Nucleic Acids Research, Vol 26, Issue 1 288-289, Copyright © 1998 by Oxford University Press
F Salas, J Haas, B Brunk, CJ Stoeckert Jr and GC Overton
EpoDB is a database designed for the study of gene regulation during
differentiation and development of vertebrate red blood cells. In building
EpoDB, we have taken the in advance approach to the data integration
problem: we have extracted data relevant to red blood cells from GenBank,
SWISS-PROT, TRRD (transcriptional regulation data) and GERD (expression
levels data) to create a single integrated, highly curated view. Tools have
been developed to automate data extraction from online resources, cleanse
data of errors, enter information manually from the primary literature,
generate a uniform, canonical representation of information and maintain
data currency. The database is organized around biological features, e.g.,
genes, rather than sequences, which are supported by a controlled and
consistent vocabulary for gene names and gene family names. Beyond the
standard database queries, the functionality of EpoDB includes the ability
to extract features and subsequences, display sequences and features
graphically using bioWidget viewers and integrated analysis tools. EpoDB
may be accessed at: http://cbil.humgen.upenn.edu/epodb/
ARTICLES
EpoDB: a database of genes expressed during vertebrate erythropoiesis
Department of Genetics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Room 475, Clinical Research Building, 422 Curie Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6145, USA.
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