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NEWT, a new taxonomy portal.

I Q H Phan1, S F Pilbout, W Fleischmann

  • 1Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Geneva, Switzerland. European Bioinformatics Institute, Cambridge, UK.

Nucleic Acids Research
|June 26, 2003
PubMed
Summary

NEWT provides daily updated taxonomy data for species in SWISS-PROT and NCBI. This new portal allows users to navigate species and access related protein entries and external resources.

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Area of Science:

  • Bioinformatics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Taxonomy

Background:

  • The SWISS-PROT protein sequence database is a vital resource for molecular biology.
  • Efficient access to associated taxonomic information is crucial for biological research.
  • Existing systems may lack integrated, up-to-date taxonomic data linked to protein sequences.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce NEWT, a novel taxonomy portal for the SWISS-PROT protein sequence knowledgebase.
  • To provide a user-friendly interface for navigating species taxonomy and accessing protein data.
  • To integrate curated external links for enhanced species-specific information retrieval.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a new taxonomy portal named NEWT.
  • Integration of daily updated taxonomy data from SWISS-PROT and NCBI.
  • Implementation of a navigable taxonomy tree structure.
  • Inclusion of manually curated external links for selected species.

Main Results:

  • NEWT offers daily updated taxonomic data for all species in SWISS-PROT and NCBI.
  • Users can seamlessly navigate the taxonomy tree to find corresponding SWISS-PROT protein entries.
  • A curated selection of external links provides access to detailed species-specific information.

Conclusions:

  • NEWT enhances biological research by providing integrated and accessible taxonomic and protein sequence data.
  • The portal facilitates efficient exploration of species information and related molecular data.
  • NEWT serves as a valuable resource for researchers working with the SWISS-PROT database.

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