Silkworm genomics databases and resources
STo build a foundation for the complete genome analysis of Bombyx mori, we have constructed an EST database. Because the gene expression patterns highly depend on tissues as well as developmental stages, we analyzed many cDNA libraries prepared from various tissues and different developmental stages to cover the entire set of Bombyx genes. So far, the Bombyx EST database contains 35,000 ESTs from 36 cDNA libraries, which are grouped into about 11,000 nonredundant ESTs with the average length of 1.25 kb. All sequenced ESTs are compiled into the Bombyx EST database, named KAIKObase. Analysis tools have also been constructed such asBLAST, KAIKOGAAS etc.
