AraENCODE: A comprehensive epigenomic database of Arabidopsis thaliana

Zhenji Wang1, Minghao Liu1, Fuming Lai1

  • 1National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, 1 Shizishan Street, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, China; Agricultural Bioinformatics Key Laboratory of Hubei Province and Hubei Engineering Technology Research Center of Agricultural Big Data, 3D Genomics Research Center, Huazhong Agricultural University, 1 Shizishan Street, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, China.

Molecular Plant
|June 28, 2023
PubMed
Summary

Arabidopsis epigenomic data is now more accessible through the AraENCODE database. This resource aids researchers in studying plant epigenetics and chromatin interactions.

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