The Yeast Proteome Database (YPD) and Caenorhabditis elegans Proteome Database (WormPD): comprehensive resources for the organization and comparison of model organism protein information
Mc. Costanzo et al., The Yeast Proteome Database (YPD) and Caenorhabditis elegans Proteome Database (WormPD): comprehensive resources for the organization and comparison of model organism protein information, NUCL ACID R, 28(1), 2000, pp. 73-76
The Yeast Proteome Database (YPD(TM)) has been for several years a resource
for organized and accessible information about the proteins of Saccharomyc
es cerevisiae. We have now extended the YPD format to create a database con
taining complete proteome information about the model organism Caenorhabdit
is elegans (WormPD(TM)). YPD and WormPD are designed for use not on ly by t
heir respective research communities but also by the broader scientific com
munity. In both databases, information gleaned from the literature is prese
nted in a consistent, user-friendly Protein Report format: a single Web pag
e presenting all available-knowledge about a particular protein. Each Prote
in Report begins with a Title Line, a concise description of the function o
f that protein that is continually updated as curators review new literatur
e, Properties and functions of the protein are presented in tabular form in
the upper part of the Report, and free-text annotations organized by topic
are presented in the lower part. Each Protein Report ends with a comprehen
sive reference list whose entries are linked to their MEDLINE abstracts. YP
D and WormPD are seamlessly integrated, with extensive links between the sp
ecies. They are freely accessible to academic users on the WWW at http://ww
w.proteome.com/databases/index.html, and are available by subscription to c
orporate users.