DBCAT, The Public Catalog of Databases

Human Genome

• U. Calif. at Santa Cruz
• National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
• European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI)

• ENTREZ - Protein and Nucleotide Databases (see Documentation) at NCBI
• SRS - Sequence Retrieval System at EBI, UK
• GenBank Database and Updates at ( NCBI). A form based interface for searching the Genbank Database and daily updates at NCBI.
• BankIt -- GenBank Submissions by WWW (NCBI)
• EMBL - Nucleotide Sequence Database search via SRS
• Genome Sequence Data Base
• dbEST -- an NCBI resource that contains sequence and mapping data on partial, "single-pass" cDNA sequences or Expressed Sequence Tags.
• NDB - Nucleic Acid Database at Rutgers U.
• Inherited Disease Genes Identified by Positional Cloning
• The Tumor Gene Database

Proteins

• SwissProt search and the SwissProt Release info. SwissProt can also be accessed from its home at the ExPASy Server in Switzerland.
• PIR Search and Release Version. PIR access via its home at NBRF, Georgetown.
• OWL - Non-Redundant Protein Sequence Database [Updated Daily] (John Hopkins)
• ENTREZ - Protein and Nucleotide Databases (see Documentation) at NCBI
• SRS - Sequence Retrieval System at EBI, UK
• Molecules 'R US at NIH accesses the Protein Data Bank and displays the structures as text, images or interactive molecules. 3DB Browser is another tool for searching PDB.
• Merops - The Peptidase Database

Chromosome Maps

• CEPH-Genethon
  This page allows you to search CEPH-Généthon mapping data used to build a first generation physical map of the human genome.
• The Cooperative Human Linkage Center
  CHLC Marker Search, Maps and Data, Newsletters.
• Genome Data Base
  Markers, OMIM database, and the GCB browser.
• Human/Mouse homology maps, from NCBI.
• Specific chromosome maps

Factors and Motifs

• Search Transcription Factor Database (TFD) or view Release Version
• Search Prosite Database or view Release Version

Enzymes

• REBASE - Restriction Enzyme Database (New England Biolabs). A collection of information about restriction enzymes, methylases, the microorganisms from which they have been isolated, recognition sequences,cleavage sites, methylation specificity, the commercial availability of the enzymes, andreferences.
• EC Enzyme Database (Johns Hopkins). The 'ENZYME' data bank contains data for each type of characterized enzyme for which an EC number has been provided.
• ENZYME - The Enzyme Data Bank (ExPASy, Switzerland). The ENZYME Database, but indexed in a different manner than that found at Johns Hopkins.
• Merops - The Peptidase Database

Cloning Vectors

• European Gene Vector Database and Repository
• Vector-ig - Cloning Vectors Database (Kyoto-U., Japan).
• The Netherlands Culture Collection of Bacteria

Organism-Specific Databases

Mammalian

Human Genome at U. Calif. at Santa Cruz

Human Genome at National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)

Human Genome at European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI)

GDB - The (Human) Genome Database (Johns Hopkins). Data about genes and other DNA markers, map location, genetic disease and locus information, and bibliographic information.

Mouse Genome Database (Jackson Laboratory). Synoptic descriptions of over 3800 loci with accompanying bibliographic citations.

Portable Dictionary of the Mouse Genome (University of Tennessee, Memphis. Data files from the Portable Dictionary of the Mouse Genome, a compact database to download and use on your own personal computer.

Worm

Caenorhabditis elegans WWW Server

Caenorhabditis elegans (France). Data from the Caenorhabditis Genetics Center (funded by the NIH National Center for Research Resources), the C. elegans genome project (funded by the MRC and NIH), and the worm community.

FilGenNet, the Filarial Genome Network (Edinburgh, UK)
An international initiative to coordinate genome research on the filarial nematode parasites of humans.

Insect

FlyBase - a comprehensive database for information on the genetics and molecular biology of Drosophila.

Mosquito Genomics WWW Server - provides access to mosquito genomics databases and links to other genomics Web servers.

Yeast

Final release of the COMPLETE GENOME of Saccharomyces cerevisiae made available by MIPS (Martinsried Institute for Protein Sequence).

Saccharomyces Genome Database (Stanford).

Fungi

Fungal Genetics Stock Center (Kansas) Stock lists, sequence and vector information, strain lists, and gene libraries.

Prokaryote

List of Microbial Genome Sequencing Projects (NCBI)

CGSC - E.coli Genetic Stock Center (Yale). Searcheable information on strains, genes, mutations, and linkages.

Microbial Germplasm Database (Oregon State Univ). Includes links to collections in research labs.

Mycobacterium Database (RIT, Sweden). Nucleotide sequences from mycobacteria in GenBank and EMBL.An extended list of antigens and antibodies, now including the CDC/WHO list of antibodies available to mycobacteriologists.

Bacillus Subtilis Genetic Database

Plants

Arabidopsis thaliana Database (AtDB) (Stanford).

GrainGenes - a databse for small grains and sugarcane.

SoyBase

MaizeDB - a Maize Genome Database

Korea Rice Genome Database

Other

Ribosomal Database Project (Argonne Natl. Lab), helps scientists and others utilize the large and rapidly growing collection of ribosomal sequence data.

GRIN - Germplasm Resource Information Network (ARS) provides germplasm imformation about plants, animals, microbes and insects.

PCR Primers Database -- fully tested & optimized primers from EBI, UK.