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PeroxisomeDB: a database for the peroxisomal proteome, functional genomics and disease

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Title
PeroxisomeDB: a database for the peroxisomal proteome, functional genomics and disease
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Nucleic Acids Research, November 2006
DOI 10.1093/nar/gkl935
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Agatha Schlüter, Stéphane Fourcade, Enric Domènech-Estévez, Toni Gabaldón, Jaime Huerta-Cepas, Guillaume Berthommier, Raymond Ripp, Ronald J. A. Wanders, Olivier Poch, Aurora Pujol

Abstract

Peroxisomes are essential organelles of eukaryotic origin, ubiquitously distributed in cells and organisms, playing key roles in lipid and antioxidant metabolism. Loss or malfunction of peroxisomes causes more than 20 fatal inherited conditions. We have created a peroxisomal database (http://www.peroxisomeDB.org) that includes the complete peroxisomal proteome of Homo sapiens and Saccharomyces cerevisiae, by gathering, updating and integrating the available genetic and functional information on peroxisomal genes. PeroxisomeDB is structured in interrelated sections 'Genes', 'Functions', 'Metabolic pathways' and 'Diseases', that include hyperlinks to selected features of NCBI, ENSEMBL and UCSC databases. We have designed graphical depictions of the main peroxisomal metabolic routes and have included updated flow charts for diagnosis. Precomputed BLAST, PSI-BLAST, multiple sequence alignment (MUSCLE) and phylogenetic trees are provided to assist in direct multispecies comparison to study evolutionary conserved functions and pathways. Highlights of the PeroxisomeDB include new tools developed for facilitating (i) identification of novel peroxisomal proteins, by means of identifying proteins carrying peroxisome targeting signal (PTS) motifs, (ii) detection of peroxisomes in silico, particularly useful for screening the deluge of newly sequenced genomes. PeroxisomeDB should contribute to the systematic characterization of the peroxisomal proteome and facilitate system biology approaches on the organelle.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Germany 3 4%
Portugal 1 1%
Netherlands 1 1%
France 1 1%
Italy 1 1%
Spain 1 1%
Unknown 67 89%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 20 27%
Student > Ph. D. Student 20 27%
Student > Master 8 11%
Professor 7 9%
Professor > Associate Professor 3 4%
Other 5 7%
Unknown 12 16%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 34 45%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 19 25%
Medicine and Dentistry 3 4%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 2 3%
Unspecified 1 1%
Other 3 4%
Unknown 13 17%