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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
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.
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.