Ensembl Aedes

Example Data Points

This release of Aedes aegypti data is assembled into scaffolds, so there are no chromosomes available to browse.

A few example data points :

• Gene: AAEL014637
• Supercontig: supercont1.32

About the Aedes aegypti genome

Ensembl data and displays for A. aegypti are made possible through a joint effort by the Ensembl Group and VectorBase, a NIAID Bioinformatics Resource Center. Further details, as well as other vector-specific data, can be found at VectorBase.org. Aedes aegypti is the primary mosquito vector responsible for the transmission of both the yellow fever and dengue fever viruses.

Assembly

The Aedes aegypti Liverpool LVP strain genome sequence is a joint effort between the Broad Institute and The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR). Assembly of 8x shotgun coverage was performed using the Broad's whole genome assembly package ARACHNE. The assembly presented here (AaegL1, August 2005) consists of 4,758 supercontigs, totalling 1.3 Gigabases, with a Contig N50 of 82 Kb and supercontig N50 size of 1,500 Kb.

Annotation

The annotation of the Aedes genome is a collaboration between VectorBase and TIGR. Each group generated a set of gene predictions which were merged into a single canonical set (AaegL1.1). See the brief overview for details of how each set was generated. The merging strategy will be described in the genome paper (in preparation).

What's New in Ensembl 40

Aedes aegypti News

• New species - Aedes aegypti
  

  Ensembl 40 sees the release of the yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti) assembly and genebuild, in collaboration with VectorBase and TIGR.
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General News

• New orthologue display - GeneTreeView
  A new Ensembl view page, GeneTreeView, displays gene orthologies as tree diagrams (example).
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• Core data patches
  

  The following non-schema changes have been made to the core database.
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• API changes
  The API has been updated to reflect changes to the schema, including setting xref versions to 0 if undefined, and supporting ditag tables.
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• Compara updates
  

  Protein/Protein

  Updates of orthologues/paralogues and families to include the new species and gene sets announced.
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