ANISEED version 3: A model organism database for Ciona intestinalis, Ciona savignyi, Halocynthia roretzi and Phallusia mammillata

Welcome to ANISEED version 3
Aniseed is a database designed to offer a representation of ascidian embryonic development at the level of the genome (cis-regulatory sequences, spatial gene expression, protein annotation), of the cell (cell shapes, fate, lineage) or of the whole embryo (anatomy, morphogenesis). Currently, the anatomy of four organism models are represented in Aniseed: Ciona intestinalis, Ciona savignyi, Halocynthia roretzi and Phallusia mammillata. Extensive molecular data can be found for Halocynthia roretzi and Ciona intestinalis. In particular, this version supports four sets of Ciona intestinalis transcript models: JGI v1.0, KyotoGrail 2005, KH and ENSEMBL, all functionally annotated, and grouped into Aniseedv3.0 gene models. You can explore gene expression profiles during normal or experimentally manipulated development, access validated cis-regulatory regions, get the molecular tools used to assay gene function, or all articles related to the function, or regulation of a given gene. Known transcriptional regulators and targets are listed for each gene, as are the gene regulatory networks acting in individual anatomical territories. The archived ANISEED v2.0 can still be accessed from the "about" tab of the menu.
Have fun and as usual, please send us feedback on this version at aniseed@ibdm.univ-mrs.fr.
The aniseed team

If you don't know where to start ... Use anisearch to perform a keyword search on the whole database except cDNA clones, which can be accessed via the "genes/clones" menu at the top of the page.
eg. "otx" retrieves all data associated to otx. You can also combine words for example "otx 32 cell a6.5" will retrieve all in situs for otx at the 32 cell stage showing staining in the a6.5 blastomere.