The Gene Ontology Consortium publishes the function of more than 200,000 human genes
2025/02/26 Galarraga Aiestaran, Ana - Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria
The Gene Ontology Consortium was founded more than 25 years ago with the aim of forming an open encyclopedia of the functions of genes encoding human proteins. Several international organizations participate and more than 300,000 works are published annually, based on the information provided by the meeting point. Now, the journal Nature reports on the latest update: The function of more than 200,000 human genes explained in detail and detail.
The greatest innovation has been provided by evolutionary modeling. This makes it possible to obtain information that cannot be directly investigated in humans, since it makes it possible to combine information obtained experimentally from the human genome with information obtained from animal model studies.
They explain that this resource allows an in-depth understanding of the function of genes, including aspects necessary for the treatment of diseases. In addition, it is very useful because it has a powerful search engine that allows you to work with computational tools such as artificial intelligence. Finally, the researchers themselves can enrich the resource by making contributions.
