Molecular Biosciences: Web Resources

Entrez is NCBI’s primary text search and retrieval system that integrates the PubMed database of biomedical literature with 39 other literature and molecular databases including DNA and protein sequence, structure, gene, genome, genetic variation and gene expression.

UniProt (Universal Protein Resource) is a comprehensive catalog of information on proteins. It is a central repository of protein sequence and function created by joining the information contained in Swiss-Prot, TrEMBL, and PIR. UniProt is comprised of three components, each optimized for different uses.

The ExPASy (Expert Protein Analysis System) proteomics server of the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics is dedicated to the analysis of protein sequences and structures. Provides access to Swiss-Prot, a curated protein sequence database which strives to provide a high level of annotation (such as the description of the function of a protein, its domains structure, post-translational modifications, variants, etc.), a minimal level of redundancy and high level of integration with other databases.

The Pfam database is a large collection of protein families, each represented by multiple sequence alignments and hidden Markov models.

The single international repository for the processing and distribution of 3-D macromolecular structure data primarily determined experimentally by X-ray crystallography and NMR.

Provides detailed information about the Human Genome Project for the public, researchers, teachers, and the media.

The Bookshelf is a collection of biomedical books that can be searched directly. Content is also accessible through links found with PubMed Abstracts.

PubChem contains the chemical structures of small organic molecules and information on their biological activities. Search for compounds and bioassay information by description, name, or keywords or by structure search.

A life searches search engine that retrieves article citations and identifies access to full text articles licensed through KU Libraries quickly. If off campus, click on settings and select U of Kansas under "Set your institution" and Save.

The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Consortium is an international collaboration of research groups funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). The goal of ENCODE is to build a comprehensive parts list of functional elements in the human genome, including elements that act at the protein and RNA levels, and regulatory elements that control cells and circumstances in which a gene is active.

This site highlights twentieth-century leaders in biomedical research and public health. It makes the archival collections of prominent scientists, physicians, and others who have advanced the scientific enterprise digitally available