The SWISS-PROT protein sequence data bank and its supplement TrEMBL in 1999

Authors: Bairoch, Amos; Apweiler, Rolf

Source: Nucleic Acids Research, Volume 27, Number 1, 01 January 1999 , pp. 49-54(6)

Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Abstract:

SWISS-PROT is a curated protein sequence database which strives to provide a high level of annotation (such as the description of the function of a protein, its domain structure, post-translational modifications, variants, etc.), a minimal level of redundancy and high level of integration with other databases. Recent developments of the database include: cross-references to additional databases; a variety of new documentation files and improvements to TrEMBL, a computer annotated supplement to SWISS-PROT. TrEMBL consists of entries in SWISS-PROT-like format derived from the translation of all coding sequences (CDS) in the EMBL nucleotide sequence database, except the CDS already included in SWISS-PROT. The URLs for SWISS-PROT on the WWW are: http://www.expasy.ch/sprot and http://www.ebi.ac.uk/sprot

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: The EMBL Outstation—The European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SD, UK

Publication date: 1999-01-01

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