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ArticleDevelopment (Cambridge, England)2021

Planarian Anatomy Ontology: a resource to connect data within and across experimental platforms.

Stephanie H Nowotarski, Erin L Davies, Sofia M C Robb, Eric J Ross, Nicolas Matentzoglu, Viraj Doddihal, Mol Mir, Melainia McClain, Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado

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Article in Development (Cambridge, England), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
12citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A MgBMC genomics · 2025
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  7. International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  8. PLANAtools-An interactive gene expression repository for the planarianFrontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2023
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  10. Formalizing Phenotypes of Regeneration.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Stephanie H NowotarskiStowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2569-1939
Erin L DaviesStowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7535-4407
Sofia M C RobbStowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3528-5267
Eric J RossStowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8317-7271
Nicolas MatentzogluEuropean Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SD, UK.
Viraj DoddihalStowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3918-4412
Mol MirStowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA.
Melainia McClainStowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8947-9841
Alejandro Sánchez AlvaradoStowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1966-6959
Stowers Institute for Medical Research · USEuropean Bioinformatics Institute · GB

Funding

The molecular basis of planarian regenerationR37GM057260 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI SANCHEZ ALVARADO, ALEJANDRO · 2009 to 2018
$2.8M
Stem cell ontogeny and dynamics in Macrostomum lignanoZIABC012055 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI DAVIES, ERIN · 2021 to 2025
$1.6M
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNIGMS NIH HHS R37 GM057260
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As the planarian research community expands, the need for an interoperable data organization framework for tool building has become increasingly apparent. Such software would streamline data annotation and enhance cross-platform and cross-species searchability. We created the Planarian Anatomy Ontology (PLANA), an extendable relational framework of defined Schmidtea mediterranea (Smed) anatomical terms used in the field. At publication, PLANA contains over 850 terms describing Smed anatomy from subcellular to system levels across all life cycle stages, in intact animals and regenerating body fragments. Terms from other anatomy ontologies were imported into PLANA to promote interoperability and comparative anatomy studies. To demonstrate the utility of PLANA as a tool for data curation, we created resources for planarian embryogenesis, including a staging series and molecular fate-mapping atlas, and the Planarian Anatomy Gene Expression database, which allows retrieval of a variety of published transcript/gene expression data associated with PLANA terms. As an open-source tool built using FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, reproducible) principles, our strategy for continued curation and versioning of PLANA also provides a platform for community-led growth and evolution of this resource.

Indexed as

AnimalsEmbryonic DevelopmentGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene OntologyLife Cycle StagesPlanariansRegenerationSoftwareAnatomyEmbryogenesisOntologyPlanarianRegenerationStaging

Identifiers

PMID34318308
PMCPMC8353266
OpenAlexW3186378731

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