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PomBase: The Scientific Resource for Fission Yeast
Antonia Lock1, Kim Rutherford2, Midori A Harris2
1Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London, UK.
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The fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe has become well established as a model species for studying conserved cell-level biological processes, especially the mechanics and regulation of cell division. PomBase integrates the S. pombe genome sequence with traditional genetic, molecular, and cell biological experimental data as well as the growing body of large datasets generated by emerging high-throughput methods. This chapter provides insight into the curation philosophy and data organization at PomBase, and provides a guide to using PomBase for infrequent visitors and anyone considering exploring S. pombe in their research.
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