Title
RepeatsDB in 2021: Improved data and extended classification for protein tandem repeat structures
Date Issued
08 January 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Paladin L.
Bevilacqua M.
Errigo S.
Piovesan D.
Mičetić I.
Necci M.
Monzon A.M.
Fabre M.L.
Lopez J.L.
Nilsson J.F.
Rios J.
Menna P.L.
Cabrera M.
Buitron M.G.
Kulik M.G.
Fernandez-Alberti S.
Fornasari M.S.
Parisi G.
Lagares A.
Andrade-Navarro M.A.
Kajava A.V.
Tosatto S.C.E.
Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
Publisher(s)
Oxford University Press
Abstract
The RepeatsDB database (URL: https://repeatsdb.org/) provides annotations and classification for protein tandem repeat structures from the Protein Data Bank (PDB). Protein tandem repeats are ubiquitous in all branches of the tree of life. The accumulation of solved repeat structures provides new possibilities for classification and detection, but also increasing the need for annotation. Here we present RepeatsDB 3.0, which addresses these challenges and presents an extended classification scheme. The major conceptual change compared to the previous version is the hierarchical classification combining top levels based solely on structural similarity (Class > Topology > Fold) with two new levels (Clan > Family) requiring sequence similarity and describing repeat motifs in collaboration with Pfam. Data growth has been addressed with improved mechanisms for browsing the classification hierarchy. A new UniProt-centric view unifies the increasingly frequent annotation of structures from identical or similar sequences. This update of RepeatsDB aligns with our commitment to develop a resource that extracts, organizes and distributes specialized information on tandem repeat protein structures.
Start page
D452
End page
D457
Volume
49
Issue
D1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Bioquímica, Biología molecular Biotecnología médica
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85099429028
PubMed ID
Source
Nucleic Acids Research
ISSN of the container
03051048
Sponsor(s)
RepeatsDB is a service of ELIXIR-IIB (elixir-Italy.org), the Italian Node of the European ELIXIR infrastructure for biological data (elixir-europe.org). European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie [823886]. Funding for open access charge: REFRACT (Marie Skłodowska-Curie) [823886].
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