Documentation
Introduction
Capsella, a small genus in the Brassicaceae family, is an ideal model to investigate plant evolution, mating-system transitions, genome evolution, and epigenetic regulation. Species in this genus are closely related to Arabidopsis thaliana but show substantial variation in mating system, genome structure, and transposable element dynamics. These features make Capsella especially useful for comparative studies of how evolutionary forces shape plant genomes, gene regulation, and reproductive strategies.
Here we created the online resource, CapBase, for Capsella genetics, genomics, and bioinformatic tools. CapBase brings together genome assemblies, gene annotations, repeat and transposable element annotations, species-specific genome browsers, locus search tools, ortholog information, synteny visualization, and downloadable datasets. The resource is designed to provide a centralized entry point for researchers working on Capsella and related Brassicaceae species.
CapBase documentation provides user guides for browsing species pages, searching loci, using genome browsers, comparing synteny, finding orthologs, downloading data, and troubleshooting common issues. These pages explain the main functions of the database in a step-by-step format and provide links to key tools and resources. The documentation is intended to help both experimental biologists and computational users quickly access, explore, and interpret CapBase datasets.