International Knockout Mouse Consortium

• Portal "Part B" is a search interface onto a collection of Biomarts
• Users can make simple free-text queries
• The marts searched can be aggregated to suit the particular emphasis of the search site
• The BioMart resources are created as part of IDCC WP4 and WP5. This is a simple, collaborative way to integrate information on ES cell resources with other biological datasets

Go to the BioMart Portal prototype

• The repository contains detailed information about mutant ES Cells and Targeting vectors made by the pipelines in the International Knockout Mouse Consortium (IKMC): we emphasise the molecular details for each mutation
• Data from the repository is served as a catalogue of mutant alleles, mutant sequence and images for the BioMart portal. The repository also serves a DAS-track into any DAS-compatible browser, and in particular into Ensembl
• A biomart can be queried directly for bulk data and all expert queries
• There is a website for data entry, which can be accessed by logging in -- contact us if you want a login!
• There are RESTful services for scripted data entry, along with examples in three languages
• IKMC participants can deposit information about targeted mutations using the user interface on the website or the web-services

Go to a BioMart Portal example

(See "IKMC Targeted Products section")

Go to the Data entry website

Go to an example query on the Data retrieval mart

Go to Tutorials on entering data with scripts

• Knowledgebase is a searchable FAQ
• It is built by program participants as easily as using a word-processor
• End-users can find relevant articles from each KO program by
  • subject category
  • free-text search
• Users can detect and resolve of articles with conflicting material, and add to the material as they receive and resolve more questions
• The resource can grow and adapt with the needs of the users

Go to Knowledgebase