SbGDB is being developed as a part of our NSF-funded project
"Cyberinfrastructure for (Comparative) Plant Genome Research Through PlantGDB"
(PI: Volker Brendel).
The purpose of this resource is to provide a convenient sequence-centered genome view for Sorghum bicolor, with a
narrow focus on gene structure annotation.
At SbGDB, you can browse the genome or zoom in on your favorite genes, look at the current gene structure annotation and
compare it with cDNA and EST evidence, and (if necessary) contribute your corrections and comments directly to the database.
You can access all functions of SbGDB over the web, but you can also download the entire database and interface and install
it off-line on your laptop, for example.
The premise of this design is that research on the genome-scale is greatly facilitated by a database
backend (with all the standard query capabilities) and nice viewing tools.
Please see our Projects page for how collaborators and we have been
using this - and let us know if you have something to add!
If you are new to this site and would like a short introduction to the resource, please check out the
Site Map.
If you would like a more thorough introduction, please check our Tutorials.
And if you prefer to explore this resource by getting going right away, it would be best to start by
Browsing the genome or having alook at the Projects page.
Enjoy!
For legends and help using SbGDB, click wherever you see the 
symbol.
Links to other sorghum resources are in the left column, as are links to SbGDB Projects,
Tutorials, underlying Data & Methods, and Download options.
The Noteworthy column on the right provides links to particular topics of interest and recent projects.
© 2006 Shannon D. Schlueter