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THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented August 29, 2016. Study of genetic and life-style risk factors associated with common diseases based on analysis of European twins. The population cohorts used in the Genomeutwin study consist of Danish, Finnish, Italian, Dutch, English, Australian and Swedish twins and the MORGAM population cohort. This project will apply and develop new molecular and statistical strategies to analyze unique European twin and other population cohorts to define and characterize the genetic, environmental and life-style components in the background of health problems like obesity, migraine, coronary heart disease and stroke, representing major health care problems worldwide. The participating 8 twin cohorts form a collection of over 0.6 million pairs of twins. Tens of thousands of DNA samples with informed consents for genetic studies of common diseases have already been stored from these population-based twin cohorts. Studies targeted to cardiovascular traits are now being undertaken in MORGAM, a prospective case-cohort study. MORGAM cohorts include approximately 6000 individuals, drawn from population-based cohorts consisting of more than 80 000 participants who have donated DNA samples.

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Public university in Coimbra, Portugal that offers degree programs in a variety of fields including law, medicine, science and technology, pharmaceuticals, and sports sciences.

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Provides informationa about Genome of California Purple Sea Urchin, one species (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) of which has been sequenced and annotated by Sea Urchin Genome Sequencing Consortium led by HGSC. Reports sequence and analysis of genome of sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, a model for developmental and systems biology.

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A free software to detect genomic regions unusually rich in translocation breakpoints. More generally, it may be used to detect a region that is unusually rich in a given character of a binary sequence.

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• 12 years ago - by Anonymous

An online annotation, collaboration and indexing system for documents and images, supporting PDF and MS Office formats. Instead of emailing different versions of a document back and forth you can all comment on a single read-only copy online. Unlike online word processors, the document is displayed in high quality with fonts and layout just like the printed version. It is easy to use and runs in all common web browsers, with no software or plugins to install. Hosted solutions are available for individuals and workgroups. For enterprise users the full system is available for local installation. Special discounts apply for educational use. The FREE hosted solution offers single-user accounts for uploading up to 30 pages per month. Documents can be shared with any number of annotators.

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A fast and versatile Open Source docking software program that can be used to dock small molecules against proteins and nucleic acids.

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Integrated public bioinformatics resource to support genomic, proteomic and systems biology research and scientific studies. Provides databases and protein sequence analysis tools to scientific community, including Protein Sequence Database which grew out from the Atlas of Protein Sequence and Structure. Conducts research in biomedical text mining and ontology, computational systems biology, and bioinformatics cyberinfrastructure. In 2002 PIR, along with its international partners, EBI (European Bioinformatics Institute) and SIB (Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics), were awarded a grant from NIH to create UniProt, a single worldwide database of protein sequence and function, by unifying the PIR-PSD, Swiss-Prot, and TrEMBL databases. Currently, PIR major activities include: i) UniProt (Universal Protein Resource) development, ii) iProClass protein data integration and ID mapping, iii) PRO protein ontology, and iv) iProLINK protein literature mining and ontology development. The FTP site provides free download for iProClass, PIRSF, and PRO.

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An R/Bioconductor package for basic filtering, analysis and subsequent near-cis visualization of 4C-seq data. Virtual fragment libraries can be created for any BSGenome package, and filter functions for both reads and fragments and basic quality controls are included. Fragment data in the vicinity of the experiment's viewpoint can be visualized as a coverage plot based on a running median approach and a multi-scale contact profile.

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A web-based analysis service for identifying exonic splicing enhancers in eukaryotic genes. ESEfinder accept sequences in the FASTA format. A typical mammalian gene is composed of several relatively short exons that are interrupted by much longer introns. To generate correct mature mRNAs, the exons must be identified and joined together precisely and efficiently, in a process that requires the coordinated action of five small nuclear (sn)RNAs (U1, U2, U4, U5 and U6) and more than 60 polypeptides. The inaccurate recognition of exon/intron boundaries or the failure to remove an intron generates aberrant mRNAs that are either unstable or code for defective or deleterious protein isoforms. Exonic enhancers are thought to serve as binding sites for specific serine/arginine-rich (SR) proteins, a family of structurally related and highly conserved splicing factors characterized by one or two RNA-recognition motifs (RRM) and by a distinctive C-terminal domain highly enriched in RS dipeptides (the RS domain). The RRMs mediate sequence-specific binding to the RNA, and so determine substrate specificity, whereas the RS domain appears to be involved mainly in protein-protein interactions. SR proteins bound to ESEs can promote exon definition by directly recruiting the splicing machinery through their RS domain and/or by antagonizing the action of nearby silencer elements. Sponsors: ESEfinder is supported by the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.

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A database designed for plant comparative and functional genomics based on complete genomes. It comprises complete proteome sequences from the major phylum of plant evolution. The clustering of these proteomes was performed to define a consistent and extensive set of homeomorphic plant families. Based on this, lists of gene families such as plant or species specific families and several tools are provided to facilitate comparative genomics within plant genomes. The analyses follow two main steps: gene family clustering and phylogenomic analysis of the generated families. Once a group of sequences (cluster) is validated, phylogenetic analyses are performed to predict homolog relationships such as orthologs and ultraparalogs.

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Public research university in Ohio that offers degree programs in a variety of fields such as business, music and arts, and medical and human service.

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Private research university in Chicago, Illinois.

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THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented on July 16, 2013. LOC3d is a database of predicted subcellular localization for eukaryotic proteins of known 3-D structure taken from the Protein Databank. Subcellular localization is currently predicted using four different methods: predictNLS (nuclear localization signal), LOChom (using homology), LOCkey (using keywords) and LOC3d (neural network based prediction). The reported localization is based on the method which predicts localization of a given protein with the highest confidence. LOCtree is a novel system of support vector machines (SVMs) that predict the subcellular localization of proteins, and DNA-binding propensity for nuclear proteins, by incorporating a hierarchical ontology of localization classes modeled onto biological processing pathways. Biological similarities are incorporated from the description of cellular components provided by the gene ontology consortium (GO). GO definitions have been simplified and tailored to the problem of protein sorting. Technically the ontology has been implemented using a decision tree with SVMs as the nodes. LOCtree, was extremely successful at learning evolutionary similarities among subcellular localization classes and was significantly more accurate than other traditional networks at predicting subcellular localization. Whenever available, LOCtree also reports predictions based on the following: 1) Nuclear localization signals found by PredictNLS, 2) Localization inferred using Prosite motifs and Pfam domains found in the protein, and 3) SWISS-PROT keywords associated with a protein. Localization is inferred in the last two cases using the entropy-based LOCkey algorithm. Additional information can be found in the LOCtree manuscript and associated PredictNLS and LOCkey publications.

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Database that provides access to the current and comprehensive 16S rRNA gene sequence alignment for browsing, blasting, probing, and downloading. The data and tools can assist the researcher in choosing phylogenetically specific probes, interpreting microarray results, and aligning/annotating novel sequences. The 16S rRNA gene database provides chimera screening, standard alignment, and taxonomic classification using multiple published taxonomies. ARB users can use Greengenes to update local databases., THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on September 16,2025.

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Curated, open-source, integrated data resource for comparative functional genomics in crops and model plant species to facilitate the study of cross-species comparisons using information generated from projects supported by public funds. It currently hosts annotated whole genomes in over two dozen plant species and partial assemblies for almost a dozen wild rice species in the Ensembl browser, genetic and physical maps with genes, ESTs and QTLs locations, genetic diversity data sets, structure-function analysis of proteins, plant pathways databases (BioCyc and Plant Reactome platforms), and descriptions of phenotypic traits and mutations. The web-based displays for phenotypes include the Genes and Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) modules. Sequence based relationships are displayed in the Genomes module using the genome browser adapted from Ensembl, in the Maps module using the comparative map viewer (CMap) from GMOD, and in the Proteins module displays. BLAST is used to search for similar sequences. Literature supporting all the above data is organized in the Literature database. In addition, Gramene now hosts a variety of web services including a Distributed Annotation Server (DAS), BLAST and a public MySQL database. Twice a year, Gramene releases a major build of the database and makes interim releases to correct errors or to make important updates to software and/or data. Additionally you can access Gramene through an FTP site.

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It provides the communications/database network needed for efficient acquisition and sharing of existing captive primates and primate-related resources by investigators and institutions both nationally and internationally. The overall goal of this service is to maximize the use of existing captive primates, thereby reducing the total number of primates needed for research, and in turn, helping to promote the conservation of primate populations in the wild. Services Provided PRRS services include 1) Referral Service, an immediate, staff-operated service designed to match investigator inquiries/requests to the available resource listings maintained in the PRRS master database; 2) CURRENT LISTINGS, a twice-monthly newsletter listing current availability of, as well as needs for, primates, tissues, equipment, and services; 3) ANNUAL RESOURCE GUIDE (ARG), an annual publication that lists subscribing suppliers of primates, laboratories, equipment, and commercial services such as transportation and quarantine facilities; and 4) Web site, an interactive site that includes the full text of CURRENT LISTINGS as well as online forms for posting resource availabilities/needs and listing updates, the current ARG, a diagram of primate taxonomy with illustrative photographs, online renewal and feedback forms, general service information, and links to other sites of interest to the primate research community. The PRRS also maintains a database of colonies, primates, and primate materials to which notices of availability and need can be referred. Services are available without charge to government-supported researchers and other scientists in the United States and abroad using primates in their work. Sponsors: The PRRS is made possible by grant RR-01240 from the National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health.

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Only worldwide authority that provides standardized nomenclature, i.e. gene names and symbols (short form abbreviations), for all known human genes, and stores all approved symbols in the HGNC database. Approved human gene nomenclature. Database of gene symbols and names. Manually curated genes into groups based on shared characteristics such as homology, function or phenotype. Data for protein-coding genes, pseudogenes and non-coding RNAs.

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A nonprofit devoted to fostering education, scientific research, and dissemination of information in the physiological sciences. Founded in 1887 with 28 members, the APS now has over 10,500 members. Most members have doctoral degrees in physiology and/or medicine (or other health professions). APS is governed by an elected Council consisting of a President, President-Elect, Past President, and nine Councillors. The National headquarters of the Society is based in Bethesda, Maryland, on the campus of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB). The American Physiological Society Awards program demonstrates the Society's dedication to its members and biomedical research by recognizing the research efforts of outstanding APS members. Awards are offered by the Society and the various APS Sections. For questions regarding the Society awards (including Student awards), please send an email to awards_at_the-aps.org. For questions regarding the Section awards please contact the individual Sections directly www.the-aps.org/sections/.

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Private, non-profit university in Utah. The university is a part of the Latter-day Saints Church Educational System.

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Center to provide global research, training, and resources that will lead to the discovery of medically important toxins found in venoms. The Viper Resource Center (VRC) is located in the Natural Toxins Research Center at Texas A&M University-Kingsville.

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