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Table 2 Attributes describing a GMO element from the EUginius GMO genetic element thesaurus

From: GMO Genetic Elements Thesaurus (GMO-GET): a controlled vocabulary for the consensus designation of introduced or modified genetic elements in genetically modified organisms

Fieldname

Description

Example

id

Unique thesaurus ID

e: 0000415

Name

Naming convention described in text

CS-bar-STRHY

Relation

Description of type of relation and ID and name of the parent term

is_a: e: 0000188! CS-phosphinothricin N-acetyltransferase

Definition

Definition of the element, including references to the source of the information

Phosphinothricin acetyltransferase gene derived from the common soil bacterium Streptomyces hygroscopicus a.k.a. bar gene shares 85 per cent homology at the amino acid level with the pat gene. Thompson et al. (1987) EMBO J. 6:2519–2523

Comment

The function of this element, including references to the source of the information

Acetylates the primary amino group of L-phosphinothricin (L-PPT; a.k.a. glufosinate) rendering it inactive. Wehrmann et al. (1996) Nat Biotechnol. 14:1274–1278; ENV/JM/MONO(99) 13:1–26

Synonyms

Non-standard names

Bialaphos resistance, PAT

Trait

Which phenotypic trait does it influence, consists of link to a trait thesaurus (the EUginius trait thesaurus)

xref: Trait:t\:0000006

Herbicide tolerance > Glufosinate tolerance

Other_ids

Relevant IDs from BCH, JRC or other databases

xref: BCH:14972

xref: Donor: Streptomyces hygroscopicus