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Featured RGD Video Tutorials

Introduction to the Variant Visualizer

The examination of SNPs has undergone a recent change, and in response to this change, RGD has released the new Variant Visualizer tool (VarVis), taking the place of the old SNPlotyper tool. VarVis is a visualization and analysis tool for sequence variation. The data currently contains 22 rat strains sequenced by 4 independent labs.

The Gene Annotator

The Gene Annotator takes a list of gene symbols, RGD IDs, GenBank accession numbers, Ensembl identifiers, and/or a chromosomal region, and retrieves annotation data from RGD. This tool will retrieve annotations from any or all ontologies used at RGD for genes and their orthologs, as well as links to additional information at other databases.

 

The Introduction to Biological Nomenclature Series

Accurate biological nomenclature is an indispensable tool used to create unambiguous annotations for genetic objects such as genes, QTLs and strains. Learn more about this valuable tool with this video series.

Click here to access RGD's Rat Community Videos page.  This page includes all of the tutorial videos that RGD has produced, plus other videos of interest to rat researchers.
 Conference Watch
Experimental Biology 2013, Boston Convention &Exposition Center, Boston, MA, USA - April 20-24, 2013; Late-breaking abstract deadline: February 21, 2013
The Biology of Genomes, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA - May 7-11, 2013; Abstract deadline: February 22, 2013
R workshop on Bioinformatics, Bioconductor and seamless R/C++ integration, Milwaukee, WI, USA - May 10-11, 2013; Friday sessions are free to attend
American Diabetes Association 73rd Scientific Sessions, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL, USA - June 21-25, 2013; Abstract submission closed
4th International Conference on Biomedical Ontologies 2013, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada - July 7-9, 2013; Conference paper submission deadline: February 1, 2013
Human Genetics & Genomics Gordon Research Conference, Bryant University, Smithville, RI, USA - July 7-12, 2013; Application/abstract deadline: June 9, 2013
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Science Research Conference on Genetic Recombination & Genome Rearrangements, Steamboat Grand Resort, Steamboat Springs, CO, USA - July 21-26 2013; Early-bird registration deadline: June 3, 2013
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Science Research Conference on Hematological Malignancies, Saxtons River, VT, USA - August 4-9, 2013; Early-bird registration deadline: July 3, 2013
Genome Informatics, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA - October 30-November 2, 2013; Abstract deadline: August 16, 2013
Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, USA - November 9-13, 2013; Symposium submission open
American Medical Informatics Association Annual Symposium, Washington Hilton, Washington, DC, USA - November 16-20, 2013
                   
KEGG Pathway
Data
RGD now provides access to over 121,000 pathway annotations from the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes. Click here for additional information.
New Gene/Chemical
Interaction Data

RGD now has almost 800,000 gene-chemical interaction annotations available from CTD! Click here to learn more.

RGD's Gene Annotator
Tool
Have a list of genes you need to analyze? The improved Gene Annotator (GA) Tool, with added Ontology Distribution and Cross Term Analysis functionality, is a great place to start whether your list is for rat, mouse or human genes. Click here to learn more!
Methionine, Homo- cysteine & Folate Metabolic
Pathway Suite
RGD releases a suite of new metabolic pathway diagrams. Click here to explore these inter- connected, interdepen- dent pathways.
Updated p38 MAPK
Signaling Pathway
RGD has an updated interactive diagram. Click here to learn about this important stress-activated pathway.
Immune & Inflammatory
Disease Portal

RGD announces the release of the Immune & Inflammatory Disease Portal. Click here to explore genes, QTLs and strains linked to autoimmune diseases, immunoproliferative disorders, infections and more, as well as associated phenotypes, pathways and biological processes.

RGD's 2013 Calendar
Available
If you missed getting a copy of this year's rat calendar, no worries! A high resolution PDF copy is available for download on our FTP site. Click here to get it!
Calcium Homeostasis
Pathway Suite
This newly released RGD suite provides overall views of Ca2+ transport and signaling along with several important individual pathways. Click here to study these inter-related pathways.
Gene Annotator
Tutorial
This tool will retrieve annotations from any or all ontologies used at RGD for genes and their orthologs, as well as links to additional information at other databases.
Variant Visualizer
Tutorial
Taking the place of the old SNPlotyper tool, Variant Visulizer (VarVis) is a visualization and analysis tool for sequence variation. The data currently contains 22 rat strains sequenced by 4 independent labs.
 Latest News
    04/22 - RGD releases a suite of new interactive metabolic pathway diagrams for methionine, homocysteine, folate and related metabolites
    04/12 Variant Visualizer Tutorial
    04/11 The Gene Annotator
    03/01 - The calcium homeostasis pathway suite is now available at RGD
    02/28 - RGD releases the interactive diagram for the calcium/calmodulin dependent kinase 2 signaling pathway
    02/18 - RGD releases an updated interactive diagram for the p38 MAPK signaling pathway
    02/11 - RGD releases the interactive diagram for the parathyroid hormone signaling pathway
    01/28 - RGD releases the interactive diagram for the calcium signaling pathway via the calcium-sensing receptor
    01/07 - RGD releases the calcium transport and the calcium/calcium-mediated signaling interactive pathway diagrams
    12/13 - RGD provides access to over 121,000 Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway annotations
    11/13 - RGD releases interactive diagrams for renal cell cancer, altered hypoxia inducible factor and axitinib drug pathways
    10/16 - Vitamin A and metabolites pathway suite now available at RGD
    10/05 - Photos and artwork needed for the 2013 Rat Calendar
    10/02 - RGD releases two new interactive pathway diagrams: signaling in visual phototransduction and the metabolic cycle that regenerates the chromophore
    08/07 - RGD announces the release of the updated and upgraded GA Tool
    08/01 - RGD releases interactive pathway diagrams for retinoic acid metabolism and its signaling
    06/27 – RGD provides access to almost 24,000 Pathway Interaction Database (PID) pathway annotations
    06/27 - RGD Releases Nomenclature Tutorial Suite
    06/21 - Preliminary annotations for the new rat genome assembly available at UCSC
    05/30 - The energy homeostasis pathway suite available now at RGD
    05/29 - RGD releases the hypoxia inducible factor pathway interactive diagram
    05/04 - RGD releases the Immune & Inflammatory Disease Portal
    05/04 - RGD releases new Help Pages
    04/25 - RGD announces the availability of over 770,000 CTD gene-chemical interaction annotations
    04/24 - An updated version of the non-small cell lung cancer pathway diagram is now available at RGD