Phylogenomics
Determination of gene function is particularly problematic when
studying large gene families because redundancy limits the ability to
experimentally assess the contributions of individual genes.
Phylogenomics is a phylogenetic approach used in comparative genomics
to predict the biological functions of members of a large gene families
by assessing the similarity among gene products. Recently, we reported
the development of phylomics databases for 1,508 rice kinases (rice kinase
database, RKD) and 769 glycosyltransferases (rice
glycosyltransferase database, RGTD) (Cao et al.,
2008 Molecular plant;
Dardick et al, 2007 Plant Physiology; Cao et
al, 2011 Bioenergy Research). We have also constructed the
following databases:
Rice GH
Database
Rice
Transporter Database
Plant Cell Wall
Database
