"Workshop: Cross-Legume Advances Through Genomics (CATG), Sante Fe, NM, December 13-15, 2004"

这次研讨会的目标是建立一个跨豆类基因组学倡议。这项计划将建立在模式豆科植物紫花苜蓿和莲花以及大豆基因组学已取得的快速进展的基础上，大豆是美国主要的经济利益豆科植物。为了将这些结果带到Bearon其他豆科植物，需要更有组织的努力来建立具体的目标和里程碑。豆类是仅次于谷物的第三大植物科，在农业上的重要性仅次于谷物。它们在人类营养(作为蛋白质和促进健康的次生化合物的来源)和生态系统功能(作为氮的来源)方面发挥重要作用。对豆科植物物种的研究有助于理解植物的生物相互作用、花果发育、作物驯化以及豆科植物与其他生物之间的共同进化等特殊现象。讲习班的预期成果包括：-确定豆科作物杂交倡议的主要目标和活动的报告，该报告将张贴在豆科植物信息系统数据库(http://www.comparative-legumes.org/).)上-发展一个专注于合作项目的有凝聚力的豆科基因组学研究网络。-加强互动和合作，最终应产生基因组信息和工具，解决与豆类有关的重要问题，如生物信息学、营养和健康问题的生化基础、产量、病虫害抗性、植物发育和代谢过程。-开发跨物种标记和其他基因组工具，帮助将数据整合到一个统一的数据库中。

The goal of this workshop is to establish a cross-legume genomics initiative. This initiative will build on the rapid advances that have been made in the genomics of the model legumes Medicago truncatula and Lotus japonicus and of soybean, the major legume of economic interest in the U.S. To bring these results to bearon other legumes, a more organized effort is necessary to establish specific goals and milestones. Legumes are the third largest botanical family and second to cereal in agriculturalimportance. They fulfill important roles in human nutrition (as a source of protein and health-promoting secondary compounds) and ecosystem function (as a source of nitrogen). Research on legume species can contribute to an understanding of specialized phenomena such as plant biotic interactions, flower and fruit (pod) development, crop domestication, and co-evolution between legume plants and other organisms. The expected outcomes of the workshop include: -A report defining the major goals and activities of a cross-legume initiative, which will be posted at the Legume Information System database (http://www.comparative-legumes.org/). -Development of a cohesive legume genomics researcher network focused around on collaborative projects. -Strengthened interaction and cooperation that should ultimately generate genomic information and tools addressing important issues related to legumes, such as bioinformatics, the biochemical bases of nutritional and health issues, yield, disease and pest resistance, plant development, and metabolic processes. -Development of cross-species markers and other genomic tools to help integrate data in a unified database.