Human Gene-Centric Databases at the Weizmann Institute of Science: GeneCards, UDB, CroW 21 and HORDE

Nucleic Acids Res. 2003 Jan 1;31(1):142-6. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkg050.

Authors

Marilyn Safran¹, Vered Chalifa-Caspi, Orit Shmueli, Tsviya Olender, Michal Lapidot, Naomi Rosen, Michael Shmoish, Yakov Peter, Gustavo Glusman, Ester Feldmesser, Avital Adato, Inga Peter, Miriam Khen, Tal Atarot, Yoram Groner, Doron Lancet

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biological Services (Bioinformatics Unit), The Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100 Rehovot, Israel. marilyn.safran@weizmann.ac.il

Abstract

Recent enhancements and current research in the GeneCards (GC) (http://bioinfo.weizmann.ac.il/cards/) project are described, including the addition of gene expression profiles and integrated gene locations. Also highlighted are the contributions of specialized associated human gene-centric databases developed at the Weizmann Institute. These include the Unified Database (UDB) (http://bioinfo.weizmann.ac.il/udb) for human genome mapping, the human Chromosome 21 database at the Weizmann Insti-tute (CroW 21) (http://bioinfo.weizmann.ac.il/crow21), and the Human Olfactory Receptor Data Explora-torium (HORDE) (http://bioinfo.weizmann.ac.il/HORDE). The synergistic relationships amongst these efforts have positively impacted the quality, quantity and usefulness of the GeneCards gene compendium.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Algorithms
Chromosome Mapping
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 21*
Databases, Genetic*
Gene Expression Profiling
Genome, Human*
Humans
Israel
Receptors, Odorant / genetics*

Substances

Receptors, Odorant