| URL: | http://tdb.ccmb.res.in/msdb |
| Full name: | MicroSatellite DataBase |
| Description: | MicroSatellite DataBase (MSDB) is a collection of simple sequence repeats (SSRs), also known as microsatellites. SSRs are short tandem repeats of 1 to 6 base long motifs present in all genomes, particularly in Eukaryotes. Many studies have pointed to the role of SSRs in gene regulation, and have shown that SSRs can act as transcription factor binding sites, enhancer-blockers, insulators etc., making them an interesting class of DNA elements to study. MSDB aims to be the go-to resource for both accessing as well as visualizing SSR-related information. |
| Year founded: | 2017 |
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| Country/Region: | India |
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| University/Institution: | Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology |
| Address: | Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, India |
| City: | hyderabad |
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| Country/Region: | India |
| Contact name (PI/Team): | devia tej sowpati |
| Contact email (PI/Helpdesk): | tej@ccmb.res.in |
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MSDB: A Comprehensive Database of Simple Sequence Repeats. [PMID: 28854643]
Microsatellites, also known as Simple Sequence Repeats (SSRs), are short tandem repeats of 1-6?nt motifs present in all genomes, particularly eukaryotes. Besides their usefulness as genome markers, SSRs have been shown to perform important regulatory functions, and variations in their length at coding regions are linked to several disorders in humans. Microsatellites show a taxon-specific enrichment in eukaryotic genomes, and some may be functional. MSDB (Microsatellite Database) is a collection of?>650 million SSRs from 6,893 species including Bacteria, Archaea, Fungi, Plants, and Animals. This database is by far the most exhaustive resource to access and analyze SSR data of multiple species. In addition to exploring data in a customizable tabular format, users can view and compare the data of multiple species simultaneously using our interactive plotting system. MSDB is developed using the Django framework and MySQL. It is freely available at http://tdb.ccmb.res.in/msdb. |