CGD) is a new database that contains genomic information about the opportunistic fungal pathogen Candida albicans. CGD is a public resource for the research community that is interested in the molecular biology of this fungus. CGD curators are in the process of combing the scientific literature to collect all C.albicans gene names and aliases; to assign gene ontology terms that describe the molecular function, biological process, and subcellular localization of each gene product; to annotate mutant phenotypes; and to summarize the function and biological context of each gene product in free-text description lines. CGD also provides community resources, including a reservation system for gene names and a colleague registry through which Candida researchers can share contact information and research interests. CGD is publicly funded (by NIH grant R01 DE15873-01 from the NIDCR) and is freely available at http://www.candidagenome.org/.

Figure 1

CGD locus page. The locus page presents the basic information about a gene and its product, including names and aliases, a concise description, GO term assignments and mutant phenotypes. The locus page also provides links to additional resources.

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CGD gene ontology (GO) annotation page. The GO annotation page displays each of the GO term assignments along with the references from which these assignments were made, and the types of evidence that support assignment of each GO term.