MiRiQ—A Promising New in silico Mutant Screening Tool for the Rice Community.

The article discusses the development of a new database called MiRiQ, which allows for in silico mutant screening in rice. The database was created by the National Bioresource Project RICE and contains information on 721 mutant plants generated through MNU treatment. The database provides access to missense mutations in 85.8% of all genes, as well as mutations in UTRs, introns, and upstream/downstream regions. Users can search for mutants of interest and request seeds for further analysis. The MiRiQ database is expected to be a valuable tool for studying rice gene functions and could be beneficial for both basic and applied research in rice molecular breeding. [Extracted from the article]