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GRASSIUS
GRASSIUS provides the first step toward building a comprehensive platform for
integration of data, tools and resources in comparative regulatory genomics across
the grass species (Yilmaz et al. 2009 ).
Grass TFDB
The Grass Transcription Factor Database (GrassTFDB) of GRASSIUS houses in-
tegrated information on a number of important crop species, and the species listed
below in Sect. 7.3.3 are all available.
Crop Plant Specific Databases
GRASSIUS contains MaizeTFDB, RiceTFDB, SorghumTFDB, SugarcaneTFDB
and Brachypodium TFDB.
Legume TFDB
The LegumeTFDB provides predicted TF encoding genes in the genome sequences
of three major legume species: soybean, L. japonicus and M. trunculata ; and is an
extended version of the Soybean TFDB site below.
Soybean TFDB
SoybeanTFD is aimed at a more integrated knowledge base for legume TFs, provid-
ing a public resource for comparative genomics of the TFs of legumes, non-legume
plants and even other organisms (Mochida et al. 2009c , 2010 ).
Conclusions and Future Perspective
High-throughput DNA technological advances have provided new opportunities to
develop collections of related genomic and proteomic information for crop plants,
never before available to plant and agricultural scientists. Such comprehensive ap-
proaches can provide an excellent starting point for integrating knowledge and al-
lowing the comparison among, and within crop species. This approach promises to
be an efficient way to discover new information on genes and their function that are
important in crop improvement. However there is much research still to be done!
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