Passionfruit Genomic Database (PGD): a comprehensive resource for passionfruit genomics

• Published in: BMC genomics Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 157 - 8
• Main Authors: Yu, Chaowei, Wang, Peng, Zhang, Shengjie, Liu, Jindian, Cheng, Yingyin, Zhang, Songbai, Wu, Zujian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 08.02.2024; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Agricultural production; Analysis; Annotations; Anopheles; Artificial chromosomes; Crops; Cultivars; Data analysis; Data mining; Datasets; Functional genomics; Gene expression; Gene sequencing; Genes; Genetic aspects; Genetic research; Genomes; Genomics; Information management; Methods; Nucleotide sequence; Online databases; Passiflora edulis; Passion fruit; Passionfruit genomic database; Proteins; Software; Transcriptomes; Transcriptomics; Visualization; Web server; Web sites; China; Passiflora edulis; Passionfruit genomic database; Transcriptomics; Web server; Functional genomics
• ISSN: 1471-2164; 1471-2164
• DOI: 10.1186/s12864-024-10069-9

Passionfruit ( Passiflora edulis ) is a significant fruit crop in the commercial sector, owing to its high nutritional and medicinal value. The advent of high-throughput genomics sequencing technology has led to the publication of a vast amount of passionfruit omics data, encompassing complete genome sequences and transcriptome data under diverse stress conditions. To facilitate the efficient integration, storage, and analysis of these large-scale datasets, and to enable researchers to effectively utilize these omics data, we developed the first passionfruit genome database (PGD). The PGD platform comprises a diverse range of functional modules, including a genome browser, search function, heatmap, gene expression patterns, various tools, sequence alignment, and batch download, thereby providing a user-friendly interface. Additionally, supplementary practical tools have been developed for the PGD, such as gene family analysis tools, gene ontology (GO) terms, a pathway enrichment analysis, and other data analysis and mining tools, which enhance the data’s utilization value. By leveraging the database’s robust scalability, the intention is to continue to collect and integrate passionfruit omics data in the PGD, providing comprehensive and in-depth support for passionfruit research. The PGD is freely accessible via http://passionfruit.com.cn .