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http://www.brainvoyager.com

Brain Innovation B.V. is developing scientific software in the field of human and animal brain imaging, neural network simulation and computer-based experimental control. Our current major product, BrainVoyager QX, is a commercially available cross-platform neuroimaging tool, which is used in hundreds of labs across the planet. Turbo-BrainVoyager is an easy to use program for real-time data analysis, which allows to observe a subject''s or patient''s brain activity during an ongoing functional MRI scanning session. TMS Neuronavigator provides the hard- and software to navigate a TMS coil to desired anatomical or functionally defined brain regions. We also provide free software products. BrainVoyager Brain Tutor allows to learn about brain areas by clicking on rotatable 3D brain models. StimulDX is a powerful stimulation software based on Microsofts DirectX API, which we will make available for free download in the near future.

Proper citation: Brain Innovation: Home of the BrainVoyager Product Family (RRID:SCR_006660) Copy   

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http://www.alttox.org/

A website dedicated to advancing non-animal methods of toxicity testing, both to better protect the health of humans, animals, and the environment and to reduce the numbers and suffering of animals used in current toxicology assessments. The website is designed to encourage the exchange of technical and policy information on in vitro and in silico methods for all types of toxicity tests. The AltTox Forum is a message board for the AltTox community to use for posting news, information, and perspectives as well as encouraging feedback and commentary. This online community is intended to foster progress internationally in the development, validation, and acceptance of in vitro methods, with the goal of decreasing our reliance on animal-based safety testing. The Forum is moderated by a group of internationally-recognized subject matter experts. The Way Forward invited commentaries, which are posted in the TTRC, are opinion pieces written by experts in each relevant subfield. These essays are meant to help chart the course for future developments by advancing opportunities to overcome challenges and barriers to progress. Stakeholders are invited to comment on these essays in The AltTox Forum. AltTox users are encouraged to contribute to the website and interact with other users in several ways, including: :- Participating in the online forum :- Providing invited expert commentaries :- Suggesting or submitting content, events, monthly features, data, and graphics :- Providing feedback through the Website Feedback surve To encourage objectivity, the website content is overseen by an editorial board of distinguished subject matter experts.

Proper citation: AltTox: Non-animal Methods for Toxicity Testing (RRID:SCR_007212) Copy   

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http://senselab.med.yale.edu/cellpropdb

A repository for data regarding membrane channels, receptor and neurotransmitters that are expressed in specific types of cells. The database is presently focused on neurons but will eventually include other cell types, such as glia, muscle, and gland cells. This resource is intended to: * Serve as a repository for data on gene products expressed in different brain regions * Support research on cellular properties in the nervous system * Provide a gateway for entering data into the cannonical neuron forms in NeuronDB * Identify receptors across neuron types to aid in drug development * Serve as a first step toward a functional genomics of nerve cells * Serve as a teaching aid

Proper citation: Cell Properties Database (RRID:SCR_007285) Copy   

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http://genenest.molgen.mpg.de/

GeneNest is a comprehensive visualization of gene indices of several organisms. The aim of GeneNest is to represent each gene by a single cluster of ESTs and/or mRNAs. Further subdivision of a cluster into contigs may be caused by alternative splicing, genomic sequences, or artifacts like chimeric sequences. Consensus sequence derived from GeneNest contigs are a basis for mapping genes onto the genome, and for analysis of splice isoforms. Organisms included are human, mouse, arabidopsis, zebrafish, drosophila, and sheep. human, mouse, arabidopsis, zebrafish, drosophila, sheep, EST, mRNA, alternative splicing, genomic sequences

Proper citation: GeneNest (RRID:SCR_007677) Copy   

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http://zlab.bu.edu/HugeSearch/nph-HugeSearch.cgi

The Human Gene Expression Index (HuGE Index) aims to provide a comprehensive database to further our understanding of the expression of human genes in normal human tissues. mRNA expression levels of thousands of genes are obtained using high-density oligonucleotide array technology and used to create a public database. The website also provides interactive tools for researchers to query and visualize data over the Internet. To facilitate data analysis, genes are alsocross-referenced with their annotation in the LocusLink database at NCBI.

Proper citation: Human Gene Expression Index (RRID:SCR_007726) Copy   

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http://superfly.ucsd.edu/

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented on June 23, 2013. Homophila utilizes the sequence information of human disease genes from the NCBI OMIM (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man) database in order to determine if sequence homologs of these genes exist in the current Drosophila sequence database (FlyBase). Sequences are compared using NCBI's BLAST program. The database is updated weekly and can be searched by human disease, gene name, OMIM number, title, subtitle and/or allelic variant descriptions.

Proper citation: Homophila (RRID:SCR_007717) Copy   

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http://natural.salk.edu/CREB/

CREB target gene database that uses a multi-layered approach to predict, validate and characterize CREB target genes. For each gene, the database tries to provide the following information: 1. CREB binding sites on the promoters 2. Promoter occupancy by CREB 3. Gene activation by cAMP in tissues CREB seems to occupy a large number of promoters in the genome (up to ~5000 in human), and the profiles for CREB promoter occupancy are very similar in different human tissues. However, only a small proportion of CREB occupied genes are induced by cAMP in any cell type, possibly reflecting the requirement of additional regulatory partners that assist in recruitment of the transcriptional apparatus. To use the database, choose the species, select the table you want to search, leave field (''All'') and type in the gene you want to search. A table listing the search results will be returned, followed by the description of the table. If no search result is returned, try the official gene symbol or gene ID (locuslink number) from NCBI Entrez Gene to search. Sponsors: This work was supported by National Institutes of Health Grants GM RO1-037828 (to M.M.) and DK068655 (to R.A.Y.).

Proper citation: CRE Binding-protein Target Gene Database (RRID:SCR_008027) Copy   

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http://statgen.ncsu.edu/asg/

Alternative splicing essentially increases the diversity of the transcriptome and has important implications for physiology, development and the genesis of diseases. This resource uses a different approach to investigate alternative splicing (instead of the conventional case-by case fashion) and integrates all transcripts derived from a gene into a single splicing graph. ASG is a database of splicing graphs for human genes, using transcript information from various major sources (Ensembl, RefSeq, STACK, TIGR and UniGene). Each transcript corresponds to a path in the graph, and alternative splicing is displayed by bifurcations. This representation preserves the relationships between different splicing variants and allows us to investigate systematically all possible putative transcripts. Web interface allows users to display the splicing graphs, to interactively assemble transcripts and to access their sequences as well as neighboring genomic regions. ASG also provide for each gene, an exhaustive pre-computed catalog of putative transcriptsin total more than 1.2 million sequences. It has found that ~65 of the investigated genes show evidence for alternative splicing, and in 5 of the cases, a single gene might produce over 100 transcripts.

Proper citation: Alternate splicing gallery (RRID:SCR_008129) Copy   

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http://cssb.biology.gatech.edu/skolnick/files/gpcr/gpcr.html

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented on August 19,2019.Database of tertiary structural modeling results of threading assembly refinement (TASSER) method for all 907 G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) in human genome. All sequences were collected from GPCR database http://www.gpcr.org/7tm/ and http://www.expasy.org/cgi-bin/lists?7tmrlist.txt. Unlike traditional homology modeling approaches, TASSER modeling does not require solved homologous template structures; moreover, it often refines the structures closer to native. G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), encoded by about 5% of human genes, comprise the largest family of integral membrane proteins and act as cell surface receptors responsible for the transduction of endogenous signal into a cellular response. Although tertiary structural information is crucial for function annotation and drug design, there are few experimentally determined GPCR structures. To address this issue, we employ the recently developed threading assembly refinement (TASSER) method to generate structure predictions for all 907 putative GPCRs in the human genome. Unlike traditional homology modeling approaches, TASSER modeling does not require solved homologous template structures; moreover, it often refines the structures closer to native. These features are essential for the comprehensive modeling of all human GPCRs when close homologous templates are absent. Based on a benchmarked confidence score, approximately 820 predicted models should have the correct folds. The majority of GPCR models share the characteristic seven-transmembrane helix topology, but 45 ORFs are predicted to have different structures. This is due to GPCR fragments that are predominantly from extracellular or intracellular domains as well as database annotation errors. Our preliminary validation includes the automated modeling of bovine rhodopsin, the only solved GPCR in the Protein Data Bank. With homologous templates excluded, the final model built by TASSER has a global C(alpha) root-mean-squared deviation from native of 4.6 angstroms, with a root-mean-squared deviation in the transmembrane helix region of 2.1 angstroms. Models of several representative GPCRs are compared with mutagenesis and affinity labeling data, and consistent agreement is demonstrated. Structure clustering of the predicted models shows that GPCRs with similar structures tend to belong to a similar functional class even when their sequences are diverse. These results demonstrate the usefulness and robustness of the in silico models for GPCR functional analysis. Sponsors: GPCR is funded by the University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York.

Proper citation: Structure modeling of 907 G protein coupled receptors in the human genome (RRID:SCR_008351) Copy   

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http://www.nia.nih.gov/ResearchInformation/ScientificResources/LongitudinalStudies.htm

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented on August 11, 2015. A searchable database for epidemiologic research on aging changes across the lifespan. In 2003, the National Institute on Aging (NIA) established the Longitudinal Data on Aging (LDA) working group to assist with the development of research initiatives for identifying the physiologic and other types of factors across the lifespan, affecting onset and progression of disease with advancing age, as well as elucidation of protective factors contributing to exceptionally healthy aging. This database was developed based on input from the LDA working group which indicated that establishing a database of existing sources of longitudinal data on aging (e.g., ongoing longitudinal cohorts, longitudinal data sets, biospecimen repositories) would be a valuable resource for facilitating future research on aging changes across the lifespan. The longitudinal studies, data sets and repositories included in this database encompass a wide range of age groups (childhood to old age), studies in minority populations, as well as sources of longitudinal data existing in the United States and abroad. Our primary purpose for establishing this database is to provide a resource for potential applicants for grants to the NIA. No part of this database can be used for commercial purposes.

Proper citation: National Institute on Aging, Database of Longitudinal Studies (RRID:SCR_008259) Copy   

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http://cmbi.bjmu.edu.cn/cmbidata/cgf/CGF_Database/cytokine.medic.kumamoto-u.ac.jp/

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented on August 26, 2016. A collection of cDNA, gene and protein records of cytokines deposited in public databases provides various information about the cytokine members of vertebrates in other databases including NCBI GenBank, Swiss-Prot, UniGene, TIGR (The Institute for Genomic Research) Gene Indices, Ensembl, Entrez Gene, Mouse Genome Informatics (MGI) and Rat Genome Database (RGD). It also provides orthologous relationship of cytokine members and includes novel members identified in the databases.

Proper citation: Cytokine Family Database (RRID:SCR_008134) Copy   

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http://animal.dna.affrc.go.jp/agp/index.html

Database of comparative gene mapping between species to assist the mapping of the genes related to phenotypic traits in livestock. The linkage maps, cytogenetic maps, polymerase chain reaction primers of pig, cattle, mouse and human, and their references have been included in the database, and the correspondence among species have been stipulated in the database. AGP is an animal genome database developed on a Unix workstation and maintained by a relational database management system. It is a joint project of National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences (NIAS) and Institute of the Society for Techno-innovation of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (STAFF-Institute), under cooperation with other related research institutes. AGP also contains the Pig Expression Data Explorer (PEDE), a database of porcine EST collections derived from full-length cDNA libraries and full-length sequences of the cDNA clones picked from the EST collection. The EST sequences have been clustered and assembled, and their similarity to sequences in RefSeq, and UniGene determined. The PEDE database system was constructed to store sequences and similarity data of swine full-length cDNA libraries and to make them available to users. It provides interfaces for keyword and ID searches of BLAST results and enables users to obtain sequence data and names of clones of interest. Putative SNPs in EST assemblies have been classified according to breed specificity and their effect on coding amino acids, and the assemblies are equipped with an SNP search interface. The database contains porcine nucleotide sequences and cDNA clones that are ready for analyses such as expression in mammalian cells, because of their high likelihood of containing full-length CDS. PEDE will be useful for researchers who want to explore genes that may be responsible for traits such as disease susceptibility. The database also offers information regarding major and minor porcine-specific antigens, which might be investigated in regard to the use of pigs as models in various medical research applications.

Proper citation: Animal Genome Database (RRID:SCR_008165) Copy   

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http://www.nisc.nih.gov/projects/comp_seq.html

Generates data for use in developing and refining computational tools for comparing genomic sequence from multiple species. The NISC Comparative Sequencing Program's goal is to establish a data resource consisting of sequences for the same set of targeted genomic regions derived from multiple animal species. The broader program includes plans for a diverse set of analytical studies using the generated sequence and the publication of a series of papers describing the results of those analysis in peer-reviewed journals in a timely fashion. Experimentally, this project involves the shotgun sequencing of mapped BAC clones. For each BAC, an assembly is first performed when a sufficient number of sequence reads have been generated to provide full shotgun coverage of the clone. At that time, the assembled sequence is submitted to the HTGS division of GenBank. Subsequent refinements of the sequence, including the generation of higher-accuracy finished sequence, results in the updating of the sequence record in GenBank. By immediately submitting our BAC-derived sequences to GenBank, it makes their data available as a public service to allow colleagues to speed up their research, consistent with the now well-established routine of sequencing centers participating in the Human Genome Project. However, at the same time, it has made considerable investment in acquiring these mapping and sequence data, including sizable efforts of graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and other trainees. Furthermore, in most cases, large data sets involving multiple BAC sequences from multiple species must first be generated, often taking many months to accumulate, before the planned analysis can be performed and the resulting papers written and submitted for publication.

Proper citation: Comparative Vertebrate Sequencing (RRID:SCR_008213) Copy   

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http://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/media/index.shtml

A provider for videos available from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Visitors may sort by topic and/or subscribe to RSS feeds.

Proper citation: NIMH Video (RRID:SCR_005594) Copy   

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http://www.youtube.com/user/BrainBlogger

BrainBlogger - YouTube are videos uploaded to YouTube by Brain Blogger. Brain Blogger covers topics from multidimensional biopsychosocial perspectives. It reviews the latest news and stories related to neuroscience, psychiatry, and neurology. It serves as a focal point for attracting new minds beyond the science of the mind-and-brain and into the biopsychosocial model.

Proper citation: BrainBlogger - YouTube (RRID:SCR_005469) Copy   

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http://www.pdgene.org/

The PDGene database aims to provide a comprehensive, unbiased and regularly updated collection of genetic association studies performed on Parkinson's disease (PD) phenotypes. Eligible publications are identified following systematic searches of scientific literature databases, as well as the table of contents of journals in genetics, neurology, and psychiatry. The database can be searched either by a variety of dropdown menus or by specific keywords. For each gene, summary overviews are provided displaying key characteristics for each publication, including links to genotype distributions of the polymorphisms studied, random-effects allelic meta-analyses, and funnel plots for an assessment of publication bias. The PDGene database, developed by Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, The Michael J. Fox Foundation and the Alzheimer Research Forum, is supported by a grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation in partnership with the Alzheimer Research Forum.

Proper citation: PDGene - A database for Parkinsons disease genetic association studies (RRID:SCR_006666) Copy   

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http://www.broadinstitute.org/annotation/tetraodon/

This database have been funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) to produce shotgun sequence of the Tetraodon nigriviridis genome. The strategy involves Whole Genome Shotgun (WGS) sequencing, in which sequence from the entire genome is generated. Whole genome shotgun libraries were prepared from Tetraodon genomic DNA obtained from the laboratory of Jean Weissenbach at Genoscope. Additional sequence data of approximately 2.5X coverage of Tetraodon has also been generated by Genoscope in plasmid and BAC end reads. Broad and Genoscope intend to pool their data and generate whole genome assemblies. Tetraodon nigroviridis is a freshwater pufferfish of the order Tetraodontiformes and lives in the rivers and estuaries of Indonesia, Malaysia and India. This species is 20-30 million years distant from Fugu rubripes, a marine pufferfish from the same family. The gene repertoire of T. nigroviridis is very similar to that of other vertebrates. However, its relatively small genome of 385 Mb is eight times more compact than that of human, mostly because intergenic and intronic sequences are reduced in size compared to other vertebrate genomes. These genome characteristics along with the large evolutionary distance between bony fish and mammals make Tetraodon a compact vertebrate reference genome - a powerful tool for comparative genetics and for quick and reliable identification of human genes.

Proper citation: Tetraodon nigroviridis Database (RRID:SCR_007123) Copy   

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http://cgap.nci.nih.gov/Chromosomes/Mitelman

The web site includes genomic data for humans and mice, including transcript sequence, gene expression patterns, single-nucleotide polymorphisms, clone resources, and cytogenetic information. Descriptions of the methods and reagents used in deriving the CGAP datasets are also provided. An extensive suite of informatics tools facilitates queries and analysis of the CGAP data by the community. One of the newest features of the CGAP web site is an electronic version of the Mitelman Database of Chromosome Aberrations in Cancer. The data in the Mitelman Database is manually culled from the literature and subsequently organized into three distinct sub-databases, as follows: -The sub-database of cases contains the data that relates chromosomal aberrations to specific tumor characteristics in individual patient cases. It can be searched using either the Cases Quick Searcher or the Cases Full Searcher. -The sub-database of molecular biology and clinical associations contains no data from individual patient cases. Instead, the data is pulled from studies with distinct information about: -Molecular biology associations that relate chromosomal aberrations and tumor histologies to genomic sequence data, typically genes rearranged as a consequence of structural chromosome changes. -Clinical associations that relate chromosomal aberrations and/or gene rearrangements and tumor histologies to clinical variables, such as prognosis, tumor grade, and patient characteristics. It can be searched using the Molecular Biology and Clinical (MBC) Associations Searcher -The reference sub-database contains all the references culled from the literature i.e., the sum of the references from the cases and the molecular biology and clinical associations. It can be searched using the Reference Searcher. CGAP has developed six web search tools to help you analyze the information within the Mitelman Database: -The Cases Quick Searcher allows you to query the individual patient cases using the four major fields: aberration, breakpoint, morphology, and topography. -The Cases Full Searcher permits a more detailed search of the same individual patient cases as above, by including more cytogenetic field choices and adding search fields for patient characteristics and references. -The Molecular Biology Associations Searcher does not search any of the individual patient cases. It searches studies pertaining to gene rearrangements as a consequence of cytogenetic aberrations. -The Clinical Associations Searcher does not search any of the individual patient cases. It searches studies pertaining to clinical associations of cytogenetic aberrations and/or gene rearrangements. -The Recurrent Chromosome Aberrations Searcher provides a way to search for structural and numerical abnormalities that are recurrent, i.e., present in two or more cases with the same morphology and topography. -The Reference Searcher queries only the references themselves, i.e., the references from the individual cases and the molecular biology and clinical associations. Sponsors: This database is sponsored by the University of Lund, Sweden and have support from the Swedish Cancer Society and the Swedish Children''s Cancer Foundation

Proper citation: Mitelman Database of Chromosome Aberrations in Cancer (RRID:SCR_012877) Copy   

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http://www.epa.gov/iris/

IRIS is a toxicology data file on the National Library of Medicine''s (NLM) Toxicology Data Network. It contains data in support of human health risk assessment. It is compiled by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and contains over 500 chemical records. It is a compilation of electronic reports on specific substances found in the environment and their potential to cause human health effects. IRIS was initially developed for EPA staff in response to a growing demand for consistent information on substances for use in risk assessments, decision-making and regulatory activities. The information in IRIS is intended for those without extensive training in toxicology, but with some knowledge of health sciences. The Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) is an electronic database containing information on human health effects that may result from exposure to various substances in the environment. IRIS is prepared and maintained by the EPAs National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within the Office of Research and Development (ORD). The heart of the IRIS system is its collection of searchable documents that describe the health effects of individual substances and that contain descriptive and quantitative information in the following categories: -Noncancer effects: Oral reference doses and inhalation reference concentrations (RfDs and RfCs, respectively) for effects known or assumed to be produced through a nonlinear (possibly threshold) mode of action. In most instances, RfDs and RfCs are developed for the noncarcinogenic effects of substances. -Cancer effects: Descriptors that characterize the weight of evidence for human carcinogenicity, oral slope factors, and oral and inhalation unit risks for carcinogenic effects. Where a nonlinear mode of action is established, RfD and RfC values may be used.

Proper citation: Integrated Risk Information System (RRID:SCR_013005) Copy   

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http://www.homd.org/index.php

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE.Documented on April 14,2022. Database of comprehensive information on the approximately 600 prokaryote species that are present in the human oral cavity. The majority of these species are uncultivated and unnamed, recognized primarily by their 16S rRNA sequences. The HOMD presents a provisional naming scheme for the currently unnamed species so that strain, clone, and probe data from any laboratory can be directly linked to a stably named reference entity. The HOMD links sequence data with phenotypic, phylogenetic, clinical, and bibliographic information. Full and partial oral bacterial genome sequences determined as part of this project and the Human Microbiome Project, are being added to the HOMD as they become available. HOMD offers easy to use tools for viewing all publicly available oral bacterial genomes. Data is also downloadable.

Proper citation: HOMD (RRID:SCR_012770) Copy   

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