UniProt Knowledgebase: a hub of integrated protein data

Database (Oxford). 2011 Mar 29:2011:bar009. doi: 10.1093/database/bar009. Print 2011.

Abstract

The UniProt Knowledgebase (UniProtKB) acts as a central hub of protein knowledge by providing a unified view of protein sequence and functional information. Manual and automatic annotation procedures are used to add data directly to the database while extensive cross-referencing to more than 120 external databases provides access to additional relevant information in more specialized data collections. UniProtKB also integrates a range of data from other resources. All information is attributed to its original source, allowing users to trace the provenance of all data. The UniProt Consortium is committed to using and promoting common data exchange formats and technologies, and UniProtKB data is made freely available in a range of formats to facilitate integration with other databases. Database URL: http://www.uniprot.org/

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Databases, Protein*
  • Knowledge Bases*
  • Molecular Sequence Annotation
  • Protein Binding
  • Proteins / chemistry*
  • Sequence Analysis, Protein

Substances

  • Proteins