UniGene
Encyclopedia
UniGene is an NCBI
database of the transcriptome
and thus, despite the name, not primarily a database for genes
. Each entry is a set of transcripts that appear to stem from the same transcription
locus (i.e. gene
or expressed pseudogene
). Information on protein similarities, gene expression, cDNA clones, and genomic location is included with each entry.
Descriptions of the UniGene transcript based and genome based build procedures are available.
National Center for Biotechnology Information
The National Center for Biotechnology Information is part of the United States National Library of Medicine , a branch of the National Institutes of Health. The NCBI is located in Bethesda, Maryland and was founded in 1988 through legislation sponsored by Senator Claude Pepper...
database of the transcriptome
Transcriptome
The transcriptome is the set of all RNA molecules, including mRNA, rRNA, tRNA, and other non-coding RNA produced in one or a population of cells.-Scope:...
and thus, despite the name, not primarily a database for genes
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. Each entry is a set of transcripts that appear to stem from the same transcription
Transcription (genetics)
Transcription is the process of creating a complementary RNA copy of a sequence of DNA. Both RNA and DNA are nucleic acids, which use base pairs of nucleotides as a complementary language that can be converted back and forth from DNA to RNA by the action of the correct enzymes...
locus (i.e. gene
Gene
A gene is a molecular unit of heredity of a living organism. It is a name given to some stretches of DNA and RNA that code for a type of protein or for an RNA chain that has a function in the organism. Living beings depend on genes, as they specify all proteins and functional RNA chains...
or expressed pseudogene
Pseudogene
Pseudogenes are dysfunctional relatives of known genes that have lost their protein-coding ability or are otherwise no longer expressed in the cell...
). Information on protein similarities, gene expression, cDNA clones, and genomic location is included with each entry.
Descriptions of the UniGene transcript based and genome based build procedures are available.
Related databases
- NCBI Gene database NCBI database cataloging individual genes
- HomoloGene NCBI database which stores groups of homologous genes from different organisms
See also
- EntrezEntrezThe Entrez Global Query Cross-Database Search System is a powerful federated search engine, or web portal that allows users to search many discrete health sciences databases at the National Center for Biotechnology Information website...
, esp. Entrez#Databases - PubMedPubMedPubMed is a free database accessing primarily the MEDLINE database of references and abstracts on life sciences and biomedical topics. The United States National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health maintains the database as part of the Entrez information retrieval system...
- National Center for Biotechnology InformationNational Center for Biotechnology InformationThe National Center for Biotechnology Information is part of the United States National Library of Medicine , a branch of the National Institutes of Health. The NCBI is located in Bethesda, Maryland and was founded in 1988 through legislation sponsored by Senator Claude Pepper...