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http://mitores.ba.itb.cnr.it

MitoRes, is a comprehensive and reliable resource for massive extraction of sequences and sub-sequences of nuclear genes and encoded products targeting mitochondria in metazoa. It has been developed for supporting high-throughput in-silico analyses aimed to studies of functional genomics related to mitochondrial biogenesis, metabolism and to their pathological dysfunctions. It integrates information from the most accredited world-wide databases to bring together gene, transcript and encoded protein sequences associated to annotations on species name and taxonomic classification, gene name, functional product, organelle localization, protein tissue specificity, Enzyme Classification (EC), Gene Ontology (GO) classification and links to other related public databases. The section Cluster, has been dedicated to the collection of data on protein clustering of the entire catalogue of MitoRes protein sequences based on all versus all global pair-wise alignments for assessing putative intra- and inter-species functional relationships. The current version of MitoRes is based on the UniProt release 4 and contains 64 different metazoan species. The incredible explosion of knowledge production in Biology in the past two decades has created a critical need for bioinformatic instruments able to manage data and facilitate their retrieval and analysis. Hundreds of biological databases have been produced and the integration of biological data from these different resources is very important when we want to focus our efforts towards the study of a particular layer of biological knowledge. MitoRes is a completely rebuilt edition of MitoNuc database, which has been extensively modified to deal successfully with the challenges of the post genomic era. Its goal is to represent a comprehensive and reliable resource supporting high-quality in-silico analyses aimed to the functional characterization of gene, transcript and amino acid sequences, encoded by the nuclear genome and involved in mitochondrial biogenesis, metabolism and pathological dysfunctions in metazoa. The central features of MitoRes are: # an integrated catalogue of protein, transcript and gene sequences and sub-sequences # a Web-based application composed of a wide spectrum of search/retrieval facilities # a sequence export manager allowing massive extraction of bio-sequences (genes, introns, exons, gene flanking regions, transcripts, UTRs, CDS, proteins and signal peptides) in FASTA, EMBL and GenBank formats. It is an interconnected knowledge management system based on a MySQL relational database, which ensures data consistency and integrity, and on a Web Graphical User Interface (GUI), built in Seagull PHP Framework, offering a wide range of search and sequence extraction facilities. The database is compiled extracting and integrating information from public resources and data generated by the MitoRes team. The MitoRes database consists of comprehensive sequence entries whose core data are protein, transcript and gene sequences and taxonomic information describing the biological source of the protein. Additional information include: bio-sequences structure and location, biological function of protein product and dynamic links to both, external public databases used as data resources and public databases reporting complementary information. The core entity of the MitoRes database is represented by the protein so that each MitoRes entry is generated for each protein reported in the UniProt database as a nuclear encoded protein involved in mitochondrial biogenesis and function. Sponsors: MitoRes has been supported by Ministero Universit e Ricerca Scientifica, Italy (PRIN, Programma Biotecnologie legge 95/95-MURST 5, Proiect MURST Cluster C03/2000, CEGBA). Currently it is supported by operating grants from the Ministero dellIstruzione, dellUniversit e della Ricerca (MIUR), Italy (PNR 2001-2003 (FIRB art.8) D.M. 199, Strategic Program: Post-genome, grant 31-063933 and Project n.2, Cluster C03 L. 488/929).

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http://medblast.sibsnet.org/

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented August 29, 2016. An algorithm that finds articles most relevant to a genetic sequence. In the genomic era, researchers often want to know more information about a biological sequence by retrieving its related articles. However, there is no available tool yet to achieve conveniently this goal. Here, a new literature-mining tool MedBlast is developed, which uses natural language processing techniques, to retrieve the related articles of a given sequence. An online server of this program is also provided. The genome sequencing projects generate such a large amount of data every day that many molecular biologists often encounter some sequences that they know nothing about. Literature is usually the principal resource of such information. It is relatively easy to mine the articles cited by the sequence annotation; however, it is a difficult task to retrieve those relevant articles without direct citation relationship. The related articles are those described in the given sequence (gene/protein), or its redundant sequences, or the close homologs in various species. They can be divided into two classes: direct references, which include those either cited by the sequence annotation or citing the sequence in its text; indirect references, those which contain gene symbols of the given sequence. A few additional issues make the task even more complicated: (1) symbols may have aliases; and (2) one sequence may have a couple of relatives that we want to take into account too, which include redundant (e.g. protein and gene sequences) and close homologs. Here the issues are addressed by the development of the software MedBlast, which can retrieve the related articles of the given sequence automatically. MedBlast uses BLAST to extend homology relationships, precompiled species-specific thesauruses, a useful semantics technique in natural language processing (NLP), to extend alias relationship, and EUtilities toolset to search and retrieve corresponding articles of each sequence from PubMed. MedBlast take a sequence in FASTA format as input. The program first uses BLAST to search the GenBank nucleic acid and protein non-redundant (nr) databases, to extend to those homologous and corresponding nucleic acid and protein sequences. Users can input the BLAST results directly, but it is recommended to input the result of both protein and nucleic acid nr databases. The hits with low e-values are chosen as the relatives because the low similarity hits often do not contain specific information. Very long sequences, e.g. 100k, which are usually genomic sequences, are discarded too, for they do not contain specific direct references. User can adjust these parameters to meet their own needs.

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http://www.ebi.ac.uk/parasites/parasite-genome.html

This website contains information about the genomic sequence of parasites. It also contains multiple search engines to search six frame translations of parasite nucleotide databases for motifs, parasite protein databases for motifs, and parasite protein databases for keywords and text terms. * Guide to Internet Access to Parasite Genome Information * Guide to web-based analysis tools * Parasite Genome BLAST Server: Search a range of parasite specific nucleotide sequence databases with your own sequence. * Parasite Proteome Keyword Search Facility: Search parasite protein databases for keywords and text terms * Parasite Proteome Motif Search Facility: Search parasite protein databases for motifs * Parasite Six Frame Translation Motif Search Facility: Search six frame translations of parasite nucleotide databases for motifs * Genome computing resources: A list of ftp and gopher sites where genome computing applications and other resources can be found.

Proper citation: Parasite genome databases and genome research resources (RRID:SCR_008150) Copy   

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http://www.nematodes.org/nematodegenomes/index.php/Main_Page

A collaborative wiki that collates information on completed, ongoing and planned genome and transcriptome sequencing projects on species from phylum Nematoda. The intention is to encourage genome sequencing across the diversity of the phylum Nematoda. Wiki includes: * Published complete nematode genomes: A dynamically generated table of all species for which the genome is published. * Nematode species with genomes in progress: A dynamically generated table of all species for which a genome project is underway. Users may add species to the list * Proposed nematode genome projects: To propose a species for genome sequencing, edit its species page, and set the genome project status to proposed. * BLAST server: Search a number of the nematode-genomes-in-progress with genes of your choice. Currently there are 12 draft genomes available... * Genomes with Data available: Genomes with data available for download. Users may add more data URLs to strain pages or update the URLs.

Proper citation: 959 Nematode Genomes (RRID:SCR_006068) Copy   

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http://oligogenome.stanford.edu/

The Stanford Human OligoGenome Project hosts a database of capture oligonucleotides for conducting high-throughput targeted resequencing of the human genome. This set of capture oligonucleotides covers over 92% of the human genome for build 37 / hg19 and over 99% of the coding regions defined by the Consensus Coding Sequence (CCDS). The capture reaction uses a highly multiplexed approach for selectively circularizing and capturing multiple genomic regions using the in-solution method developed in Natsoulis et al, PLoS One 2011. Combined pools of capture oligonucleotides selectively circularize the genomic DNA target, followed by specific PCR amplification of regions of interest using a universal primer pair common to all of the capture oligonucleotides. Unlike multiplexed PCR methods, selective genomic circularization is capable of efficiently amplifying hundreds of genomic regions simultaneously in multiplex without requiring extensive PCR optimization or producing unwanted side reaction products. Benefits of the selective genomic circularization method are the relative robustness of the technique and low costs of synthesizing standard capture oligonucleotide for selecting genomic targets.

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http://db-mml.sjtu.edu.cn/ICEberg/

ICEberg is an integrated database that provides comprehensive information about integrative and conjugative elements (ICEs) found in bacteria. ICEs are conjugative self-transmissible elements that can integrate into and excise from a host chromosome. An ICE contains three typical modules, integration and excision, conjugation, and regulation modules, that collectively promote vertical inheritance and periodic lateral gene flow. Many ICEs carry likely virulence determinants, antibiotic-resistant factors and/or genes coding for other beneficial traits. ICEberg offers a unique, highly organized, readily explorable archive of both predicted and experimentally supported ICE-relevant data. It currently contains details of 428 ICEs found in representatives of 124 bacterial species, and a collection of >400 directly related references. A broad range of similarity search, sequence alignment, genome context browser, phylogenetic and other functional analysis tools are readily accessible via ICEberg. ICEberg will facilitate efficient, multidisciplinary and innovative exploration of bacterial ICEs and be of particular interest to researchers in the broad fields of prokaryotic evolution, pathogenesis, biotechnology and metabolism. The ICEberg database will be maintained, updated and improved regularly to ensure its ongoing maximum utility to the research community.

Proper citation: ICEberg (RRID:SCR_006026) Copy   

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/gv/rbc/main.fcgi?cmd=init

The dbRBC database provides an open, publicly accessible platform for DNA and clinical data related to the human Red Blood Cells (RBC). A new bioinformatics resource, dbRBC, has been installed at the National Center of Biotechnology Information (NCBI). This resource combines the well established Blood Group Antigen Gene Mutation Database (BGMUT) with tools and interlinked resources developed at the NCBI. The main task of dbRBC is to provide access to publicly available genomic, protein and structural information linked to the red blood cell antigens. The site offers a number of resources: * BGMUT Database * Alignment Viewer * SBT Tool * Probe/Primer Resource * Typing Kit Interface * Obstacle

Proper citation: NCBI dbRBC (RRID:SCR_005959) Copy   

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http://hannonlab.cshl.edu/index.html

The Hannon laboratory comprises a broad spectrum of programs in small RNA biology, mammalian genetics and genomics. We study RNAi and related pathways in a wide variety of organisms to extract common themes that define both the mechanisms by which small RNAs act and the biological processes which they impact. Currently, we focus on microRNAs, endogenous siRNAs and piRNAs and their roles in gene regulation, cancer biology, stem cell biology and in defense of the genome against transposons. In collaboration with Steve Elledge (Harvard) and Scott Lowe (CSHL), we develop genome-wide shRNA tools for RNAi-based genetics in mammalian cells, and we are now producing similar collections of artificial microRNAs for Arabidopsis with Detlef Weigel (MPI), Dick McCombie (CSHL) and Rob Martienssen (CSHL) as part of the 2010 project (see 2010.cshl.edu). Our genomic efforts include the application of RNAi-based genetic screens to cancer biology and stem cells. We also make heavy use of next generation sequencing methodologies for probing small RNA populations, in part as a member of the ENCODE consortium (with Tom Gingeras, CSHL). Finally, we develop (with Dick McCombie) and apply focal re-sequencing methods for identifying disease relevant mutations, for probing the epigenetic landscape and for the study of human evolution.

Proper citation: CSHL - Hannon Lab (RRID:SCR_005982) Copy   

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http://www.cmhd.ca/

Multidisciplinary collaboration undertaking genome-wide mutagenesis to functionally annotate the mouse genome and develop new mouse models relevant to human disease. To achieve these goals two major research platforms are carried out: Gene trapping and ENU Mutagenesis. A new challenge is faced in the post-genomic era - the assignment of biological function to the human genome sequence and projecting that assignment into understanding of human health and disease. The Centre for Modeling Human Disease (CMHD) was established to take part in the worldwide initiative to address these challenges. At the CMHD, two fundamentally different, yet complimentary methods are employed to generate mutant mouse models of human disease: chemical mutagenesis by ethylnitrosourea (ENU), and gene trap insertional mutagenesis. The Centre contributes its resources to similar international efforts and is the first of its kind in Canada. The Center is also actively developing other mutagenic strategies including pharmacologic and genetic modifier screens to dissect disease pathways, and novel mutagenic techniques using embryonic stem cells. ENU Database * Statistics for Mouse Physiological Parameters * Search Mutants by Phenotype * Search Mutants by Heritability Gene Trap Database * Search by in vitro Expression Pattern * Search by Gene Trap Sequences CMHD Members Only (must register and login) * Search Mouse Line * Histopathology * Sperm, Tissue, Slide Archiving * CMHD Database Download CMHD Services * Phenotyping * Genetic Mapping * Pathology * Pathology Service Charges

Proper citation: CMHD - Centre for Modeling Human Disease (RRID:SCR_006101) Copy   

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http://www.gwascentral.org/

Publicly available database of summary level findings from genetic association studies in humans, including genome wide association studies (GWAS). Previously named HGBASE, HGVbase and HGVbaseG2P.

Proper citation: GWAS Central (RRID:SCR_006170) Copy   

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http://epigenomegateway.wustl.edu/

Software tool for visualizing and interacting with whole-genome datasets. Browser hosts Human Epigenome Atlas data produced by Roadmap Epigenomics project, but its use of advanced, multi-resolution data formats and its user-friendly interface make it possible for investigators to upload and visualize their own data as custom tracks. Developed and maintained by Epigenome Informatics Group at Washington University in St. Louis.

Proper citation: WashU Epigenome Browser (RRID:SCR_006208) Copy   

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http://isaac.bioapps.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/isaac/modules/genome/species.xhtml

Web based tool to enable the analysis of sets of genes, transcripts and proteins under different biological viewpoints and to interactively modify these sets at any point of the analysis. Detailed history and snapshot information allows tracing each action. One can switch back to previous states and perform new analyses. Sets can be viewed in the context of genomes, protein functions, protein interactions, pathways, regulation, diseases and drugs. Additionally, users can switch between species with an automatic, orthology based translation of existing gene sets. Sets as well as results of analyses can be exchanged between members of groups.

Proper citation: InterSpecies Analysing Application using Containers (RRID:SCR_006243) Copy   

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http://modencode.org/

A comprehensive encyclopedia of genomic functional elements in the model organisms C. elegans and D. melanogaster. modENCODE is run as a Research Network and the consortium is formed by 11 primary projects, divided between worm and fly, spanning the domains of gene structure, mRNA and ncRNA expression profiling, transcription factor binding sites, histone modifications and replacement, chromatin structure, DNA replication initiation and timing, and copy number variation. The raw and interpreted data from this project is vetted by a data coordinating center (DCC) to ensure consistency and completeness. The entire modENCODE data corpus is now available on the Amazon Web Services EC2 cloud. What this means is that virtual machines and virtual compute clusters that you run within the EC2 cloud can mount the modENCODE data set in whole or in part. Your software can run analyses against the data files directly without experiencing the long waits and logistics associated with copying the datasets over to your local hardware. You may also view the data using GBrowse, Dataset Search, or download the data via FTP, as well as download pre-release datasets.

Proper citation: modENCODE (RRID:SCR_006206) Copy   

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http://sparkinsight.org

A clustering and visualization tool that enables the interactive exploration of genome-wide data, with a specialization in epigenomics data. Spark is also available as a service within the Epigenome toolset of the Genboree Workbench. The approach utilizes data clusters as a high-level visual guide and supports interactive inspection of individual regions within each cluster. The cluster view links to gene ontology analysis tools and the detailed region view connects to existing genome browser displays taking advantage of their wealth of annotation and functionality.

Proper citation: Spark (RRID:SCR_006207) Copy   

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http://gensc.org/

An open-membership International community to promote mechanisms that standardize the description of genomes and the exchange and integration of genomic data. Community-driven standards have the best chance of success if developed within the auspices of international working groups. Participants in the GSC include biologists, computer scientists, those building genomic databases and conducting large-scale comparative genomic analyses, and those with experience of building community-based standards. The mission of the GSC is to work with the wider community towards: * the implementation of new genomic standards * methods of capturing and exchanging metadata * harmonization of metadata collection and analysis efforts across the wider genomics community

Proper citation: Genomic Standards Consortium (RRID:SCR_006273) Copy   

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http://www.uni-koeln.de/med-fak/cgars/

Software package to dissect random from non-random patterns in copy number data and thereby to assess significantly enriched somatic copy number aberrations (SCNA) across a set of tumor specimens or cell lines.

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http://www.clipz.unibas.ch/downloads/TSSer/index.php

A computational pipeline to analyze differential RNA sequencing (dRNA-seq) data to determine transcription start sites genome-wide.

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http://bioinformatics.ubc.ca/ermineJ/

Data analysis software for gene sets in expression microarray data or other genome-wide data that results in rankings of genes. A typical goal is to determine whether particular biological pathways are doing something interesting in the data. The software is designed to be used by biologists with little or no informatics background. A command-line interface is available for users who wish to script the use of ermineJ. Major features include: * Implementation of multiple methods for gene set analysis: ** Over-representation analysis ** A resampling-based method that uses gene scores ** A rank-based method that uses gene scores ** A resampling-based method that uses correlation between gene expression profiles (a type of cluster-enrichment analysis). * Gene sets receive statistical scores (p-values), and multiple test correction is supported. * Support of the Gene Ontology terminology; users can choose which aspects to analyze. * User files use simple text formats. * Users can modify gene sets or create new ones. * The results can be visualized within the software. * It is simple to compare multiple analyses of the same data set with different settings. * User-definable hyperlinks are provided to external sites to allow more efficient browsing of the results. * For programmers, there is a command line interface as well as a simple application programming interface that can be used to plug ermineJ functionality into your own code Platform: Online tool, Windows compatible, Mac OS X compatible, Linux compatible, Unix compatible

Proper citation: ErmineJ (RRID:SCR_006450) Copy   

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http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/

Public archive providing a comprehensive record of the world''''s nucleotide sequencing information, covering raw sequencing data, sequence assembly information and functional annotation. All submitted data, once public, will be exchanged with the NCBI and DDBJ as part of the INSDC data exchange agreement. The European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) captures and presents information relating to experimental workflows that are based around nucleotide sequencing. A typical workflow includes the isolation and preparation of material for sequencing, a run of a sequencing machine in which sequencing data are produced and a subsequent bioinformatic analysis pipeline. ENA records this information in a data model that covers input information (sample, experimental setup, machine configuration), output machine data (sequence traces, reads and quality scores) and interpreted information (assembly, mapping, functional annotation). Data arrive at ENA from a variety of sources including submissions of raw data, assembled sequences and annotation from small-scale sequencing efforts, data provision from the major European sequencing centers and routine and comprehensive exchange with their partners in the International Nucleotide Sequence Database Collaboration (INSDC). Provision of nucleotide sequence data to ENA or its INSDC partners has become a central and mandatory step in the dissemination of research findings to the scientific community. ENA works with publishers of scientific literature and funding bodies to ensure compliance with these principles and to provide optimal submission systems and data access tools that work seamlessly with the published literature. ENA is made up of a number of distinct databases that includes the EMBL Nucleotide Sequence Database (Embl-Bank), the newly established Sequence Read Archive (SRA) and the Trace Archive. The main tool for downloading ENA data is the ENA Browser, which is available through REST URLs for easy programmatic use. All ENA data are available through the ENA Browser. Note: EMBL Nucleotide Sequence Database (EMBL-Bank) is entirely included within this resource.

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https://www.phenxtoolkit.org/

Set of measures intended for use in large-scale genomic studies. Facilitate replication and validation across studies. Includes links to standards and resources in effort to facilitate data harmonization to legacy data. Measurement protocols that address wide range of research domains. Information about each protocol to ensure consistent data collection.Collections of protocols that add depth to Toolkit in specific areas.Tools to help investigators implement measurement protocols.

Proper citation: Phenotypes and eXposures Toolkit (RRID:SCR_006532) Copy   

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