How WormBase writes a concise description
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Writing a concise description for a C. elegans gene
Curators as a general rule make sure that the following key facts are captured in a concise description, when this information is available in published literature, please do not use information from meeting abstracts, Worm Breeder Gazette articles, personal observations, etc.:
- Molecular identity
- Orthology
- Process/Pathway
- Genetic interactions
- Physical interactions
- Function/Molecular Activity
- Tissue Expression
- Sub cellular localization
So, the template for a concise description will look something like:
Molecular identity <Gene> encodes .....; Orthology/Similarity <Gene> is <orthologous, similar) to .....; Process/Pathway <Gene> is <required, functions, regulates, is involved in, is part of> .....; Genetic interaction with respect to Process or Pathway <Gene> interacts genetically with <gene1, gene2>..... in <Process, Pathway>; Physical interaction <Protein> physically interacts with <protein, DNA, RNA).......; Molecular Function <Protein> has ……… activity in <in vitro, in vivo> assays; Tissue Expression <Gene/Protein> is expressed in …………and expression in ......is (positively, negatively) regulated by .......; Sub-cellular localization <Protein> is localized to <sub-cellular component> or .......and expression in <sub-cellular component> is <positively, negatively> regulated by ........