The best way to learn about the data and tools available in the UCSC and Ensembl Genome Browsers is to read the relevant sections of the online documentation that accompanies each browser. The documentation on both sites is extensive and up to date, and will likely answer the user's questions. Alternatively, specialized questions can be addressed by contacting the web site development teams. URLs are listed in the Internet Resources section of this chapter.
The Database issue of Nucleic Acids Research, published in January of each year, usually includes articles that provide a broad overview of each Genome Browser as well as a description of new data and resources. The references for 2019 are listed below, and additional information can be found in Chapter 1.
References
1 Aken, B.L., Ayling, S., Barrell, D. et al. (2016). The Ensembl gene annotation system. Database (Oxford) 2016, pii: baw093.
2 Benson, D.A., Boguski, M.S., Lipman, D.J., and Ostell, J. (1997). GenBank. Nucleic Acids Res. 25 (1): 1–6.
3 Buels, R., Yao, E., Diesh, C.M. et al. (2016). JBrowse: a dynamic web platform for genome visualization and analysis. Genome Biol. 17: 66.
4 Buniello, A., MacArthur, J.A.L., Cerezo, M. et al. (2019). The NHGRI-EBI GWAS Catalog of published genome-wide association studies, targeted arrays and summary statistics. Nucleic Acids Res. 47 (D1): D1005–D1012.
5 Camacho, C., Coulouris, G., Avagyan, V. et al. (2009). BLAST+: architecture
