| URL: | http://viralzone.expasy.org/ |
| Full name: | ViralZone |
| Description: | ViralZone is a knowledge repository that allows users to learn about viruses including their virion structure,replication cycle and host-virus interactions. |
| Year founded: | 2011 |
| Last update: | 2016-02-01 |
| Version: | v1.0 |
| Accessibility: |
Accessible
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| Country/Region: | Switzerland |
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NA
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| University/Institution: | Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics |
| Address: | CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland |
| City: | Geneva |
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| Country/Region: | Switzerland |
| Contact name (PI/Team): | Philippe Le Mercier |
| Contact email (PI/Helpdesk): | viralzone@sib.swiss |
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ViralZone 2024 provides higher-resolution images and advanced virus-specific resources. [PMID: 37897348]
ViralZone (http://viralzone.expasy.org) is a knowledge repository for viruses that links biological knowledge and databases. It contains data on virion structure, genome, proteome, replication cycle and host-virus interactions. The new update provides better access to the data through contextual popups and higher resolution images in Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) format. These images are designed to be dynamic and interactive with human viruses to give users better access to the data. In addition, a new coronavirus-specific resource provides regularly updated data on variants and molecular biology of SARS-CoV-2. Other virus-specific resources have been added to the database, particularly for HIV, herpesviruses and poxviruses. |
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ViralZone: recent updates to the virus knowledge resource. [PMID: 23193299]
ViralZone (http://viralzone.expasy.org) is a knowledge repository that allows users to learn about viruses including their virion structure, replication cycle and host-virus interactions. The information is divided into viral fact sheets that describe virion shape, molecular biology and epidemiology for each viral genus, with links to the corresponding annotated proteomes of UniProtKB. Each viral genus page contains detailed illustrations, text and PubMed references. This new update provides a linked view of viral molecular biology through 133 new viral ontology pages that describe common steps of viral replication cycles shared by several viral genera. This viral cell-cycle ontology is also represented in UniProtKB in the form of annotated keywords. In this way, users can navigate from the description of a replication-cycle event, to the viral genus concerned, and the associated UniProtKB protein records. |
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ViralZone: a knowledge resource to understand virus diversity. [PMID: 20947564]
The molecular diversity of viruses complicates the interpretation of viral genomic and proteomic data. To make sense of viral gene functions, investigators must be familiar with the virus host range, replication cycle and virion structure. Our aim is to provide a comprehensive resource bridging together textbook knowledge with genomic and proteomic sequences. ViralZone web resource (www.expasy.org/viralzone/) provides fact sheets on all known virus families/genera with easy access to sequence data. A selection of reference strains (RefStrain) provides annotated standards to circumvent the exponential increase of virus sequences. Moreover ViralZone offers a complete set of detailed and accurate virion pictures. |