Yssel, A.E.J. (Anna)Kao, Shu-MinVan de Peer, YvesSterck, Lieven2020-02-252020-02-252019-11-20Yssel, A.E., Kao, S.M., Van de Peer, Y. et al. 2019, 'ORCAE-AOCC : a centralized portal for the annotation of African orphan crop genomes', Genes, vol. 10, art. 950, pp. 1-7.2073-4425 (online)10.3390/genes10120950http://hdl.handle.net/2263/73522ORCAE (Online Resource for Community Annotation of Eukaryotes) is a public genome annotation curation resource. ORCAE-AOCC is a branch that is dedicated to the genomes published as part of the African Orphan Crops Consortium (AOCC). The motivation behind the development of the ORCAE platform was to create a knowledge-based website where the research-community can make contributions to improve genome annotations. All changes to any given gene-model or gene description are stored, and the entire annotation history can be retrieved. Genomes can either be set to “public” or “restricted” mode; anonymous users can browse public genomes but cannot make any changes. Aside from providing a user- friendly interface to view genome annotations, the platform also includes tools and information (such as gene expression evidence) that enables authorized users to edit and validate genome annotations. The ORCAE-AOCC platform will enable various stakeholders from around the world to coordinate their e orts to annotate and study underutilized crops.en© 2019 by the authors. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license.Genome portalGenome resourceGenome annotationManual curationAfrican orphan cropsOnline resource for community annotation of Eukaryotes (ORCAE)Article