Goffard, NicolasWeiller, Georg2015-12-081367-4803http://hdl.handle.net/1885/36542Motivation: Based on a gene classification into hierarchical categories ('BINs'), MapMan was originally developed to display Arabidopsis thaliana gene expression in a functional context. We have created a bioinformatics system to extend MapMan to any organism by using a new BIN structure based on the KEGG database. Gene sequences are assigned to this ontology by homology relationships in four reference databases: KEGG, COG, Swiss-Prot and Gene Ontology. We applied this system to tailor MapMan to the GeneChips of two model legumes, Glycine max and Medicago truncatula. We also developed a module to identify the most relevant pathways involved.Keywords: Arabidopsis; article; barrel medic; bioinformatics; classification; gene expression profiling; gene function; gene mapping; gene sequence; genetic database; microarray analysis; phylogeny; plant genetics; plant metabolism; priority journal; process develo200610.1093/bioinformatics/btl5172015-12-08