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http://athina.biol.uoa.gr/PRED-TMR/

A web server that predicts transmembrane domains in proteins using solely information contained in the sequence itself. The algorithm refines a standard hydrophobicity analysis with a detection of potential termini (edges, starts and ends) of transmembrane regions. This allows both to discard highly hydrophobic regions not delimited by clear start and end configurations and to confirm putative transmembrane segments not distinguishable by their hydrophobic composition. The accuracy obtained on a test set of 101 non homologous transmembranes proteins with reliable topologies compares well with that of other popular existing methods. Only a slight decrease in prediction accuracy was observed when the algorithm was applied to all transmembrane proteins of the SwissProt database (release 35).

Proper citation: PRED-TMR (RRID:SCR_006203) Copy   

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http://bioinf.uab.es/aggrescan/

Web-based tool for identifying hot spots of aggregation in polypeptides. Aggrescan uses an aggregation-propensity scale for natural amino acids derived from in vivo experiments and on the assumption that short and specific sequence stretches modulate protein aggregation. The algorithm is shown to identify a series of protein fragments involved in the aggregation of disease-related proteins and to predict the effect of genetic mutations on their deposition propensities. It also provides new insights into the differential aggregation properties displayed by globular proteins, natively unfolded polypeptides, amyloidogenic proteins and proteins found in bacterial inclusion bodies.

Proper citation: Aggrescan: The Hot Spot Finder (RRID:SCR_008403) Copy   

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http://wwwmgs.bionet.nsc.ru/mgs/programs/panalyst/

WebProAnalyst provides web-accessible analysis for scanning the quantitative structure-activity relationships in protein families. It searches for a sequence region, whose substitutions are correlated with variations in the activities of a homologous protein set, the so-called activity modulating sites. WebProAnalyst allows users to search for the key physicochemical characteristics of the sites that affect the changes in protein activities. It enables the building of multiple linear regression and neural networks models that relate these characteristics to protein activities. WebProAnalyst implements multiple linear regression analysis, back propagation neural networks and the Structure-Activity Correlation/Determination Coefficient (SACC/SADC). A back propagation neural network is implemented as a two-layered network, one layer as input, the other as output (Rumelhart et al, 1986). WebProAnalyst uses alignment of amino acid sequences and data on protein activity (pK, Km, ED50, among others). The input data are the numerical values for the physicochemical characteristics of a site in the multiple alignment given by a slide window. The output data are the predicted activity values. The current version of WebProAnalyst handles a single activity for a single protein. The SACC/SADC may be defined as an estimate of the strongest multiple correlation between the physicochemical characteristics of a site in a multiple alignment and protein activities. The SACC/SADC coefficient makes possible the calculation of the possible highest correlation achievable for the quantitative relationship between the physicochemical properties of sites and protein activities. The SACC/SADC is a convenient means for an arrangement of positions by their functional significance. WebProAnalyst outputs a list of multiple alignment positions, the respective correlation values, also regression analysis parameters for the relationships between the amino acid physicochemical characteristics at these positions and the protein activity values.

Proper citation: Webproanalyst (RRID:SCR_008348) Copy   

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http://www.glycosciences.de/tools/carp/

Service that generates Ramachandran-like plots of carbohydrate linkage torsions in pdb-files. The Ramachandran Plot, where backbone torsion angles are plotted against each other, is a frequently used tool to evaluate the quality of a protein 3D structure. For carbohydrate structures, linkage torsions can be evaluated in a similar way. Preferred Phi/Psi values of the torsion angles of glycosidic bonds depend strongly on the types of monosaccharides involved in the linkage, the kind of linkage (1-3, 1-4, etc) as well as the degree of branching of the structure. CARP analyses carbohydrate data given in PDB files using the pdb2linucs algorithm. For each different linkage type a separate plot is generated. The user can choose between two sources for plot background information for comparison: data obtained from PDB provided by GlyTorsion or from GlycoMapsDB. GlycoMapsDB provides calculated conformational maps, which show energetically preferred regions for a specific linkage, while PDB data are based on experimentally solved structures. For seldom occuring linkages, however, PDB data are often rare, so maybe not sufficient background information for comparison will be available from this source., THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on September 16,2025.

Proper citation: CARP (RRID:SCR_009021) Copy   

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http://www.ebi.ac.uk/Tools/sss/wublast/

Tool to find regions of sequence similarity within selected protein databases quickly, with minimum loss of sensitivity.

Proper citation: WU-BLAST (RRID:SCR_011824) Copy   

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http://www.cdtdb.brain.riken.jp/CDT/Top.jsp

Transcriptomic information (spatiotemporal gene expression profile data) on the postnatal cerebellar development of mice (C57B/6J & ICR). It is a tool for mining cerebellar genes and gene expression, and provides a portal to relevant bioinformatics links. The mouse cerebellar circuit develops through a series of cellular and morphological events, including neuronal proliferation and migration, axonogenesis, dendritogenesis, and synaptogenesis, all within three weeks after birth, and each event is controlled by a specific gene group whose expression profile must be encoded in the genome. To elucidate the genetic basis of cerebellar circuit development, CDT-DB analyzes spatiotemporal gene expression by using in situ hybridization (ISH) for cellular resolution and by using fluorescence differential display and microarrays (GeneChip) for developmental time series resolution. The CDT-DB not only provides a cross-search function for large amounts of experimental data (ISH brain images, GeneChip graph, RT-PCR gel images), but also includes a portal function by which all registered genes have been provided with hyperlinks to websites of many relevant bioinformatics regarding gene ontology, genome, proteins, pathways, cell functions, and publications. Thus, the CDT-DB is a useful tool for mining potentially important genes based on characteristic expression profiles in particular cell types or during a particular time window in developing mouse brains.

Proper citation: Cerebellar Development Transcriptome Database (RRID:SCR_013096) Copy   

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http://www.mrmatlas.org/

Resource of targeted proteomics assays to detect and quantify proteins in complex proteome digests by mass spectrometry. Used to quantify the complete human proteome.

Proper citation: SRMAtlas (RRID:SCR_016996) Copy   

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http://emboss.sourceforge.net/apps/cvs/embassy/index.html#DOMSEARCH

Source code for EMBOSS commands to search for protein domains. Its functions include removing redundant and fragment sequences from DHF files, generating PSI-BLAST hits (DHF file) from a DAF file, removing ambiguous classified sequences from DHF files, and generating DHF files from keyword search of UniProt.

Proper citation: Embassy-domsearch (RRID:SCR_016086) Copy   

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http://specimencentral.com/

World's open biospecimen research database where biobanks and biomedical researchers meet to exchange human biospecimen needs and supply: whole blood, serum, plasma, solid tissue samples and more. The connection is accelerated so researchers save valuable time and money and tissue banks utilize inventory. The pace of specimen procurement remains unacceptably slow to the biomedical research community. Specimen Central is the foremost global resource to aid biomedical researchers in expediting their search for high quality human biospecimens, tissues, samples and specimens. They facilitate your search for blood, whole blood, buccal swab, DNA, RNA, protein, cell lines, plasma, serum, RBC, white cells, buffy coat, fluid, marrow, urine, stem cells, and solid tissue such as tumor, tumor and biopsy materials spanning all manner of common and rare pathologies and indications including Alzheimer's, basal cell carcinoma, bladder cancer, bone cancer, brain cancer, breast cancer, cerebrospinal fluid, amniotic fluid, colorectal cancer, colon cancer, hodgkins and non-hodgkins lymphoma, kidney/renal cancer, leukemia, liver cancer, lung cancer, melanoma, multiple sclerosis, myeloma neuroblastoma, neurodegenerative diseases, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer, urinary cancer. This includes adult and pediatric indications. Specimen Central users specify a number of variables in their Specimen Requests, including preparation, preservation and handling requirements such as cryo-preserved, FFPE (Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded), formalin, frozen, refrigerated, OCT, snap frozen, paraffin block, fresh, prospective, autopsy or cadaveric, etc. Many users require clinically annotated date associated with their specimens, as well as documentation of IRB or ethics committee approval and informed consents. For Researchers Most specimen databases require researchers to waste time and effort entering lengthy registrations and search queries that yield poor results, if anything. Specimen Central solves this problem by having tissue banks search for you. From years to months, months to weeks, and weeks to days, Specimen Central seeks to reduce delays and costs in the research & development life cycle by expediting connections between demand and supply. For Biobanks The capital costs of maintaining a biobank infrastructure are substantial and growing. Biobanks use Specimen Central as a marketing tool to augment their business development efforts. By routinely checking Specimen Central's Specimen Requests, biobanks can uncover market demand for their inventories and develop new connections and revenue streams to defray costs. Specimen Central supplements - not displaces - the efforts of your sales representatives, agents, brokers and commercial partners.

Proper citation: SpecimenCentral.com (RRID:SCR_003536) Copy   

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http://www.msbioworks.com/

A protein mass spectrometry service provider that delivers data to industrial and government organizations as well as academic institutions. Protein services include protein identification, mapping, profiling, and mass measurement. Post-translational modification services include PTM profiling, phospho-screening, and glyco-screening. Quantitative proteomics services include workflows for label free, TMT, SILAC, and PRM. MS Bioworks also provides immunoprecipitated protein analysis and custom analysis.

Proper citation: MS Bioworks (RRID:SCR_001043) Copy   

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http://www.wriwindber.org/wriwindber/Platforms/TissueBanking.aspx

Under the direction of Stella Somiari, Ph.D., the tissue bank at Windber Research Institute acquires and banks large numbers of high quality and well annotated normal and diseased tissue specimens. These specimens are obtained from fully informed and consented donors using Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved protocols and are accompanied by detailed clinical, family history and demographic information. The tissue bank has established Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for tissue acquisition, handling, processing, packaging and shipping. All collaborators at participating clinics/medical centers utilize these procedures to ensure that the integrity of the specimen is maintained. Tissue types in our collection include plasma, serum, tissue embedded in optimum cutting temperature (OCT), formalin fixed paraffin embedded, and flash frozen. We also isolate and bank tissue derived products such as DNA, RNA and protein for research. Very stringent SOPs are in place for the process of extraction of these tissue-derived products and for quality control/quality assurance (QA/QC). The WRI tissue bank currently has 5 isothermal freezers each with the capacity to store 36,000 specimens. For all specimens obtained from surgical procedures, routine histology is performed to obtain representative Hematoxylin and Eosin (H & E) stained sections for imaging/archiving. All H & E sections are imaged on the Trestle SL-50 imaging system and these images are available online to designated collaborative sites. A certified pathologist verifies all tissue specimens and WRI has telepathology capabilities, which can also be utilized for pathology verification when a second pathologist opinion is required to confirm specimen diagnosis. Other uses of the telepathology capabilities include the verification of Laser Capture Microdissection (LCM) sections (by pathologist) to ensure the correct areas are captured for research. The telepathology system at WRI is the Trestle Corporation's Medmicro system, which permits the pathologist to remotely view, navigate and share images at sub-micron resolution over standard internet connections in real-time.

Proper citation: Windber Tissue Bank (RRID:SCR_000509) Copy   

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http://blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Blast.cgi?PROGRAM=blastp&PAGE_TYPE=BlastSearch&LINK_LOC=blasthome

Data analysis service whose programs search protein databases using a protein query. The algorithms used include blastp, psi-blast, phi-blast, and delta-blast.

Proper citation: BLASTP (RRID:SCR_001010) Copy   

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http://www.btool.org/WegoLoc

Data analysis service that predicts protein subcellular localizations of animal, fungal, plant, and human proteins based on sequence similarity and gene ontology information.

Proper citation: WegoLoc (RRID:SCR_001402) Copy   

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http://webdocs.cs.ualberta.ca/~bioinfo/PA/Sub/

Web server specialized to predict the subcellular localization of proteins using established machine learning techniques.

Proper citation: Proteome Analyst Specialized Subcellular Localization Server (RRID:SCR_003143) Copy   

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http://www.gensat.org/retina.jsp

Collection of images from cell type-specific protein expression in retina using BAC transgenic mice. Images from cell type-specific protein expression in retina using BAC transgenic mice from GENSAT project.

Proper citation: Retina Project (RRID:SCR_002884) Copy   

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http://www.genscript.com/psort/wolf_psort.html

Data analysis service for protein subcellular localization prediction.

Proper citation: WoLF PSORT (RRID:SCR_002472) Copy   

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http://amphoranet.pitgroup.org/

Webserver implementation of the AMPHORA2 workflow for phylogenetic analysis of metagenomic shotgun sequencing data. It is capable of assigning a probability-weighted taxonomic group for each phylogenetic marker gene found in the input metagenomic sample.

Proper citation: AmphoraNet (RRID:SCR_005009) Copy   

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http://mutationassessor.org/

A web server that predicts the functional impact of amino-acid substitutions in proteins, such as mutations discovered in cancer or nonsynonymous polymorphisms. The functional impact is assessed based on evolutionary conservation of the affected amino acid in protein homologs. The method has been validated on a large set (51k) of disease associated (OMIM) and polymorphic variants., THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on September 16,2025.

Proper citation: MutationAssessor (RRID:SCR_005762) Copy   

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http://gst.ornl.gov/

We are the Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Group of the Biosciences Division of Oak Ridge National Laboratory. We conduct genetics research and system development in genomic sequencing, computational genome analysis, and computational protein structure analysis. We provide bioinformatics and analytic services and resources to collaborators, predict prospective gene and protein models for analysis, provide user services for the general community, including computer-annotated genomes in Genome Channel. Our collaborators include the Joint Genome Institute, ORNL''s Computer Science and Mathematics Division, the Tennessee Mouse Genome Consortium, the Joint Institute for Biological Sciences, and ORNL''s Genome Science and Technology Graduate Program.

Proper citation: Computational Biology at ORNL (RRID:SCR_005710) Copy   

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http://wishart.biology.ualberta.ca/polysearch/index.htm

A web-based tool that supports more than 50 different classes of queries against nearly a dozen different types of text, scientific abstract or bioinformatic databases. The typical query supported by PolySearch is Given X, find all Y''s where X or Y can be diseases, tissues, cell compartments, gene/protein names, SNPs, mutations, drugs and metabolites. PolySearch also exploits a variety of techniques in text mining and information retrieval to identify, highlight and rank informative abstracts, paragraphs or sentences.

Proper citation: PolySearch (RRID:SCR_005291) Copy   

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