New & Noteworthy
Introducing BLAST Search for SGD at the Alliance of Genome Resources
February 17, 2026
We’re excited to announce the launch of a new BLAST service for Saccharomyces Genome Database (SGD) data, now available at the Alliance of Genome Resources. This release marks another significant milestone in our ongoing effort to migrate SGD services and data to the Alliance platform, ensuring continued access to essential yeast genomics tools within an integrated, multi-organism framework.
What’s New
The Alliance BLAST service provides researchers with powerful sequence similarity search capabilities against SGD datasets, maintaining the functionality that the yeast research community has relied on for years while benefiting from the Alliance’s modern infrastructure and cross-species integration.
Key Features
- Comprehensive SGD datasets: Search against the complete S. cerevisiae genome, including coding sequences, proteins, and genomic DNA, or search against genomes from dozens of other strains
- Familiar BLAST functionality: All standard BLAST algorithms (BLASTN, BLASTP, BLASTX, TBLASTN, TBLASTX) are supported
- Enhanced performance: Leveraging the Alliance’s updated infrastructure for faster search results
- Cross-species exploration: Seamlessly explore homologs across other Alliance member databases
Part of a Broader Migration
This BLAST service is part of our comprehensive strategy to transition SGD resources to the Alliance of Genome Resources. This migration ensures that:
- SGD data remains accessible and well-maintained for the research community
- Users benefit from integration with data from other model organisms
- Resources are consolidated on a sustainable, collaborative platform
- The yeast community gains access to enhanced comparative genomics tools
Getting Started
Visit the Alliance of Genome Resources to access the new service for SGD BLAST, including Fungal BLAST. The datasets will be familiar to longtime SGD users.
Looking Ahead
We remain committed to supporting the yeast research community through this transition. Additional SGD tools and features will continue to migrate to the Alliance platform in the coming months. Stay tuned for updates, and as always, we welcome your feedback.
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