Useful links
Genome Databases and Browsers
Human Genome Databases, Browsers and Variation Resources
- Database of Genomic Variants
- dbVar Database of Genomic Structural Variation
- ENCODE Project ENCyclopedia Of DNA Elements
- Ensembl Human human genes generated automatically by the Ensembl gene builder
- Entrez Gene searchable database of genes, defined by sequence and/or located in the NCBI Map Viewer
- Genome Reference Consortium Putting sequences into a chromosome context
- GWAS Catalog The NHGRI-EBI Catalog of published genome-wide association studies
- GWAS Central centralized compilation of summary level findings from genetic association studies
- HapMap international HapMap Project
- H-Invitational Database an integrated database of human genes and transcripts
- Human Genome Segmental Duplication Database
- Human Genome Variation Society Sequence Variant Nomenclature Guidelines
- Human Structural Variation Database
- 1000 Genomes A Deep Catalog of Human Genetic Variation
- UCSC Human Genome Browser Gateway
- VEGA Human manual annotation of finished genome sequence
Other Vertebrate Genome Databases and Browsers
- AgBase a curated, open-source resource for functional analysis of agricultural plant and animal gene products
- AnolisGenome a community resource site for Anolis genomics and genetic studies
- ARKdb species databases includes: Cat, Chicken, Cattle, Deer, Horse, Pig, Salmon, Sheep, Tilapia, Turkey
- Avianbase a community resource for bird genomics
- BirdBase A Database of Avian Genes and Genomes
- BouillaBase.org comparative genomics of cichlid fishes
- The Bovine Genome Database
- Lyons Feline & Comparative Genetics
- cBARBEL - Catfish Genome Database
- Chicken Genome Resources
- Chinese Hamster Genome Database
- CrocBase the crocodilian genomes project
- The Dog Genome Project
- Ensembl genome databases for vertebrates and other eukaryotic species
- NCBI Gene searchable database of genes, from RefSeq genomes, defined by sequence and/or located in the NCBI Map Viewer
- The Fugu Informatics Network
- Goat Genome Project
- Horse Genome Project
- MGI Mouse Genome Informatics
- National Animal Genome Research Program
- OpossumBase The Monodelphis domestica Genomic Resources Database
- Pig Genome Coordination Program
- Pig Genome Resources
- Rabbit Genome Resources
- RGD Rat Genome Database
- RhesusBase a knowledgebase for the monkey research community
- Tetraodon Genome Browser
- Tiger Genome Project
- UCSC Genome Bioinformatics
- VEGA Vertebrate Genome Annotation containing manual annotation of vertebrate finished genome sequence
- Xenbase a Xenopus web resource
- ZFIN Zebrafish Information Network
Non-Vertebrate Genome Databases and Browsers
- Amborella Genome Database
- ANISEED Ascidian Network for InSitu Expression and Embryological Data
- Ant Genomes Portal
- AphidBase an aphid genomics database
- AspGD Aspergillus Genome Database
- BeeBase
- BeetleBase the model organism database for Tribolium castaneum
- Bolbase a comprehensive genomics database for Brassica oleracea
- BRAD Brassica Database
- Brassica.info Sharing information worldwide for the Multinational Brassica Genome Project
- Cacao Genome Database
- Caenorhabditis Genome Sequencing Projects
- Candida Genome Database
- ChlamydDB database for the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and related species
- Citrus Genome Database
- Cottongen Cotton Database Resources
- dictyBase central resource for Dictyostelid genomics
- EcoGene the Database of Escherichia coli Sequence and Function
- Ensembl Genomes
- EuPathDB Eukaryotic Pathogen Database Resources
- EzGenome infomation about manually curated prokaryotic genome projects
- FlyBase a database of the Drosophila genome
- Fourmidable ant genomics database
- FungiDB fungal and oomycete genomics resources
- GDR Genome Database for Rosaceae
- GOBASE the Organelle Genome Database
- Gramene a resource for comparative grass genomics
- Heliconius Genome Project
- HGD Hymenoptera Genome Database
- IECA International E.coli Alliance E.coli Database Portal
- IMG integrated microbial genomes and metagenomes
- JGI Genome Portal
- MaizeGDB Maize Genetics and Genomics Database
- MicrobesOnline
- NasoniaBase
- Oryzabase Integrated Rice Science Database
- ParameciumDB a database for the model organism Paramecium tetraurelia
- PATRIC Pathosystems Resource Integration Center
- PlantGDB Tools and resources for plant genomics
- PomBase a scientific resource for fission yeast
- Pseudomonas Genome Database
- RAP-DB The Rice Annotation Project Database
- Rice Genome Annotation Project
- SchistoDB Schistosoma Genomic Resources
- SGD Saccharomyces Genome Database
- SGN sol genomics network
- SilkDB Silkworm Genome Database
- SoyBase and the Soybean Breeder’s toolbox
- SpBase Strongylocentrotus purpuratus Sea Urchin Genome Database
- StellaBase Nematostella vectensis Genomics Database
- TAIR The Arabidopsis Information Resource
- TGD Tetrahymena Genome Database Wiki
- TreeGenes
- VectorBase invertebrate vectors of human pathogens
- wFleaBase Daphnia Water Flea Genome Database
- WormBase the biology and genome of C. elegans
Orthology and Comparative Genomics Resources
- BUSCO Benchmarking Universal Single-Copy Orthologs
- CoGe comparative genomics resource
- DIOPT DRSC Integrative Ortholog Prediction Tool
- EggNog evolutionary genealogy of genes: Non-supervised Orthologous Groups
- EnsemblCompara
- Evola Evolutionary annotation database
- Genomicus Genomes in evolution
- HCOP HGNC Comparison of Orthology Predictions
- HieranoiDB
- HomoloGene
- InParanoid eukaryotic ortholog groups
- IsoBase A Database of Functionally Related Orthologs
- KO KEGG Orthology Database
- metaPhOrs
- Metazome database and graphical user interface enabling comparative genomic studies within the metazoa
- OMA (Orthologous Matrix project)
- OPTIC Clade genomics web server
- OrthoDB The Hierarchical Catalog of Eukaryotic Orthologs
- OrthoInspector
- OrthoMCL Ortholog Groups of Protein Sequences
- OXGRID the Oxford Grid project
- P-POD Princeton Protein Orthology Database
- Panther Classification System
- PHOG PhyloFacts Orthology Group
- PhylomeDB
- Quest for Orthologs
- TreeFam Tree families database
- UniProt Reference proteomes
- VISTA Tools for Comparative Genomics
Other gene and nucleic acid resources
General gene and nucleic acid resources
- BioGPS Gene Portal System
- COSMIC Catalogue of Somatic Mutations in Cancer
- DDBJ DNA DataBank of Japan
- DECIPHER
- ENA European Nucleotide Archive
- GENATLAS database of human genes
- Gene Wiki dedicated to the goal of applying community intelligence to the annotation of gene and protein function
- GeneCards database of human genes
- GeneReviews peer-reviewed disease descriptions
- GeneTests disease profile database
- Genetic Testing Registry disease profile database
- GenomeNet Database Resources
- GHR Genetics Home Reference
- HGMD Human Gene Mutation Database
- HGVS database list Human Genome Variation Society
- IMGT/GENE-DB the international ImMunoGeneTics information system for immunoglobulins
- INSDC International Nucleotide Sequence Database Collaboration
- KEGG Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes
- List of public Leiden Open Variant Database (LOVD) installations
- Leiden Locus Specific Database list
- NCBI GenBank
- OMIA Online Mendelian Inheritance In Animals
- OMIM Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
- Pseudogene.org genome analysis
- RepBase database of repetitive DNA elements
- TGI the Gene Index Project
- UniGene unique human gene sequence collection
- Wikigenes
RNA-specific resources
- antiCODE database of non-redundant natural sense-antisense transcript pairs
- Genomic tRNA database contains tRNA gene predictions made by tRNAscan-SE
- lncRNAdb provides comprehensive annotations of eukaryotic long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs)
- Mamit-tRNAdb compilation of mammalian mitochondrial tRNA genes
- miRBase microRNA database
- NATsDB repository of natural antisense transcripts (NATs)
- ncRNA Expression Database (NRED) database of expression data on human and mouse long ncRNAs
- Non-coding RNA Database
- piRNABank web resource on classified and clustered piRNAs
- Rfam RNA families database of alignments and CMs
- RNAcentral resource to organise data for non-protein coding RNA genes
- snoRNABase comprehensive database of human H/ACA and C/D box snoRNAs
- Sno/scaRNAbase curated repository for small nucleolar RNAs and small cajal body-specific RNAs
- TarBase curated database of experimentally supported microRNA targets
Protein resources
- BRENDA the Comprehensive Enzyme Information System
- CATH protein structure classification
- CORUM Comprehensive Resource of Mammalian protein complexes
- Enzyme Portal Your portal to enzyme-related information at the EBI
- ExPASy Proteomics Server
- ExplorEnz the Enzyme Database
- Gene3D structural and functional annotation of protein families
- HPRD the Human Protein Reference Database
- HUGE database of Human Unidentified Gene-Encoded large proteins
- Human Proteinpedia a community portal for sharing and integration of human protein data
- HUPO Human Proteome Organisation
- InterPro database of protein families, domains and functional sites
- IUPHAR the International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology
- MEROPS a peptidase database
- NCBI Protein database
- Neuropeptides
- PDB Protein Data Bank
- Pfam protein families database of alignments and HMMs
- PhosphoSitePlus A protein modification resource
- PIR Protein Information Resource
- PMDB Protein Model Database
- SCOP Structural Classification of Proteins
- Superfamily HMM library and genome assignments server
- SWISS-PROT ENZYME
- TRANSFAC (transcription factor database)
- UniProt the universal protein resource
Bioinformatics Analysis Tools
- Bioinformatics Services at EMBL-EBI
- Bioinformatics Services at EMBL Heidelberg
- COILS prediction of coiled coil regions in proteins
- EBI Toolbox
- ExPasy Proteomics tools
- GenomeNet Bioinformatics Tools
- InterProScan scans sequences for a range of protein signatures
- LRRfinder - identifies leucine-rich repeats in protein sequences
- Mutalyzer sequence variant nomenclature checker
- NCBI BLAST
- NCBI tools for data mining includes links to splign, ORF Finder, BLink, CD Search and much more
- Pfam sequence search scans sequences against Pfam protein families
- PROSITE database of protein domains, families and functional sites
- RepeatMasker screens DNA sequences for interspersed repeats and low complexity DNA sequences
- SMART Simple Modular Architecture Research Tool
- SOSUI - transmembrane prediction server
- Splign utility for converting cDNA to genomic, or spliced sequence alignments
- Superfamily HMM library and genome assignments server
- TMHMM prediction of transmembrane helices in proteins
- tRNAscan-SE
- UCL Bioinformatics Unit
- 2ZIP leucine zipper prediction server
Journals
A list of journals related to genetics and genomics, highlighting those that enforce the use of approved nomenclature.
Education Resources
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Other Resources
- Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology
- Europe PMC an archive of life sciences journal literature
- European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) Advanced Search
- GeneReviews expert-authored, peer-reviewed disease descriptions
- GeneTests a medical genetics information resource developed for physicians, genetic counselors, other healthcare providers, and researchers
- Genetic Testing Registry a central location for voluntary submission of genetic test information by providers
- GO Gene Ontology controlled vocabulary
- GOLD Genomes Online Database
- Human Genome Variation Society
- Human Phenotype Ontology
- Human Variome Project
- IUBMB International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- NC-IUPHAR International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology Committee on Receptor Nomenclature and Drug Classification
- Orphanet the portal for rare diseases
- Pubmed more than 20 million citations for biomedical literature
- QuickGO EMBL-EBI Gene Ontology browser
- Reactome knowledgebase of biological processes
- RIKEN GSC databases
- UCSD-Nature Signaling Gateway