PomBase: a Global Core Biodata Resource-growth, collaboration, and sustainability

Kim M Rutherford; Manuel Lera-Ramírez; Valerie Wood

doi:10.1093/genetics/iyae007

PomBase: a Global Core Biodata Resource-growth, collaboration, and sustainability

Genetics. 2024 May 7;227(1):iyae007. doi: 10.1093/genetics/iyae007.

Authors

Kim M Rutherford¹, Manuel Lera-Ramírez², Valerie Wood¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1GA, UK.
² Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK.

Abstract

PomBase (https://www.pombase.org), the model organism database (MOD) for fission yeast, was recently awarded Global Core Biodata Resource (GCBR) status by the Global Biodata Coalition (GBC; https://globalbiodata.org/) after a rigorous selection process. In this MOD review, we present PomBase's continuing growth and improvement over the last 2 years. We describe these improvements in the context of the qualitative GCBR indicators related to scientific quality, comprehensivity, accelerating science, user stories, and collaborations with other biodata resources. This review also showcases the depth of existing connections both within the biocuration ecosystem and between PomBase and its user community.

Keywords: Schizosaccharomyces pombe; FAIR; Global BioData Coalition; Global Core Biodata Resource; MOD; biocuration; database; fission yeast; knowledgebase; model organism; model organism database; standardization.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Databases, Genetic
Genome, Fungal
Schizosaccharomyces* / genetics

Grants and funding

218236/Z/19/Z/WT_/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom