The WormBase Converter allows the conversion of any Gene ID into any other Gene ID.
You can convert a "WormBase ID", a "Gene/Transcript/CDS Sequence Name" or a "Gene Name" into a
"WormBase ID", a "Gene Sequence Name" or a "Gene Name". Moreover, if you don't known the ID used
in a gene list or if the list is composed by more than one ID, the tool detects automatically the IDs.
This tool also allows the conversion between the WormBase releases. You
can convert a Gene ID in a specific release (e.g. 170) into another
release (e.g. 190 for a conversion, or 160 for a reverse-conversion).
If you are not sure about the release used in a gene list, the program
detects it.
Finally, you can save all conversions and results in different files.
If you use any of these tools, please cite the following article:
Engelmann et al. A comprehensive analysis of gene expression changes provoked by bacterial and fungal infection in C. elegans. PLoS One (2011) 6(5):e19055
To install the program, just download the correct archive below and extract it on your computer.
Read the documentation of the folder "help" in the archive, or download it (link below), to know how to configure the program.
If you wish to use it on a Mac, take the "Sources" file. As explained in the manual, you will need to have Perl and
Python on your own Mac.
The tool is easy to install and configure with wizards, and easy to use. A tutorial for a quick start is available. Nevertheless, you are strongly recommended to go to http://www.ciml.univ-mrs.fr/applications/WB_converter/ before downloading anything!
Important Note:
Since this software was first released, Wormbase has extensively
altered the architecture of its ftp site, and the file structure. We
have not been able to modify WormBase converter to accommodate these
changes. The stand-alone updating function no longer works. There are
two solutions: to use WormBase converter in Client mode and connect to the CIML server as
described at http://www.ciml.univ-mrs.fr/applications/WB_converter/,
or, if you need to use a local server, to download the WormBase
releases package available below. The documentation has not been revised to take these changes into account.
The LOCAL version should be used on independant computers.
The program runs entirely on the same computer (conversion and updates).
The CLIENT version should be installed on a client computer that will connect to a server.
The program runs on the computer, but updates are downloaded from the server.
The CLIENT version (Administrator) is the same version than the CLIENT version but the user has a full access to the software, and can change
the server settings.
The program runs on the computer, but updates are downloaded from the server.
The SERVER version must be installed on a server.
It centralizes the WormBase releases, and allows the update of the clients automatically.
Download one (or more) of the following archives, and launch "Extract updates" in the WormBase Converter folder.
Read the documentation for more details. If you require more up-to-date files, please send an email.
WormBase releases : ws143 - ws215
WormBase releases : ws215 - ws220
WormBase releases : ws220 - ws225
WormBase releases : ws225 - ws240
WormBase releases : ws240 - ws245
Documentation
Tutorial for a quick start of the WormBase Converter
Tutorial to correct manually the errors update [advanced]
Debian package of dependencies for Linux : Dependencies.deb
To identify significantly over-represented gene classes within gene lists, the Ewbank lab uses use the software package EASE (available from from http://david.abcc.ncifcrf.gov/content.jsp?file=/ease/ease1.htm&type=1). In common with other such tools, EASE suffers from the problem that with changing gene names, functional annotations culled from the literature rapidly become out-dated. To address this problem, we devised the application EASE Manager, based on the algorithms used by WormBase Converter, to maintain an EASE bibliographic database up-to-date, as well as to facilitate the entry of new gene lists from the literature. This application (compatible with the client-server version of the WormBase Converter) and our extensive EASE bibliographic database are freely available at http://easemanager.sourceforge.net/.