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WikiCell

General information

URL: http://wikicell.big.ac.cn
Full name: a portal for a unified view of the human transcriptome
Description: WikiCell presents a new model for EST databases that enhances and complements ongoing efforts. Each node of taxonomy at WikiCell has a dedicated wiki page, displaying dynamic pictures, description, references, system tree diagram, statistics and path.
Year founded: 2012
Last update: 2013-02-23
Version: 1.0
Accessibility:
Unaccessible
Country/Region: China

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Data type:
RNA
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Contact information

University/Institution: Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Address: No.1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District
City: Beijing
Province/State: Beijing
Country/Region: China
Contact name (PI/Team): Jingfa Xiao
Contact email (PI/Helpdesk): xiaojf@big.ac.cn

Publications

22702248
WikiCell: a unified resource platform for human transcriptomics research. [PMID: 22702248]
Zhao D, Wu J, Zhou Y, Gong W, Xiao J, Yu J.

Here we present a database, WikiCell, as a portal for a unified view of the human transcriptome. At present, WikiCell consists of Expressed Sequenced Tags (ESTs), and users can access, curate, and submit database data by interactive mode, and also can browse, query, upload, and download sequences. Researchers can utilize the transcriptome model based on a human taxonomy graph. The sequences in each model are sorted by attributes such as physiological and pathological samples. The Genbank EST data format are conserved. Gene information is provided, including housekeeping genes, taxonomy location, and gene ontology (GO) description. We believe that WikiCell provides a useful resource for defining expression pattern and tissue differentiation based on human taxonomy mode. It can be accessed at http://www.wikicell.org/.

OMICS. 2012:16(6) | 11 Citations (from Europe PMC, 2025-12-13)

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5677/6895 (17.679%)
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1149/1347 (14.774%)
5677
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10
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Created on: 2016-05-06
Curated by:
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