Nucleic Acids Research Advance Access originally published online on October 27, 2006
Nucleic Acids Research 2007 35(Database issue):D751-D755; doi:10.1093/nar/gkl748
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Nucleic Acids Research, 2007, Vol. 35, Database issue D751-D755
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EPConDB: a web resource for gene expression related to pancreatic development, beta-cell function and diabetes
Department of Genetics, School of Medicine, Center for Bioinformatics, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Received August 9, 2006. Accepted September 22, 2006.
EPConDB (http://www.cbil.upenn.edu/EPConDB) is a public web site that supports research in diabetes, pancreatic development and beta-cell function by providing information about genes expressed in cells of the pancreas. EPConDB displays expression profiles for individual genes and information about transcripts, promoter elements and transcription factor binding sites. Gene expression results are obtained from studies examining tissue expression, pancreatic development and growth, differentiation of insulin-producing cells, islet or beta-cell injury, and genetic models of impaired beta-cell function. The expression datasets are derived using different microarray platforms, including the BCBC PancChips and Affymetrix gene expression arrays. Other datasets include semi-quantitative RTPCR and MPSS expression studies. For selected microarray studies, lists of differentially expressed genes, derived from PaGE analysis, are displayed on the site. EPConDB provides database queries and tools to examine the relationship between a gene, its transcriptional regulation, protein function and expression in pancreatic tissues.