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ArticleCilia2017

The Gene Ontology of eukaryotic cilia and flagella.

Paola Roncaglia, Teunis J P van Dam, Karen R Christie, Lora Nacheva, Grischa Toedt, Martijn A Huynen, Rachael P Huntley, Toby J Gibson, Jane Lomax

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Article in Cilia, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Paola Roncaglia *European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SD UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2825-0621
Teunis J P van Dam *Centre for Molecular and Biomolecular Informatics, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Karen R ChristieThe Gene Ontology Consortium, http://geneontology.org.
Lora NachevaFakultät Biowissenschaften, Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 234, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Grischa ToedtStructural and Computational Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Meyerhofstr. 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany.
Martijn A HuynenCentre for Molecular and Biomolecular Informatics, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Rachael P HuntleyEuropean Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SD UK.
Toby J GibsonStructural and Computational Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Meyerhofstr. 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany.
Jane LomaxEuropean Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SD UK.
European Bioinformatics Institute · GBEuropean Molecular Biology Laboratory · DERadboud University Nijmegen · NLCell and Gene Therapy Catapult · GBHeidelberg University · DE

Funding

Mouse Genome DatabaseU41HG000330 · NHGRI · JACKSON LABORATORY · PI BLAKE, JUDITH A, BULT, CAROL J · 2011 to 2020
$45.5M
Resource ProjectU41HG002273 · NHGRI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI THOMAS, PAUL D. · 2012 to 2021
$34.7M
NHGRI NIH HHS U41 HG000330NHGRI NIH HHS U41 HG002273
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRecent research into ciliary structure and function provides important insights into inherited diseases termed ciliopathies and other cilia-related disorders. This wealth of knowledge needs to be translated into a computational representation to be fully exploitable by the research community. To this end, members of the Gene Ontology (GO) and SYSCILIA Consortia have worked together to improve representation of ciliary substructures and processes in GO.

methodsMembers of the SYSCILIA and Gene Ontology Consortia suggested additions and changes to GO, to reflect new knowledge in the field. The project initially aimed to improve coverage of ciliary parts, and was then broadened to cilia-related biological processes. Discussions were documented in a public tracker. We engaged the broader cilia community via direct consultation and by referring to the literature. Ontology updates were implemented via ontology editing tools.

resultsSo far, we have created or modified 127 GO terms representing parts and processes related to eukaryotic cilia/flagella or prokaryotic flagella. A growing number of biological pathways are known to involve cilia, and we continue to incorporate this knowledge in GO. The resulting expansion in GO allows more precise representation of experimentally derived knowledge, and SYSCILIA and GO biocurators have created 199 annotations to 50 human ciliary proteins. The revised ontology was also used to curate mouse proteins in a collaborative project. The revised GO and annotations, used in comparative 'before and after' analyses of representative ciliary datasets, improve enrichment results significantly.

conclusionsOur work has resulted in a broader and deeper coverage of ciliary composition and function. These improvements in ontology and protein annotation will benefit all users of GO enrichment analysis tools, as well as the ciliary research community, in areas ranging from microscopy image annotation to interpretation of high-throughput studies. We welcome feedback to further enhance the representation of cilia biology in GO.

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AxonemeBasal bodyCiliopathyCiliumFlagellumGene OntologyMicroscopy image annotationSystems biology

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PMID29177046
PMCPMC5688719
OpenAlexW2770091635

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