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http://www.dsmz.de/

The DSMZ - Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures) is the most comprehensive biological resource center in Europe. With more than 18.000 microorganisms, 1.200 plant viruses, 600 human and animal cell lines, 770 plant cell cultures and more than 7.100 cultures deposited for the purposes of patenting, DSMZ has demonstrated their obligation to serve science for decades. Main functions of DSMZ are: - to collect, maintain and store microorganisms and cell lines, as well as other biological material of relevance for applied biology, biotechnology, microbiology, teaching and other areas of research and general application; - to keep the scientific and industrial community informed on the contents of the collections by the means of catalogs, special lists, databases or electronic media; - to supply scientists and institutions with DSMZ cultures, in accordance with national and international laws such as the Infektionsschutzgesetz (Act dealing with protection against infection), the Genetic Engineering Act, the Foreign Trade Laws, the Convention on Biological Diversity as well as the DSMZ terms of supply; - to function as an internationally recognized collection center for the deposit of microorganisms, cell lines, and other biological material which have been cited in scientific literature or which are used in national or international test procedures (e.g. type strains, reference strains for national and international quality control regulations or susceptibility tests, strains with special properties, such as the production of enzymes, degradation of pollutants, host strains for plasmids, etc.); - to act as an International Depositary Authority (IDA) for the deposit of biological material for patent purposes according to the Budapest Treaty; - to act, in a confidential manner, as a center for the safe deposit of biological material; - to act as an advisory center for the scientific community and to offer teaching and service facilities. The DSMZ collections contain over 26 000 cultures (including 6500 patent deposits) representing more than 16 000 cultures of microorganisms (Archaea, Bacteria, plasmids, phages, yeasts, fungi), 750 plant cell cultures, 600 plant viruses, 700 antisera and 580 human and animal cell lines. Unique subcollections are held in the prokaryotes groups of acidophiles, alkaliphiles, halophiles, methanogens, phototrophs, thermophiles, and sulfate reducers. The research is focused on collection related fields which include: - Taxonomy - Evolution - Phylogeny - Microbial diversity and molecular assessment of diversity - Molecular systematics - Research on pathobiological aspects of leukemia-lymphoma cell lines applying classical and molecular genetics, immunological and cell biological methods * Development of cultivation and preservation methods for biological material * Characterization and identification of biological material

Proper citation: German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures (RRID:SCR_001711) Copy   

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https://cell-innovation.nig.ac.jp/GNP/index_e.html

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on September 23,2022. Integrated database of experiment data generated by participating research institutes and public databases relating to: 1) transcription starting position of human genes in the human genome, 2) conjunction to control region on transcriptional factors and the human genome 3) protein-protein interaction with a central focus on transcription factors organized for use in genome level research. Gene Search is the function to search the integrated database by using keywords and public IDs. The search results can be visualized by: * Genome Explorer : provides annotation of landmarks (genes, transcription start sites, etc.) aligned in accordance with their genome locations. * PPI Network : provides a graphical view of protein-protein interaction (PPI) network from the experimental data generated under the project and the public datasets. * Expression Profile : clusters genes by expression pattern and display the result with heatmap. The function provides genes which have relation of coregulation and anti-coregulation. * Comparison Viewer : This function gives the view to compare the genomic regions between human and mouse homologous genes. The viewer shows the distribution of transcription start sites (TSS) as the way of separable by tissues or time points with other landmarks on genome region. * Gene Stock : This is the function to save the gene list that you are interested until the session is closed.

Proper citation: Genome Network Platform (RRID:SCR_001737) Copy   

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http://www.jubilantbiosys.com/pathart.html

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented on July 15, 2013. A comprehensive collection of manually curated information from literature as well as public domain databases on signaling and metabolic pathways. PathArt includes a dynamic pathway articulator component, which builds molecular interaction networks from curated databases. PathArt provides a tool for analysis, biological interpretation and visualization of microarray data results in these curated pathways. In addition, PathArt provides a collection of high priority disease and physiology pathways with emphasis on pathway responsive genes and knockouts. The coverage is for pathways of Human, Rat and Mouse for cell specific, tissue specific and organism specific data. The present version of PathArt covers the following: -Includes 3527 regulatory and signaling pathways across diseases and physiologies. -Provides information on 39 high priority diseases, and pathway and disease responsive genes. -Provides pathway information on 23 diverse physiologies. -Covers information on ~8783 Knockouts and ~18000 mutation data points. -Coverage of pathways for Human, Mouse and Rat for cell specificity, tissue specificity and organism specific data.

Proper citation: Pathway Articulator (RRID:SCR_002101) Copy   

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http://hupi.ircm.qc.ca/hupi/

The Human Proteotheque Initiative is a multidisciplinary project aimed at building a repertoire of comprehensive maps of human protein interaction networks. The information contained in the Proteotheque is made publicly available through an interactive web site that can be consulted to visualize some of the fundamental molecular connections formed in human cells and to determine putative functions of previously uncharacterized proteins based on guilt by association. The process governing the evolution of HuPI towards becoming a repository of accurate and complete protein interaction maps is described.

Proper citation: Database of the Human Proteotheque Initiative (RRID:SCR_002076) Copy   

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http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?HSDB

A toxicology database that focuses on the toxicology of potentially hazardous chemicals. It provides information on human exposure, industrial hygiene, emergency handling procedures, environmental fate, regulatory requirements, nanomaterials, and related areas. The information in HSDB has been assessed by a Scientific Review Panel.

Proper citation: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (RRID:SCR_002374) Copy   

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http://research.nhgri.nih.gov/dog_genome/

The Dog Genome Project at the National Human Genome Research Institute is working to develop resources necessary to map and clone canine genes in an effort to utilize dogs as a model system for genetics and cancer research. The US National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) agreed to fund a project to sequence the entire genome of a boxer dog named Tasha, because it recognized the value of the dog as an unrivaled model for the study of human disease. The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) led the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) contribution to the International Human Genome Project, which had as its primary goal the sequencing of the human genome. This project was successfully completed in April 2003. Now, the NHGRI's mission has expanded to encompass a broad range of studies aimed at understanding the structure and function of the human genome and its role in health and disease. To that end NHGRI supports the development of resources and technology that will accelerate genome research and its application to human health. A critical part of the NHGRI mission continues to be the study of the ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) of genome research. NHGRI also supports the training of investigators and the dissemination of genome information to the public and to health professionals.

Proper citation: NHGRI Dog Genome Project (RRID:SCR_002256) Copy   

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http://www.allgenes.org/

DoTS (Database Of Transcribed Sequences) is a human and mouse transcript index created from all publicly available transcript sequences. The input sequences are clustered and assembled to form the DoTS Consensus Transcripts that comprise the index. These transcripts are assigned stable identifiers of the form DT.123456 (and are often referred to as dots). The transcripts are in turn clustered to form putative DoTS Genes. These are assigned stable identifiers of the form DG.1234356. As of September 1, 2004, the DoTS annotation team has manually annotated 43,164 human and 78,054 mouse DoTS Transcripts (DTs), corresponding to 3,939 human and 7,752 mouse DoTS Genes (DGs). Use the manually annotated gene query to see the DoTS Transcripts that have been manually annotated. The focus of the DoTS project is integrating the various types of data (e.g., EST sequences, genomic sequence, expression data, functional annotation) in a structured manner which facilitates sophisticated queries that are otherwise not easy to perform. DoTS is built on the GUS Platform which includes a relational database that uses controlled vocabularies and ontologies to ensure that biologically meaningful queries can be posed in a uniform fashion. An easy way to start using the site is to search for DoTS Transcripts using an existing cDNA or mRNA sequence. Click on the BLAST tab at the top of the page and enter your sequence in the form provided. All the transcripts with significant sequence similarity to your query sequence will be displayed. Or use one of the provided queries to retrieve transcripts using a number of criteria. These queries are listed on the query page, which can also be reached by clicking on the tab marked query at the top of the page. Finally, the boolean query page allows these queries to be combined in a variety of ways. Sponsors: Funding provided by -NIH grant RO1-HG-01539-03 -DOE grant DE-FG02-00ER62893

Proper citation: Database of Transcribed Sequences (RRID:SCR_002334) Copy   

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http://www.ebi.ac.uk/IPI

IPI provides a top level guide to the main databases (UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot, UniProtKB/TrEMBL, RefSeq, Ensembl, TAIR, H-InvDB, Vega) that describe the proteomes of higher eukaryotic organisms. IPI: :1. effectively maintains a database of cross references between the primary data sources :2. provides minimally redundant yet maximally complete sets of proteins for featured species (one sequence per transcript) :3. maintains stable identifiers (with incremental versioning) to allow the tracking of sequences in IPI between IPI releases. IPI is updated monthly in accordance with the latest data released by the primary data sources. As previously announced, the closure of IPI has been proposed for some time. Replacement data sets are now available through UniProt for human and mouse; sets for the other species contained within IPI are expected to be included as part of the UniProt release 2011_07. To allow users time to transition to using the new UniProt data sets, IPI releases will continue to be produced throughout the summer. The final release will be made in September 2011. Thereafter, the IPI website will cease to be maintained, although previous releases of the dataset will continue to be available from the FTP site. We would like to thank our users for their support and interest in this service.

Proper citation: IPI (RRID:SCR_003012) Copy   

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https://tudelftroboticsinstitute.nl

Unites all Delft University of Technology research in the field of robotics. Its main challenge is to get robots and humans to work together effectively in unstructured environments, and real settings. Institute takes a leading role in the creation of the next generation robots.

Proper citation: Delft University of Technology Robotics Institute (RRID:SCR_025112) Copy   

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http://archive.cnbc.cmu.edu/Resources/disordermodels/index.html

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented August 23, 2016. This site aims to provide a discussion and source list for connectionist and neural network models of disorders associated with mental or brain conditions. Recent connectionist and neural network models of behavior, information processing patterns, and brain activity present in people with cognitive, affective, brain, and behavioral disorders are reviewed on this web site. Ways that assumptions regarding normal and disordered behavior may be represented in connectionist models are discussed for features of various disorders. Similarities and differences between the models and criteria for their evaluation are presented, and suggestions for inclusion of information which may help to make these models more directly comparable in the future are considered. References to Connectionist Models of Cognitive, Affective, Brain, and Behavioral Disorders include: General Neural Network Information Reviews, General Introductions, and Calls for More Connectionist Models of Mental Disorders Models of Psychopathologies and Psychiatric Disorders Models of Cognitive, Affective, Brain, and Behavioral Disorders Not Associated with Psychopathology Additionally, Web Sites for Neural Network Modelers of Disorder are provided.

Proper citation: Connectionist Models of Cognitive, Affective, Brain, and Behavioral Disorders (RRID:SCR_008088) Copy   

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http://neuroinformatics.usc.edu/

The USC Brain Project is engaged in the effort to develop new tools and methodologies for neuroinformatics in modeling neural mechanisms of visuomotor coordination and exploring the evolution of the human language-ready brain, as well as conducting work in both neural modeling and database construction in relation to rehabilitation after stroke. Sponsors: USCBP is funded by the University of Southern California.

Proper citation: University of Southern California Brain Project (RRID:SCR_008044) Copy   

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http://www.nia.nih.gov/research/scientific-resources

A resource that provides information on the vast number of resources available from the National Institute of Aging. NIA maintains approximately 150 primates (Macaca mulatta) at four regional primate centers where aging-related research is conducted. NIA also maintains colonies of aged rats and mice that are used for age-related disease research. This resource supports a multi-institutional study, the Interventions Testing Program (ITP), that investigates diets and dietary supplements that extend lifespan, delay disease and avoid dysfunction. NIA is also in charge of a microarray facility which provides filter arrays of 17,000 mouse cDNA clone sets that were developed at the NIA Intramural Research Program Laboratory of Genetics. NIA supports studies that provide biospecimens that can be shared for later research. This resource also helps the C. elegans Genetic Center at the University of Minnesota, which contains 1,000 strains of C. elegans that can be used for aging studies. This resource also provides a searchable database for epidemiological research on aging. There is access to social and behavioral research materials, including books on aging and health, from the research was conducted and supported by NIA. There are links to federal web sites that are further resources for aging research that were supported by NIA.

Proper citation: NIA Scientific Resources (RRID:SCR_008269) Copy   

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http://www.alzinfo.org/

A portal to educate, engage and create an online community. The Fisher Center for Alzheimer''s Research Foundation, founded in 1995, was created in answer to the recommendations of three U.S. Senate commissioned symposia held in the 1990s by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to gather information on the cause, care and cure of Alzheimer''s disease. The Fisher Center was created following this design. The funding initiatives of the Foundation are appropriated accordingly to the three areas cited by the NIH task force cause, care and cure. The primary resources of the Foundation are directed toward scientific research into the cause and hopefully the cure of Alzheimer''s disease. To this end, the Foundation under the direction of its founder, Zachary Fisher, and in collaboration with David Rockefeller, constructed the Fisher Center for Alzheimer''s Disease Research at The Rockefeller University, headed by 2000 Nobel Prize winner, Paul Greengard, Ph.D. The 10,000 square foot laboratory is the most advanced facility of its kind in the country equipped with the latest in equipment necessary to undertake an interdisciplinary assault on this disease. The Fisher Center also has collaborative programs at the University of Genoa and supports the work of well over 60 scientists and researchers across the United States and in 17 foreign countries. The Foundation also funds projects for the care of people with Alzheimer''s disease and their caregivers. The Fisher Alzheimer''s Disease Education and Resources Program at the New York University School of Medicine was established under the direction of Barry Reisberg, M.D., internationally known expert in the care of Alzheimer''s patients. The Foundations Alzheimer''s Information Program was created in 2001 to answer the primary need of caregivers for comprehensive, easily accessible information. Our goals are to: Understand the Cause of Alzheimer''s To find a Cure for this devastating disease Improve the Care of people living with the disease to enhance their quality of life and that of their caregivers and families About Our Research Beating Back Beta Amyloid Improving the Quality of Life for Alzheimers Patients Reversing Nerve Cell Damage Using Hormones to Slow the Progress of Disease Curing Early-Onset Alzheimers The Science of Caregiving Scientific Studies

Proper citation: Fisher Center For Alzheimers Research Foundation: ALZinfo.org (RRID:SCR_008255) Copy   

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http://www.nihclinicalcollection.com

A plated array of approximately 450 small molecules that have a history of use in human clinical trials. The collection was assembled by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) through the Molecular Libraries Roadmap Initiative as part of its mission to enable the use of compound screens in biomedical research. Similar collections of FDA approved drugs have proven to be rich sources of undiscovered bioactivity and therapeutic potential. The clinically tested compounds in the NCC are highly drug-like with known safety profiles. These compounds can provide excellent starting points for medicinal chemistry optimization and, for high-affinity targets, may even be appropriate for direct human use in new disease areas.

Proper citation: NIH Clinical Collection (RRID:SCR_007349) Copy   

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http://ophid.utoronto.ca/mirDIP/

microRNA data integration portal to find microRNAs that target a gene, or genes targeted by a microRNA, in Homo sapiens. Software to integrate prediction databases to elucidate accurate microRNA:target relationships. Used for human microRNA prediction studies.

Proper citation: mirDIP (RRID:SCR_016770) Copy   

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http://www.nbrc.nite.go.jp/e/index.html

Collection of microbial resources and perform taxonomic characterization of individual microorganisms such as bacteria including actinomycetes and archaea, yeasts, fungi, algaes, bacteriophages and DNA resources for academic research and industrial applications. NBRC is a member of WFCC, OECD Global BRC Network, ACM and JSCC. They are certified by quality management system ISO 9001. To provide attractive biological resources with useful information attached, they actively collect potentially useful biological resources (microorganisms and cloned genes) and distributes them to promote basic research as well as industrial applications. At the Biological Resource Center, they explore, isolate and identify microorganisms from various natural environments and at the same time accept scientifically and industrially useful microorganisms from researchers in academic and industrial sectors. The microbial DNA library constructed at the Biotechnology Development Center is also part of their collection. To improve and expand the collection, new methodologies for the isolation, identification and preservation of microorganisms and DNA will be investigated and developed so as to provide biological resources of higher quality. Their resources serve, for example, as the standard for determining antimicrobial activity, in aseptic tests as well as for the production of pharmaceutical substances and will be constantly reinforced for wider distribution to researchers in academia and industries. Please refer to the catalog shown at the NBRC website for details.

Proper citation: NBRC (RRID:SCR_002660) Copy   

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http://fantom.gsc.riken.jp/4/

The FANTOM consortium is an international collaborative research project initiated and organized by the RIKEN Omics Science Center. In earlier FANTOM efforts we cloned and annotated 103,000 full-length cDNAs from mouse and distributed them to researchers throughout the world. FANTOM1-3 focused on identifying the transcribed components of mammalian cells. This work improved estimates of the total number of genes and their alternative transcript isoforms in both human and mouse, expanded gene families, and revealed that a large fraction of the transcriptome is non-coding. In addition, with the development of Cap Analysis of Gene Expression (CAGE) FANTOM3 could map a large fraction of transcription start sites and revise our models of promoter structure. This updated web resource provides the previous FANTOM results mapped to current genome builds and presents the results of FANTOM4. In FANTOM4 the focus has changed to understanding how these components work together in the context of a biological network. Using deepCAGE (deep sequencing with CAGE) we monitored the dynamics of transcription start site (TSS) usage during a time course of monocytic differentiation in the acute myeloid leukemia cell line THP-1. This allowed us to identify active promoters, monitor their relative expression and define relevant regions for carrying out transcription factor binding site predictions. Computational methods were then used to build a network model of gene expression in this leukemia and the transcription factors key to its regulation. This work gives the first picture of the wiring between genes involved in acute myeloid leukemia and provides a strategy for identifying key factors that determine cell fates. In addition to the network, FANTOM4 data was used in two additional analyses. The first identified a novel class of short RNAs associated with transcription start sites and the second focused on the role of repetitive element expression in the transcriptome. TOOLS *Genome Browser: graphical display of genomic features, such as promoters, exon structures, H3K9 acetylation, transcription factors positioning on the genome, coupled with gene and promoter activities. *EdgeExpressDB: regulatory interactions, such as transcriptional regulation, post-transcriptional silencing with miRNA, and PPI, coupled with gene and promoter activities. *SwissRegulon: FANTOM4 TF regulation is predicted using Motif Activity Response Analysis (MARA) developed by Erik van Nimwegen at Biozentrum. Follow the link to carry out MARA on your own dataset. *Custom Tracks on the UCSC Genome Browser: FANTOM4 tracks on the UCSC Genome Browser Database. *The RIKEN integrated database of mammals: Integration of FANTOM4 data with other mammalian resources, in particular, produced by RIKEN.

Proper citation: FANTOM DB (RRID:SCR_002678) Copy   

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http://www.bcgsc.ca/project/pleiades-promoter-project

Project to generate human DNA promoters of less than 4 kb (MiniPromoters) to drive gene expression in defined brain regions of therapeutic interest for diseases such as Alzheimer, Parkinson, Huntington, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Multiple Sclerosis, Spinocerebellar Ataxia, Depression, Autism, and Cancer. Project develops and shares tools like human MiniPromoters that drive region- and cell-specific gene expression in the mouse brain, expression constructs, mouse embryonic stem cell lines, and knock-in mice all of which carry brain-specific MiniPromoters. Project is daughter of Genome Canada Project, Atlas of Gene Expression in Mouse Development, within which mouse brain gene expression data have already been gathered. Project team has collaborated with International BioPharma Solutions Ltd., management and communications consulting company specializing in product development and commercialization advice. Project will explore challenging interface between science and journalism with focus on genomics and gene therapy.

Proper citation: Pleiades Promoter Project: Genomic Resources Advancing Therapies for Brain Disorders (RRID:SCR_003282) Copy   

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http://biomed.brown.edu/rhode-island-biobank/

Cryogenic facility for human tissue and fluid samples under management of Brown University Division of Biology and Medicine and supports biomedical research on Brown campus and across affiliated hospitals of Warren Alpert Medical School.

Proper citation: Brown University Rhode Island Biobank Core Facility (RRID:SCR_004289) Copy   

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https://www.nugene.org/

Collects and stores genetic (DNA) samples along with associated healthcare information from patients of Northwestern-affiliated hospitals and clinics. This resource is available to scientists to conduct groundbreaking genetic research. The information and blood samples provided will be used by researchers to examine the role genes play in the development and treatment of common diseases. The NUgene Project seeks to increase the understanding of genetic mechanisms underlying common diseases, assist in the development of DNA-based technology for diagnosis and treatment of disease, and aid physicians and other healthcare providers in the application of genetics to the practice of medicine. NUgene participants are recruited throughout the Northwestern-affiliated healthcare community in order to create an ethnically and medically diverse population for research. Participants must be 18 years of age or older and receive their medical care from a Northwestern-affiliated provider, regardless of health status. Consenting individuals complete all aspects of enrollment in a single meeting with a research coordinator. The enrollment process includes the donation of a single sample of blood and the completion of a self-administered questionnaire. Participants also sign a consent form during this encounter. The NUgene Project is an interdisciplinary project that relies on the expertise of individuals working in a variety of fields, including science, medicine, clinical research, statistics, epidemiology, and computational biology. NUgene''s multidisciplinary approach has spurred collaborations within Northwestern-affiliated institutions and with other outside institutions. This collaboration of ideas is the future of genetics and genomic research., THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on September 16,2025.

Proper citation: NUgene Project (RRID:SCR_007426) Copy   

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