Annotating New Genes

List of figures and tables

Acknowledgements

About the author

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Databases and software to make your research life easier

Abstract:

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Primary databases

2.3 Secondary databases

2.4 Datasets to keep an eye out for

2.5 Conclusion

Chapter 3: How to program like a bioinformatician?

Abstract:

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Setting up an environment

3.3 Writing Perl scripts

3.4 Conclusion

Chapter 4: Case study: C-It, knowledge database for screening evolutionarily conserved, tissue-enriched, uncharacterized genes

Abstract:

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Concept of in silico screening

4.3 Case study: C-It

Chapter 5: Experimental validation: concepts and practice

Abstract:

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Proposed experimental strategy

5.3 Step 1: validation of expression patterns

5.4 Step 2: phenotypic analysis

5.5 Step 3: molecular interactions

5.6 Other experiments

5.7 Conclusion

Chapter 6: Further application: adult stem cells and tissue regenerations

Abstract:

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Cell types in heart and their lineages

6.3 Current status of cardiac stem cells

6.4 Conclusion

Chapter 7: Conclusion

Index