ePlant

ePlant visualizes and integrates multi-scale biological data to enable exploration of DNA sequences, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), molecular and protein structures, protein-protein interactions, and gene expression patterns in model organisms such as Arabidopsis thaliana.

Key Features:

• Multi-Scale Data Integration: Integrates data across scales including DNA sequences, natural variation (polymorphisms), molecular structures, protein-protein interactions, and gene expression patterns.
• Interactive Three-Dimensional Models: Provides interactive three-dimensional visualizations for multi-scale representation of biological data.
• Sequence Conservation Explorer: Displays homology relationships and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) data to examine sequence conservation.
• Protein Structure Model Explorer: Represents experimentally determined and theoretical protein structures and covers over 70% of the Arabidopsis thaliana proteome.
• Molecular Interaction Network Explorer: Visualizes molecular interactions and protein-protein interaction networks.
• Gene Product Subcellular Localization Explorer: Maps gene product localization within cellular compartments.
• Gene Expression Pattern Explorer: Visualizes spatial and temporal gene expression patterns across conditions or developmental stages.
• Organism Scope: Applied to Arabidopsis thaliana and extendable to other model organisms.
• 3D Data Display Initiative (3DDI): Participates in the 3D Data Display Initiative (3DDI) to support development of three-dimensional biological data displays.

Scientific Applications:

• Genetic variation analysis: Investigate effects of genetic variation and SNPs on protein function and structure.
• Molecular interaction and pathway analysis: Study molecular interactions, protein-protein interactions, and cellular pathways.
• Gene expression analysis: Analyze spatial and temporal gene expression patterns across conditions or developmental stages.

Methodology:

No computational methods, algorithms, or specific processing steps were specified in the provided description.