A web resource for nutrient use efficiency-related genes, quantitative trait loci and microRNAs in important cereals and model plants [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

Cereals are key contributors to global food security. Genes involved in the uptake (transport), assimilation and utilization of macro- and micronutrients are responsible for the presence of these nutrients in grain and straw. Although many genomic databases for cereals are available, there is curren...

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Published in:F1000 research 2018, Vol.7, p.673
Main Authors: Kumar, Anuj, Pandeya, Ajay, Malik, Girik, Sharma, Mansi, P, Hima Kumari, S, Anil Kumar, Gahlaut, Vijay, Gajula, M.N.V. Prasad, Singh, Krishna Pal, Suravajhala, Prashanth, Balyan, Harindra Singh, Gupta, Pushpendra K
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Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural production
Agriculture
Bioinformatics
Biotechnology
Cereals
Climate change
Computational Biology - methods
Crops
Cultivars
Edible Grain - genetics
Edible Grain - metabolism
Efficiency
Eutrophication
Fertilizers
Flowers & plants
Food
Food security
Genomes
Grain
Internet
Micronutrients
MicroRNAs - genetics
miRNA
Nutrients
Nutrients - metabolism
Oryza sativa
Productivity
Quantitative trait loci
Quantitative Trait Loci - genetics
Software Tool
Triticum aestivum
Zea mays
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Summary:Cereals are key contributors to global food security. Genes involved in the uptake (transport), assimilation and utilization of macro- and micronutrients are responsible for the presence of these nutrients in grain and straw. Although many genomic databases for cereals are available, there is currently no cohesive web resource of manually curated nutrient use efficiency (NtUE)-related genes and quantitative trait loci (QTLs). In this study, we present a web-resource containing information on NtUE-related genes/QTLs and the corresponding available microRNAs for some of these genes in four major cereal crops (wheat ( Triticum aestivum), rice ( Oryza sativa), maize ( Zea mays), barley ( Hordeum vulgare)), two alien species related to wheat ( Triticum urartu and Aegilops tauschii), and two model species ( Brachypodium distachyon and Arabidopsis thaliana). Gene annotations integrated in the current web resource were manually curated from the existing databases and the available literature. The primary goal of developing this web resource is to provide descriptions of the NtUE-related genes and their functional annotation. MicroRNAs targeting some of the NtUE related genes and the QTLs for NtUE-related traits are also included. The genomic information embedded in the web resource should help users to search for the desired information.
ISSN:2046-1402
2046-1402
DOI:10.12688/f1000research.14561.1