Marine Genomics: Sea Sponge and Other Invertebrate Genomic Resources for the Great Barrier Reef

The existing data collection largely revolves around the premier model to understand the evolution of animals and their symbionts – the tropical Great Barrier Reef demosponge Amphimedon queenslandica - but increasingly includes other genome and transcriptome projects with basic, strategic and applied research outcomes (e.g. the pearl oyster Pinctada maxima and the pest Crown-of-Thorns starfish Acanthaster planci).The addition of other marine genomes and transcriptomes (e.g. Pinctada maxima and Acanthaster planci) into this data collection enable collaborations with local universities and institutes and with Australian industry partners, in addition to a large diversity of international partners. Each of these interactions provide unique platforms to expand the use of genomic information in marine science, particularly in tropical Australia.Genomic data and resources, including (i) draft genome annotated assemblies, (ii) associated annotated metagenome assemblies, (iii) developmental and tissue-restricted transcriptomes and other RNA-Seq data, (iv) ChIP-Seq and other maps of transcriptional regulatory regions, (v) chromatin states, and (vi) peptidomes, for Amphimedon queenslandica and other marine sponges, Pinctada maxima and other marine molluscs, and other Great Barrier Reef invertebrates, including Acanthaster planci.

现有数据集主要围绕用于解析动物及其共生体演化的旗舰模式生物——热带大堡礁寻常海绵纲（demosponge）海绵Amphimedon queenslandica展开，同时也逐步纳入了一批兼具基础、战略与应用研究价值的基因组与转录组学项目，例如大珠母贝（Pinctada maxima）以及有害生物棘冠海星（Acanthaster planci）相关研究。
新增的其他海洋生物基因组与转录组数据（如大珠母贝、棘冠海星）不仅可对接全球众多国际合作伙伴，还能与澳大利亚本地高校、科研机构及产业伙伴开展合作。各类合作均为拓展基因组信息在海洋科学领域的应用提供了独特平台，尤其在澳大利亚热带海域的相关研究中意义重大。
本数据集涵盖的基因组学数据与资源包括：① 已注释的基因组草图组装结果；② 配套的已注释宏基因组（metagenome）组装结果；③ 发育阶段与组织特异性转录组（transcriptome）及其他RNA测序（RNA-Seq）数据；④ 染色质免疫共沉淀测序（ChIP-Seq）及其他转录调控区域图谱；⑤ 染色质状态数据；⑥ 肽组（peptidomes）数据，涉及Amphimedon queenslandica及其他海洋海绵、大珠母贝及其他海洋软体动物，以及包括棘冠海星在内的其他大堡礁无脊椎动物。