Brassica Database

The Brassica database (BRAD) is a web-based database of genetic data at the whole genome scale for important Brassica crops. It now provides several datasets, including the complete Brassica A genome sequence from B. rapa (Chiifu-401), derived from de novo assembly of sequence scaffolds using second-generation sequencing technologies. Also included are predicted genes and associated annotations (InterPro, KEGG2, SwissProt), B. rapa genes orthologous to those in Arabidopsis thaliana, as well as genetic markers and maps of B. rapa. BRAD is continuously updated and B. rapa transcriptome data will be available in the near future. We also accept submission of genetic and genomic data of Brassica crops from the research community.

Cite BRAD as "Cheng F, Liu S, Wu J, Fang L, Sun S, Liu B, Li P, Hua W, Wang X. BMC Plant Biol. 2011, 11:136".

Breaking news:

	Subgenome parallel selection is associated with morphotype diversification
	and convergent crop domestication in Brassica rapa and Brassica oleracea NEW!
	The genome sequence of allopolyploid Brassica juncea and analysis
	of differential homoeolog gene expression influencing selection NEW!
	The Brassica oleracea genome reveals the asymmetrical
	evolution of polyploid genomes
	Origin, inheritance, and gene regulatory consequences of
	genome dominance in polyploids

	Deciphering the Diploid Ancestral Genome of the Mesohexaploid Brassica rapa

	The genome of the mesopolyploid crop species Brassica rapa