In this page you will find a list of links to useful databases for developmental biologists. Have we missed a useful database? Drops us an email!
Model organisms
Organ systems
Genomics
Others
Model organisms
Vertebrates
Avian
Avianbase– genome sequence and annotation for 44 bird species
GEISHA– chick expression data for first six days of development
Axolotl
Ambystoma Genetic Stock Center (AGSC)
Bovine
Catfish
cBarbel– catfish genome database
Cichlid fishes
Crocodile
Dog
Goat
Human
1000 Genomes– catalogue of human genomic variation
BrainSpan Atlas– database containing transcriptional data for different developmental stages of the human brain
HDBR– collection of human embryonic and fetal material ranging from 3 to 20 weeks of development
H-InvDB– human genes and transcripts
HUDSEN– human developmental studies network
HUGO– human gene nomenclature
Kyoto Human Embryo Visualization Project– database with almost 1300 embryos imaged using an MR microscope or EFIC
SWIFT Research Tissue Bank– tissue bank containing human fetal tissue between week 7 and week 14 of gestation
University of Maryland Brain and Tissue Bank– brain and tissue bank containing samples from patients
The Virtual Human Embryo– images of embryos presenting all 23 Carnegie stages during the 8-week embryonic period
Horse
Kangaroo
Lizard
Medaka
Medaka Expression Pattern Database (MEPD)
MBase– Medaka Genome Database
Mouse
4D Atlas of mouse development (E11.5 – E14)
DMDD– high-resolution images and phenotype data for embryos and placentas from embryonic-lethal lines
EMAGE– database of in situ gene expression data in the mouse embryo
EMAP– digital atlas of mouse development
eHistology– Kaufman’s histological sections and annotations
genepaint– digital atlas of gene expression patterns in the mouse
IGTC– mouse ES cell gene trap database
International Knockout Mouse Consortium
International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium (IMPC)
Mouse Genome Informatics (MGI)– integrated gene expression, phenotype, and gene ontology annotations for mouse genes, as well as complete gene and allele catalogs.
Monkey
Opossum
Pufferfish
Rat
Tiger
Xenopus
European Xenopus Resource Centre
Zebrafish
ZMP– Zebrafish Mutation Project
Collated databases
AgBase– curated resource for functional analysis of agricultural plant and animal gene products
Mouse and Marmoset Pathway Expression Atlas for early development
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Invertebrates
Ant
Fourmidable– ant genomics database
Aphid
Cnidarian
StellaBase– Nematostella vectensis Genomics database
Bee
Beetle
Butterfly
Drosophila
Drosophila Network resources– full list of Drosophila resources, curated by FlyBase
Planarian
Schmidtea mediterranean Genome Database (SmedGD)
Sea urchin
EchinoBase– echinoderm genomic database
Silkworm
Tunicates
Worms
Caenorhabditis Genetics Center (CGC)– stock center
RNAiDB– data from RNAi interference studies in C. elegans
WormAtlas– Database of behavioral and structural anatomy of C. elegans.
Collated databases
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Plants
Amborella
Arabidopsis
The Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR)
Cacao
Citrus
Maize
Maize Genetics and Genomic Database (MaizeDB)
Rosaceae
GDR– Genome Database for Rosaceae
Soy
Collated databases
Gramene– comparative genome analysis of grasses
Dendrome– forest tree genome database
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Other
Chlamydomonas
Dictyostelium
Tetrahymena
Tetrahymena Genome Database Wiki
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Organ systems
GenitoUrinary Development Molecular Anatomy Project (GUDMAP)
Facebase– craniofacial development and malformation
Genomics
ArrayExpress– Archive of Functional Genomics Data
DDBJ– DNA data bank of Japan
Ensembl– Eukaryotic genome data
GenBank– NIH genetic sequence database
Gramene– resource for comparative plant genomics
Others
BioSharing– curated portal ensuring that standards, databases and policies in the life sciences are registered, informative and discoverable
Monarch Initiative– linking human disease with model organism phenotypes
NIH 3D Print Exchange– database of scientifically accurate 3D printing models
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