Overview and comparison of ortholog databases.

Drug discovery today. Technologies ·Vol. 3 ·No. 2 ·2006-00-00 ·Pages 137-43

Alexeyenko A, Lindberg J, Pérez-Bercoff A, Sonnhammer EL

Abstract

Orthologs are an indispensable bridge to transfer biological knowledge between species, from protein annotations to sophisticated disease models. However, orthology assignment is not trivial. A large number of resources now exist, each with its own idiosyncrasies. The goal of this review is to compare their contents and clarify which database is most suited for a certain task.:

Authors & Affiliations

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Alexeyenko Andrey

Stockholm Bioinformatics Center, Albanova, Stockholm University, SE-106 91, Stockholm, Sweden.

Lindberg Julia

Stockholm Bioinformatics Center, Albanova, Stockholm University, SE-106 91, Stockholm, Sweden.

Pérez-Bercoff Asa

Stockholm Bioinformatics Center, Albanova, Stockholm University, SE-106 91, Stockholm, Sweden.

Sonnhammer Erik L L

Stockholm Bioinformatics Center, Albanova, Stockholm University, SE-106 91, Stockholm, Sweden. Electronic address:Erik.Sonnhammer@sbc.su.se.

Article Info

Journal

Drug discovery today. Technologies

Abbr.

Drug Discov Today Technol

ISSN

1740-6749

DOI

10.1016/j.ddtec.2006.06.002

erik.sonnhammer@sbc.su.se

Published

2006-00-00

Pages

137-43

Language

English

Region

England

NLM ID

101235076

External Links

PubMed source DOI: 10.1016/j.ddtec.2006.06.002

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