AtIR: An Arabidopsis thaliana Information Resource

该项目是开发一个新的数据库，命名为AtIR，将提供公共电子访问所有公共信息有关，并从拟南芥基因组计划。AtIR将是以前称为AtDB的下一代产品。该项目的既定目标是促进科学界利用拟南芥的基因组资源。该设计预期拟南芥基因组测序的完成，高密度DNA微阵列在基因表达研究和其他新兴遗传技术中的广泛应用。此外，从拟南芥发表的约9000篇论文的相关信息将被输入数据库，并与基因组相关的信息。由于拟南芥作为所有高等植物的模型的重要性，AtIR的一个基本设计特征将是对拟南芥没有主要研究兴趣的科学家容易获得。出于类似的原因，数据库的设计和实施将试图最大限度地提高AtIR与其他数据库的通信。该数据库将作为一种公共资源，由一个由四个机构代表组成的执行委员会管理，并由咨询机构和用户重点小组监督。

This project is to develop a new database, designated AtIR, that will provide public electronic access to all public information pertaining to, and derived from, the Arabidopsis genome project. AtIR will be the next generation of a product formerly known as AtDB. The stated goal of the project is to facilitate utilization by the scientific community of the genomic resources available in Arabidopsis. The design anticipates the completion of the Arabidopsis genome sequence, widespread use of high density DNA microarrays for studies of gene expression and other emerging genetic technologies. In addition, relevant information from the approximately 9000 papers published on Arabidopsis will be entered into the database and associated with genome-related information. Because of the importance of Arabidopsis as a model for all higher plants, a fundamental design feature of AtIR will be ease of access by scientists who do not have a primary research interest in Arabidopsis. For similar reasons, the database design and implementation will attempt to maximize communication of AtIR with other databases. The database will be managed as a public resource by an executive committee with representatives from four institutions, and will be overseen by both advisory bodies and user focus groups.