InterPro in 2011: new developments in the family and domain prediction database
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 · University of London · +12 more institutions
Abstract
InterPro (http://www.ebi.ac.uk/interpro/) is a database that integrates diverse information about protein families, domains and functional sites, and makes it freely available to the public via Web-based interfaces and services. Central to the database are diagnostic models, known as signatures, against which protein sequences can be searched to determine their potential function. InterPro has utility in the large-scale analysis of whole genomes and meta-genomes, as well as in characterizing individual protein sequences. Herein we give an overview of new developments in the database and its associated software since 2009, including updates to database content, curation processes and Web and programmatic…
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Authors
50- SHSarah HunterCorresponding
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, University of London, SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, J. Craig Venter Institute, European Bioinformatics Institute, Georgetown University, Université de Lyon, Heidelberg University, University Hospital Heidelberg, Wellcome Sanger Institute, University of Bristol, Environnement, ville, société, University College London
- PJP. Jones
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, University of London, SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, J. Craig Venter Institute, European Bioinformatics Institute, Georgetown University, Université de Lyon, Heidelberg University, University Hospital Heidelberg, Wellcome Sanger Institute, University of Bristol, Environnement, ville, société, University College London
- AMAlex Mitchell
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, University of London, SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, J. Craig Venter Institute, European Bioinformatics Institute, Georgetown University, Université de Lyon, Heidelberg University, University Hospital Heidelberg, Wellcome Sanger Institute, University of Bristol, Environnement, ville, société, University College London
- RARolf Apweiler
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, University of London, SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, J. Craig Venter Institute, European Bioinformatics Institute, Georgetown University, Université de Lyon, Heidelberg University, University Hospital Heidelberg, Wellcome Sanger Institute, University of Bristol, Environnement, ville, société, University College London
- TKTeresa K. Attwood
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, University of London, SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, J. Craig Venter Institute, European Bioinformatics Institute, Georgetown University, Université de Lyon, Heidelberg University, University Hospital Heidelberg, Wellcome Sanger Institute, University of Bristol, Environnement, ville, société, University College London
Topics & keywords
- Biology
- Database
- Genome
- Function (biology)
- Computational biology
- Protein domain
- Data curation
- Bioinformatics
- Partnerships for the goals