Gene Ontology Annotations and Resources

The Gene Ontology (GO) Consortium (GOC, http://www.geneontology.org) is a community-based bioinformatics resource that classifies gene product function through the use of structured, controlled vocabularies. Over the past year, the GOC has implemented several processes to increase the quantity, quality and specificity of GO annotations. First, the number of manual, literature-based annotations has grown at an increasing rate. Second, as a result of a new 'phylogenetic annotation' process, manually reviewed, homology-based annotations are becoming available for a broad range of species. Third, the quality of GO annotations has been improved through a streamlined process for, and automated quality checks of, GO…

• OS
  Oregon State University
• EB
  European Bioinformatics Institute
• BH
  British Heart Foundation

  Award: SP/07/007/23671
• SB
  Stanford Bio-X
• NH
  National Human Genome Research Institute

  Award: U41HG002273