About SGD

The Saccharomyces Genome Database (SGD) provides comprehensive integrated biological information for the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae along with search and analysis tools to explore these data, enabling the discovery of functional relationships between sequence and gene products in fungi and higher organisms.

Upcoming Meetings

• Yeast Genetics & Genomics Course

  July 23, 2013 - Cold Spring Harbor Labs, CSH, NY
  Application deadline: March 15, 2013

• YEAST 2013: 26th International Conference on Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology

  August 29, 2013 - Frankfurt University, Frankfurt, Germany
  Abstract deadline: April 30, 2013

• 31st SMYTE meeting (Small Meeting on Yeast Transport and Energetics)

  September 24, 2013 - Porto Bello Hotel, Antalya, Turkey
  Abstract deadline: June 15, 2013

• SGD Summer 2013 Newsletter
  
  06/10/2013
  
  SGD periodically sends out its newsletter to colleagues designated as contacts in SGD. This Summer 2013 newsletter is also available online. If you would like to receive the SGD newsletter in the future please use the Colleague Submission/Update form to let us know. ...read more >
• Alternative Ways to Increase a Cell’s Shelf Life
  
  06/05/2013
  
  Like milk or eggs, most cells with linear chromosomes have a shelf life. Each time these cells divide, they lose a little off the end of their chromosomes. Eventually, too much is lost and the cells crap out. Or, to use a more scientific term, they become senescent. But this is not the fate of every cell. Some cells, like those that go on to become sperm or eggs, use a reverse transcriptase called telomerase to extend their telomeres...read more >
• Proteins Hate Crowds Too
  
  05/29/2013
  
  A goldfish will swim faster through water than it will through gravy or Jell-O. And according to the results of a new study by Miermont and coworkers, it looks like the same may be true for proteins in a yeast cell. Now obviously the authors didn’t replace the insides of a yeast cell with gravy or Jell-O. Instead, they used severe osmotic stress to remove water from the cell, making the interior more viscous and the proteins more...read more >
• YeastMine Upgrade
  
  05/28/2013
  
  YeastMine, SGD's powerful search and retrieval tool, has been upgraded to use InterMine version 1.1 software. Highlights of this release include a new format for the template results page, the addition of PantherDB and Homologene homolog data, an improved representation of Gene Ontology (GO) information, the ability to set background population within the GO enrichment widget, and an option to share lists with other users. In addition to the existing video tutorials, a new Help...read more >