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=== Gene association file formats on FTP ===
 
=== Gene association file formats on FTP ===
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* For example, current production release ONTOLOGY directory: ftp://ftp.wormbase.org/pub/wormbase/releases/current-production-release/ONTOLOGY/
 
* Our association files have format "*.wb"; is this useful or necessary?
 
* Our association files have format "*.wb"; is this useful or necessary?
 
* Other than referring to GAF in the header, it isn't clear to users what the columns refer to or what the column headers should be
 
* Other than referring to GAF in the header, it isn't clear to users what the columns refer to or what the column headers should be
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* Proposed solution: Can we come up with some type of reference object ID to associate to the personal communications (or any annotations currently lacking a formal reference)?
 
* Proposed solution: Can we come up with some type of reference object ID to associate to the personal communications (or any annotations currently lacking a formal reference)?
 
* With the proposed solution, we can always have a reference ID in column 6 (the intended purpose of the column) and WBVar IDs for alleles can always remain consistently in column 8
 
* With the proposed solution, we can always have a reference ID in column 6 (the intended purpose of the column) and WBVar IDs for alleles can always remain consistently in column 8
 +
* Proposal is to put WBPerson IDs in column 6 for personal communications. Chris & Karen will check if this will work.
 +
 +
=== Server space in Chen Building ===
 +
* It looks like that we will not have a specific space for server computers.
 +
 +
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== October 8, 2020 ==
 +
 +
=== Webinar Announcement ===
 +
* Here is the live registration site: http://tazendra.caltech.edu/~azurebrd/cgi-bin/forms/webinar.cgi
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* Caltech zoom allows 300 attendees.
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=== Descriptions from GO-CAM models ===
 +
* One suggestion for the Alliance is to create a description based on a GO-CAM model
 +
* Could also micropublish some descriptions (semi-automated?)
 +
* Can make curators authors of micropublications for GO-CAM models/pathways
 +
 +
=== Transcription Factors in WormBase ===
 +
* WormBase has a ?Transcription_factor class that is currently underutilized
 +
* Chris spoke with Gary Williams about the status as he has done much of the work on the class
 +
* Because transcription factors can often be complexes, it was decided to create the ?Transcription_factor class rather than simply an extension of tags to the existing ?Gene class
 +
* The class seems reasonably complete; it's important to note that some TFs are general transcription factors, not necessarily gene-specific or sequence-specific DNA-binding TFs; it will be good to make that distinction clear to users
 +
* Chris has compiled a [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KdmvybWDWHXdlJwZgfleL4xHDoyPoYR13WAUcERF82g/edit?usp=sharing Google sheet] to assess the class before Gary W. leaves WB in the next couple of weeks
 +
* The Google sheet has several tabs/worksheets, including one for the ACEDB data model (and notes about usage of tags), a summary table of associated genes, bound sequence features, existence of other protein-DNA binding data, etc.
 +
* It would be good to make TF binding info (per gene and globally) more accessibly to our users, maybe via a new widget on gene pages (e.g. list incoming, regulating TFs and, for TF genes themselves, list potential target genes)
 +
 +
== October 15, 2020 ==
 +
 +
=== BioGRID data sharing ===
 +
* Rose from BioGRID proposed that BioGRID curate high-throughput C. elegans interaction datasets, capturing confidence scores when available, and making those annotations available to WormBase for regular ingest
 +
* Will need to consider a few points:
 +
** BioGRID doesn't curate protein-DNA interactions
 +
** We don't yet know the turn-around timeline for BioGRID curation of worm datasets; WB may be able to curate them much sooner
 +
* Chris and Jae will work with Rose et al. to coordinate HTP curation
 +
 +
=== Enriched genes ===
 +
* Some genes are considered "enriched" for an expression cluster data set even if the enrichment was in comparison to another cell or tissue (not whole animal)
 +
* We should reconsider the ?Expression_cluster model to make sure we can appropriately model and communicate enrichment or subtypes thereof
 +
 +
 +
== October 22, 2020 ==
 +
 +
=== CHEBI ===
 +
* Karen spoke to CHEBI personnel on Tuesday
 +
* CHEBI only has ~2 curators to create new entities
 +
* CHEBI had submitted a proposal to establish pipelines to process requests from MODs
 +
* Chemical Translation Service (CTS)
 +
* OxO = https://www.ebi.ac.uk/spot/oxo/search
 +
 +
=== Training Webinar ===
 +
* Scheduled for tomorrow at 1pm Pacific/4pm Eastern
 +
 +
 +
== October 29, 2020 ==
 +
 +
=== Overview Webinar debriefing ===
 +
* What's Good
 +
* What needs improvement
 +
* Participant requests:
 +
  A place to look for Worm methods (a public {moderated} wiki page?)
 +
 +
 +
=== New alleles extraction pipeline ===
 +
* current pipeline (on textpresso-dev) is sending data to Sanger RT system, which is being retired
 +
* the plan is to build a new pipeline to send AFP-like alerts with new entities
 +
* current pipeline reads alleles data from GSA and gene lists from Sanger, but I (Valerio) would need help from curators to understand how to get these data

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October 1, 2020

Gene association file formats on FTP

  • For example, current production release ONTOLOGY directory: ftp://ftp.wormbase.org/pub/wormbase/releases/current-production-release/ONTOLOGY/
  • Our association files have format "*.wb"; is this useful or necessary?
  • Other than referring to GAF in the header, it isn't clear to users what the columns refer to or what the column headers should be
  • We could add a README file and/or convert to the new GAF 2.2 format which would have a more expressive file header and possibly column headers(?)
    • File headers could possibly link to the format specification page

Phenotype association file idiosyncrasy

  • As we've discussed previously, there is an oddity to how the phenotype association file we provide lists, or doesn't, references
  • According to the GAF spec, column 6 is for reference and is required, whereas column 8 is "With (or) From" and is optional
  • When we have a reference, the WBPaper ID is provided in column 6 and the WBVar ID or RNAi ID is provided in column 8
  • However, when we have no reference (personal communication, e.g. from NBP allele submissions), the WBVar ID is instead put in column 6 (because we need something there), and column 8 is blank.
    • This results in (1) column 6 having a mix of paper/reference IDs (good) and WBVar IDs (not good) and (2) WBVar IDs split between column 6 and 8; thus making it tedious to parse this file
  • Proposed solution: Can we come up with some type of reference object ID to associate to the personal communications (or any annotations currently lacking a formal reference)?
  • With the proposed solution, we can always have a reference ID in column 6 (the intended purpose of the column) and WBVar IDs for alleles can always remain consistently in column 8
  • Proposal is to put WBPerson IDs in column 6 for personal communications. Chris & Karen will check if this will work.

Server space in Chen Building

  • It looks like that we will not have a specific space for server computers.


October 8, 2020

Webinar Announcement

Descriptions from GO-CAM models

  • One suggestion for the Alliance is to create a description based on a GO-CAM model
  • Could also micropublish some descriptions (semi-automated?)
  • Can make curators authors of micropublications for GO-CAM models/pathways

Transcription Factors in WormBase

  • WormBase has a ?Transcription_factor class that is currently underutilized
  • Chris spoke with Gary Williams about the status as he has done much of the work on the class
  • Because transcription factors can often be complexes, it was decided to create the ?Transcription_factor class rather than simply an extension of tags to the existing ?Gene class
  • The class seems reasonably complete; it's important to note that some TFs are general transcription factors, not necessarily gene-specific or sequence-specific DNA-binding TFs; it will be good to make that distinction clear to users
  • Chris has compiled a Google sheet to assess the class before Gary W. leaves WB in the next couple of weeks
  • The Google sheet has several tabs/worksheets, including one for the ACEDB data model (and notes about usage of tags), a summary table of associated genes, bound sequence features, existence of other protein-DNA binding data, etc.
  • It would be good to make TF binding info (per gene and globally) more accessibly to our users, maybe via a new widget on gene pages (e.g. list incoming, regulating TFs and, for TF genes themselves, list potential target genes)

October 15, 2020

BioGRID data sharing

  • Rose from BioGRID proposed that BioGRID curate high-throughput C. elegans interaction datasets, capturing confidence scores when available, and making those annotations available to WormBase for regular ingest
  • Will need to consider a few points:
    • BioGRID doesn't curate protein-DNA interactions
    • We don't yet know the turn-around timeline for BioGRID curation of worm datasets; WB may be able to curate them much sooner
  • Chris and Jae will work with Rose et al. to coordinate HTP curation

Enriched genes

  • Some genes are considered "enriched" for an expression cluster data set even if the enrichment was in comparison to another cell or tissue (not whole animal)
  • We should reconsider the ?Expression_cluster model to make sure we can appropriately model and communicate enrichment or subtypes thereof


October 22, 2020

CHEBI

  • Karen spoke to CHEBI personnel on Tuesday
  • CHEBI only has ~2 curators to create new entities
  • CHEBI had submitted a proposal to establish pipelines to process requests from MODs
  • Chemical Translation Service (CTS)
  • OxO = https://www.ebi.ac.uk/spot/oxo/search

Training Webinar

  • Scheduled for tomorrow at 1pm Pacific/4pm Eastern


October 29, 2020

Overview Webinar debriefing

  • What's Good
  • What needs improvement
  • Participant requests:
 A place to look for Worm methods (a public {moderated} wiki page?)


New alleles extraction pipeline

  • current pipeline (on textpresso-dev) is sending data to Sanger RT system, which is being retired
  • the plan is to build a new pipeline to send AFP-like alerts with new entities
  • current pipeline reads alleles data from GSA and gene lists from Sanger, but I (Valerio) would need help from curators to understand how to get these data