RefSeq
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- Galperin MY. The Molecular Biology Database Collection: 2007 update. Nucl. Acids Res. 2007. 35: D3-D4; doi:10.1093/nar/gkl1008. http://nar.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/35/suppl_1/D3
RefSeq is NAR Database No. 391.
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Database Description
The National Center for Biotechnology Information Reference Sequence (RefSeq) database provides curated non-redundant sequence standards for genomic regions, transcripts (including splice variants), and proteins.
Records are compiled using a combined approach of collaboration, automated methods, prediction, and curation and are extensively integrated with other NCBI resources facilitating navigation and discovery. RefSeq records represent the current best view of genomes and their transcript and/or protein products.
Recent Developments
The RefSeq collection continues to expand apace with genome sequencing projects. The complete collection is provided for FTP in bi-monthly releases (ftp://ftp.ncbi.nih.gov/refseq/release/). RefSeq release 13, provided in September 2005, included nearly 2 million protein records and over 3,000 organisms.
References
- The NCBI handbook [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US), National Center for Biotechnology Information; 2002 Oct. Chapter 17, The Reference Sequence (RefSeq) Project. Available from <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=Books">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=Books</a>
- Pruitt KD, Tatusova, T, Maglott DR. NCBI Reference Sequence (RefSeq): a curated non-redundant sequence database of genomes, transcripts and proteins Nucleic Acids Res 2005 Jan 1;33(1):D501-D504
- Pruitt KD, Katz KS, Sicotte H, Maglott DR. Introducing RefSeq and LocusLink: curated human genome resources at the NCBI. Trends Genet. 2000 Jan;16(1):44-47.
Authors
Pruitt K.D and Maglott D.R.
- National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20894, USA
External Links
- RefSeq homepage
- RefSeq abstract in the NAR 2005 Database Issue
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See also; RefSeq in Wikipedia.
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