Useful links for Drosophila Researchers

INFORMATION RESOURCESArrayExpress | Assembly/Alignment/Annotation of 12 Drosophila Genomes | Berkeley Drosophila Genome Project: cDNA and EST projects | Patterns of Gene Expression in Drosophila Embryogenesis | SNPs
Biomolecular Interaction Network Database | Clusters of Orthologous Groups | DNA Data Bank of Japan | Drosophila Heterochromatin Genome Project | Drosophila Interaction Database (CuraGen) | Drosophila melanogaster Exon Database | Drosophila Polymorphism Database | Drosophila Population Genome Project | Drosophila Species Genomes | EMBL Nucleotide Sequence Database | Ensembl Genome Browser | Entrez: Genome | Protein | MapView
euGenes | FlyBase: Anatomy and Images | Archives | BLAST | Batch Download by ID | Computed Cytology | CytoSearch | Drawings of Drosophilidae | External Drosophila Resources | GBrowse | Genes Query | Genetic Nomenclature | Reference Manual | Stocks Search | Stocks section
Flybrain | FlyEx | Fly General Repository for Interaction Datasets | FlyMine | FlyMove | FlyPNS | FlySNP | flytrap | FlyTrap | Gene Expression Omnibus | Genome Reviews | Heidelberg GenomeRNAi Drosophila Resources | Homophila | Integr8 | Interactive Fly | NCBI GenBank | Neuroblast lineages | PANTHER Classification System | PIMRider Drosophila Protein Interaction Map | TaxoDros | tracheal db | UCSC Genome Bioinformatics: Genome Browser | Proteome Browser
UniProt: Knowledgebase
WWW Virtual Library — Drosophila | Yale Drosophila Developmental Gene Expression Timecourse
MATERIAL RESOURCESAffymetrix GeneChip Arrays | American Type Culture Collection | Arizona Genomics Institute | BACPAC Resources Center: DGC
Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center: Bloomington Browsing Page | Bloomington Deficiency Kit | Exelixis Deficiencies | Import Permit Information
Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank | DrosDel Drosophila Isogenic Deficiency Kit | Drosophila Genetic Resource Center (Kyoto) | Drosophila Genomics Resource Center: Microarrays | DGC
East Asian Distribution Center | Ehime Drosophila Species Center of Japan | Exelixis Drosophila Stock Collection at Harvard Medical School | FlyChip | Gene Disruption Project P-Screen Database | MRC geneservice: BACs | DGC | Testis cDNAs
NimbleGen Systems | NP Consortium | Open Biosystems: DGC
Szeged Drosophila Stock Centre | Tucson Drosophila Species Stock Center | Zuker Laboratory Collection
RESEARCH SERVICESDrosophila RNAi Screening Center | Drosophila TILLING Project | Duke University Model System Genomics | EMBL Drosophila Injection Service | Genetic Services
FURTHER INFORMATIONCelera Genomics | Human Genome Sequencing Center at Baylor College of Medicine | Nucleic Acids Research Database Issue

Genome

  • Trace archive access: Assembly/Alignment/Annotation of 12 Drosophila Genomes (AAA) | Berkeley Drosophila Genome Project (BDGP) | Drosophila Species Genomes (DroSpeGe) | Ensembl | Entrez
  • Sequence archive access: AAA | BDGP | Drosophila Polymorphism Database (DPDB) | DroSpeGe | Ensembl | Entrez | FlyBase
  • Sequence searches: DPDB | DroSpeGe | Ensembl | Entrez | FlyBase | University of California, Santa Cruz Genome Browser (UCSC GB)
  • Gene structure: Drosophila melanogaster Exon Database (DEDB) | Ensembl | Entrez | FlyBase | UCSC GB
  • Annotated genes: DroSpeGe | Ensembl | Entrez | euGenes | FlyBase | FlyMine | UCSC GB
  • SNPs: BDGP | Entrez | FlySNP
  • Homologies: DroSpeGe | Ensembl | euGenes | FlyMine | Homophila | UCSC GB
  • Maps: Drosophila Heterochromatin Genome Project (DHGP) | DroSpeGe | Ensembl | Entrez | euGenes | FlyBase | UCSC GB


Proteome

  • Sequence archive: Entrez | Integr8 | UniProt
  • Sequence searches: Entrez | Integr8 | UCSC GB | UniProt
  • Annotated proteins: Entrez | Integr8 | PANTHER | UCSC GB | UniProt
  • Protein interactions: Biomolecular Interaction Network Database (BIND) | CuraGen | Fly General Repository for Interaction Datasets (Fly GRID) | FlyMine | PIMRider




Other

  • Sequence analysis tools: AAA | BDGP | DPDB | Ensembl | Entrez | Integr8 | UCSC GB | UniProt
  • Gene expression: ArrayExpress | BDGP | FlyEx | FlyMine | FlyPNS | FlyTrap | flytrap | Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) | Neuroblast lineages | PANTHER | Yale Drosophila Development Gene Expression Timecourse (Yale Dev Ex)
  • Genetic/molecular interactions: BIND | CuraGen | FlyBase | Fly GRID | FlyMine | PANTHER | PIMRider
  • Gene function/phenotypes: euGenes | FlyBase | FlyMine | FlyTrap | GenomeRNAi | Homophila | Integr8 | Interactive Fly | tracheal database (tracheal db) | UCSC GB | UniProt
  • Pathways: BIND | PANTHER
  • Human disease gene homology: Homophila | Yale Dev Ex
  • Anatomy: BDGP | FlyBase | Flybrain | FlyMove | FlyPNS | flytrap | Neuroblast lineages | tracheal db
  • Development: BDGP | FlyBase | Flybrain | FlyMove | FlyPNS | Interactive Fly | Neuroblast lineages | tracheal db | Yale Dev Ex
  • Taxonomy: DroSpeGe | Entrez | Integr8 | TaxoDros
  • Literature: Entrez | FlyBase | Flybrain | FlyMine | FlyPNS | Homophila | Integr8 | Neuroblast lineages | TaxoDros | tracheal db | UniProt
  • Drosophila laboratory web sites: WWW Virtual Library: Drosophila




Below is a list of genetic stocks, cell lines, clones, libraries and arrays (for D. melanogaster unless noted otherwise).

Mutant alleles

  • Point mutations: Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center (Bloom) | Drosophila Genetic Resource Center (Kyoto) | Tucson Drosophila Species Stock Center (Tucson)* | Zuker Collection
  • Transposable-element insertion alleles: Bloom | Exelixis Drosophila Stock Collection at Harvard Medical School (Exelixis-HMS) | Gene Disruption Project P-Screen Database (GDP) | Kyoto | Szeged Drosophila Stock Center (Szeged)
  • Upstream activating system alleles: Bloom | GDP | Kyoto
  • GFP-tagged proteins: FlyTrap | Kyoto




Other stocks

  • Deficiency kits: Bloom | Kyoto | Szeged
  • Duplication kits: Bloom
  • GAL4 drivers: Bloom | Exelixis–HMS | Kyoto | Szeged
  • FRT insertions: Bloom | Kyoto | Szeged
  • Heterochromatic insertions: DHGP
  • Gene-expression reporters: Bloom | FlyTrap | FlyView | Kyoto
  • Deficiency generators: Bloom
  • Other aberrations: Bloom | Kyoto | Tucson*
  • Wild-type lines: Bloom | Ehime Drosophila Species Center of Japan (Ehime)‡ | Kyoto‡ | Tucson*




Cell lines and antibodies

  • Cell lines: American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) | Drosophila Genomics Resource Center (DGRC)‡
  • Hybridomas/antibodies: ATCC | Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank (DSHB) | East Asian Distribution Center (EADC)




Clones, libraries and microarrays

  • cDNA molecules/ESTs: DGRC | geneservice*
  • BACs: Arizona Genomics Institute (AGI)* | BACPAC Resources Center (BPRC)‡ | geneservice*
  • Cosmids: geneservice*
  • Fosmids: BPRC* | DGRC*
  • Vectors: DGRC
  • RNAi libraries: geneservice* | Open Biosystems*
  • Microarrays: Affymetrix | DGRC | NimbleGen




Below is a list of services.

Genetic screening

  • EMS: Drosophila TILLING Project (Fly-TILL)
  • RNAi: Drosophila RNAi Screening Center
  • Custom: Genetic Services




Other

  • Transgene construction: Genetic Services
  • Germline transformation: Duke University Model System Genomics (Duke U. MSG) | EMBL | Genetic Services
  • dsRNA injection: Duke U. MSG | Genetic Services
  • P-element mapping: Duke U. MSG | geneservice
  • Other sequencing: geneservice
  • Immunohistochemistry: Genetic Services
  • Embryo sorting: Duke U. MSG
  • Stock construction: Genetic Services
  • Microarray analysis: Duke U. MSG | geneservice
  • Bioinformatics: Duke U. MSG




*Resources available for Drosophila species other than D. melanogaster.

‡Resources available for D. melanogaster and related species.
 
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