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LocSigDB

General information

URL: http://genome.unmc.edu/LocSigDB/
Full name: A catalog of protein localization signals
Description: LocSigDB is a manually curated database of experimental protein localization signals for eight distinct subcellular locations; primarily in a eukaryotic cell with brief coverage of bacterial proteins. Each signal in the LocSigDB is annotated with its localization, source, PubMed references and is linked to the proteins in UniProt database along with the organism information that contain the same amino acid pattern as the given signal.
Year founded: 2015
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Country/Region: United States

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University/Institution: University of Nebraska Medical Center
Address: Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Anatomy, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Core, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fred and Pamela Buffet Cancer Center and Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
City: Omaha
Province/State: Nebraska
Country/Region: United States
Contact name (PI/Team): Chittibabu Guda
Contact email (PI/Helpdesk): babu.guda@unmc.edu

Publications

25725059
LocSigDB: a database of protein localization signals. [PMID: 25725059]
Negi S, Pandey S, Srinivasan SM, Mohammed A, Guda C.

LocSigDB (http://genome.unmc.edu/LocSigDB/) is a manually curated database of experimental protein localization signals for eight distinct subcellular locations; primarily in a eukaryotic cell with brief coverage of bacterial proteins. Proteins must be localized at their appropriate subcellular compartment to perform their desired function. Mislocalization of proteins to unintended locations is a causative factor for many human diseases; therefore, collection of known sorting signals will help support many important areas of biomedical research. By performing an extensive literature study, we compiled a collection of 533 experimentally determined localization signals, along with the proteins that harbor such signals. Each signal in the LocSigDB is annotated with its localization, source, PubMed references and is linked to the proteins in UniProt database along with the organism information that contain the same amino acid pattern as the given signal. From LocSigDB webserver, users can download the whole database or browse/search for data using an intuitive query interface. To date, LocSigDB is the most comprehensive compendium of protein localization signals for eight distinct subcellular locations. Database URL: http://genome.unmc.edu/LocSigDB/

Database (Oxford). 2015:2015() | 29 Citations (from Europe PMC, 2025-12-13)

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All databases:
3578/6895 (48.122%)
Gene genome and annotation:
1111/2021 (45.077%)
Literature:
312/577 (46.101%)
Metadata:
358/719 (50.348%)
3578
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26
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Created on: 2018-01-28
Curated by:
Sidra Younas [2018-04-12]
Zhaohua Li [2018-01-28]