RPFdb v3.0: an enhanced repository for ribosome profiling data and related content

RPFdb (http://www.rpfdb.org or http://sysbio.gzzoc.com/rpfdb/) is a comprehensive repository dedicated to hosting ribosome profiling (Ribo-seq) data and related content. Herein, we present RPFdb v3.0, a significant update featuring expanded data content and improved functionality. Key enhancements include (i) increased data coverage, now encompassing 5018 Ribo-seq datasets and 2343 matched RNA-seq datasets from 496 studies across 34 species; (ii) implementation of translation efficiency, combining Ribo-seq and RNA-seq data to provide gene-specific translation efficiency; (iii) addition of pausing score, facilitating the identification of condition-specific triplet amino acid motifs with enhanced ribosome enrichment; (iv) refinement of open reading frame (ORF) annotation, leveraging RibORF v2.0 for more sensitive detection of actively translated ORFs; (v) introduction of a resource hub, curating advances in translatome sequencing techniques and data analytics tools to support a panoramic overview of the field; and (vi) redesigned web interface, providing intuitive navigation with dedicated pages for streamlined data retrieval, comparison and visualization. These enhancements make RPFdb a more powerful and user-friendly resource for researchers in the field of translatomics. The database is freely accessible and regularly updated to ensure its continued relevance to the scientific community.