To make access to genome sequence data as rapid as possible, GenePalette supports the local storage of sequence data. This is a particularly valuable feature in the case of whole-chromosome sequences, which can be quite cumbersome (i.e., slow) to download from GenBank. Local storage reduces the time required for such transactions from 10 minutes to 10 seconds.

For the sake of convenience, we are making available collections of whole-chromosome sequence data for certain organisms. Click the appropriate link below to download the current collection for that organism. Once the downloaded archive has been un-zipped, simply place the unzipped directory into  the "GenBank" directory (folder), under the main directory for the program. When a local copy of a genome sequence file is available in the "GenBank" directory, GenePalette will automatically use it in preference to a fresh download from NCBI.

November, 2005: You must have version 1.2 of the software installed for these new genome collections to work.

NOTE: When loading new collections of genomes into the program, you need to recatalog your local gene index if you want to search local sequences by gene symbol. Go to the "GenomeTools" menu, select "Recatalog Local Genes", and then click the "Index All" button in the dialog box that comes up.

Arabidopsis thaliana (35 Mb) November/2005

Caenorhabditis elegans (29 Mb) May/2006

Drosophila melanogaster (37 Mb) November/2007

Anopheles gambiae (66 Mb) November/2005

Saccharomyces cerevisiae (4 Mb) November/2005

Updates and Alerts

1/22/05 GenePalette 1.21 Release - update without re-installing if you have version 1.13 installed

Version 1.21 fixes new problems with importing of GenBank data. If you tried to download a gene, and the program forced you to select most of the genes on the contig, this is the fix for you. This update also rectifies the parsing of data for some genomes that have always been problematic for GenePalette (like S. pombe). This update will work best if you have installed version 1.2 by downloading our installer from the link below (Academic User Download). However, if you have installed version 1.13 or greater, you can follow these instructions to update the software. Download the zip archive below, and copy the ".class" files from the archive's directory into the "Classes" directory contained in the main program directory. When you launch the program, the new classes will be used. Note -  if not installing this update from version 1.2, you will miss out on our cool new splash page (all platforms) and mac desktop icons.

1_21Classes.zip (244KB)

GenePalette Software Installers:

GenePalette is free to academic users. Commercial users should contact the UCSD Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Services office. 

Commercial User Licensing

Academic User Download