@article {209, title = {The banana genome hub.}, journal = {Database : the journal of biological databases and curation}, volume = {2013}, year = {2013}, month = {2013}, pages = {bat035}, abstract = {Banana is one of the world{\textquoteright}s favorite fruits and one of the most important crops for developing countries. The banana reference genome sequence (Musa acuminata) was recently released. Given the taxonomic position of Musa, the completed genomic sequence has particular comparative value to provide fresh insights about the evolution of the monocotyledons. The study of the banana genome has been enhanced by a number of tools and resources that allows harnessing its sequence. First, we set up essential tools such as a Community Annotation System, phylogenomics resources and metabolic pathways. Then, to support post-genomic efforts, we improved banana existing systems (e.g. web front end, query builder), we integrated available Musa data into generic systems (e.g. markers and genetic maps, synteny blocks), we have made interoperable with the banana hub, other existing systems containing Musa data (e.g. transcriptomics, rice reference genome, workflow manager) and finally, we generated new results from sequence analyses (e.g. SNP and polymorphism analysis). Several uses cases illustrate how the Banana Genome Hub can be used to study gene families. Overall, with this collaborative effort, we discuss the importance of the interoperability toward data integration between existing information systems. Database URL: http://banana-genome.cirad.fr/}, issn = {1758-0463}, doi = {10.1093/database/bat035}, author = {Ga{\"e}tan Droc and Larivi{\`e}re, Delphine and Valentin Guignon and Yahiaoui, Nabila and This, Dominique and Olivier Garsmeur and Dereeper, Alexis and Hamelin, Chantal and Argout, Xavier and Dufayard, Jean-Fran{\c c}ois and Lengelle, Juliette and Franc-Christophe Baurens and Cenci, Alberto and Pitollat, Bertrand and D{\textquoteright}Hont, Ang{\'e}lique and Ruiz, Manuel and Mathieu Rouard and Bocs, St{\'e}phanie} }