Gramene database build 41 released

The Gramene Team is pleased to announce its release #41. In collaboration with Ensembl Plants we are providing in this release:

• New genomes for Amborella trichopoda, Prunus persica (peach), Oryza glumaepatula, O. meridionalis, and O. nivara.
• Updated gene models for bread wheat, O. barthii, and O. punctata. The Oryza gene models were updated using the OGE Maker pipeline.
• Updated split genes for 33 plant reference genomes based on the latest Ensembl Compara data.
• New sorghum variation data on the Sorghum Association Panel.
• Whole-genome alignments within bread wheat (i.e., between its component A, B, and D genomes).
• Calculation of homoeologous genes between bread wheat's component A, B and D genomes.
• Whole-genome alignments involving all new genomes.
• ESTs alignments against the peach and wheat genomes using STAR aligner.
• Updated biomart databases.
• Updated genome browser, database schema and API to Ensembl version 75.
• New orthology-based projections of rice pathways to Arabidopsis and maize.
• Five newly curated rice pathways in Plant Reactome.
• A complete description of the contents of this new release is available in our release notes.

Please let us know if you have questions or suggestions.

The Gramene Team