Featured RGD Video Tutorials
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You have a list of genes that might be of interest, but…now what? Click this icon to learn what ontology term enrichment analysis is and how you can use the "widgets" in RatMine to quickly and easily extract enrichment data for your list of genes or proteins. Or, if you are new to ontologies, start at the beginning of this video series by clicking the Introduction to Biomedical Ontologies Video Series icon below.
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In addition to genomic and genetic data, RGD is an excellent source of information about rat strains and their associated physiology, phenotypes and diseases. Click this icon to learn how to navigate RGD's Phenotypes and Models Portal to find the information you need. |
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Are you new to the field of Biomedical Ontologies, or just want to become more savvy about their use? Then this video series is a great place to start. Click this icon to learn more about ontologies and their annotations.
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| Click here to access RGD's Rat Community Videos page. This page includes all of the tutorial videos that RGD has produced, plus other videos of interest to rat researchers. |
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Interleukin-6
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Signaling Pathway
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RGD has just released the interactive pathway diagram for Interleukin-6 signaling. Click here to explore this important pro-inflammatory pathway.
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GBrowse Disease
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Tracks
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RGD's Rat and Human Genome Browsers now include Disease Tracks where genes, QTLs or strains annotated to disease terms in a given category are displayed. Click here to check it out!
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Toll-like Receptor
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Signaling Pathway
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RGD has released the Toll-like signaling pathway diagram. Click here to explore this first line of defense initiated by the innate immune system.
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Virtual Physiological Rat
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Congratulations to MCW's Dr. Daniel Beard! The NIH's National Institute of General Medical Sciences just funded a grant to establish a National Center for Systems Biology and create the "Virtual Physiological Rat"--a tool to leverage diverse rat data to model complex diseases. Click here for more information.
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Glucose Homeostasis
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Pathway Suite Network
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Glucose homeostasis relies on a finely-tuned, coordinated network of metabolic, regulatory and signaling pathways. Click here to explore the network of pathway suites involving homeostasis of this essential fuel.
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Calendar PDF
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Now Available
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A high-resolution PDF copy of RGD's 2012 Rat Calendar is available on the RGD FTP site. If you would like a copy of this year's fun collection of rat photos and drawings but aren't close enough to stop by and pick one up, click here to download your copy!
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Developmental
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Pathway Suite
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Several signaling pathways play essential roles in developmental processes and also serve important functions in the adult. Click here to explore this collection of important signaling pathways.
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RGD announces the release of new QTL Report pages. Pages include valuable new data types, and more intuitive organization makes it easier to navigate to the information you need. To explore the new page format, click here.
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Hedgehog Signaling
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Pathway
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RGD announces the release of Hedgehog signaling pathway. Click here to explore this pathway with very important roles in embryogenesis and also in the adult.
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Ontology Browser and Report Pages
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RGD announces the release of new Ontology Report pages and a new Ontology Browser. New browser functionality facilitates navigation up and down the tree, and better organization of annotations on report pages clarify data presentation. To explore the new page format, click here.
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Physiological Pathway
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Diagram Tutorial
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RGD's Physiological pathway diagrams provide an interactive way to visualize and explore systems-level networks. To help you navigate these, RGD has released a video tutorial outlining the features of the diagrams. Click here to learn more.
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Respiratory Disease Portal
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RGD announces the release of the Respiratory Disease Portal. Click here to explore genes, QTLs and strains linked to diseases such as asthma, COPD, Cystic Fibrosis and more, as well as associated phenotypes, pathways and biological processes.
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Harlan Strain
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Cryopreservation
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Harlan Laboratories has announced that they will be stopping production of certain strains due to low demand. Click here for more information about which strains are currently targeted and what your alternatives are if you use any of these strains for your research.
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