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

本次研讨会的目标是建立一个跨豆类基因组学倡议。这一举措将建立在模式豆类苜蓿和百脉根以及大豆（美国经济利益的主要豆类）基因组学方面取得的快速进展的基础上。为了使这些结果对其他豆类产生影响，有必要进行更有组织的努力，以建立具体的目标和里程碑。豆科植物是第三大植物科，在农业上的重要性仅次于谷类。它们在人类营养（作为蛋白质和促进健康的次级化合物的来源）和生态系统功能（作为氮的来源）中发挥重要作用。对豆科植物物种的研究有助于了解植物生物相互作用、花和果实（豆荚）发育、作物驯化以及豆科植物与其他生物体之间的共同进化等专门现象。讲习班的预期成果包括：-一份确定跨豆类倡议的主要目标和活动的报告，该报告将张贴在豆类信息系统数据库（http：//www.comparative-legumes.org/）。- 发展一个集中于合作项目的有凝聚力的豆类基因组学研究人员网络。- 加强互动与合作，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物化学基础、产量、疾病和害虫抗性、植物发育和代谢过程。- 开发跨物种标记和其他基因组工具，以帮助将数据纳入统一的数据库。

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.