GPCRDB: an information system for G protein-coupled receptors

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For the past 20 years, the GPCRDB (G protein-coupled receptors database; http://www.gpcr.org/7tm/) has been a 'one-stop shop' for G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR)-related data. The GPCRDB contains experimental data on sequences, ligand-binding constants, mutations and oligomers, as well as many different types of computationally derived data, such as multiple sequence alignments and homology models. The GPCRDB also provides visualization and analysis tools, plus a number of query systems. In the latest GPCRDB release, all multiple sequence alignments, and >65,000 homology models, have been significantly improved, thanks to a recent flurry of GPCR X-ray structure data. Tools were introduced to browse X-ray structures, compare binding sites, profile similar receptors and generate amino acid conservation statistics. Snake plots and helix box diagrams can now be custom coloured (e.g. by chemical properties or mutation data) and saved as figures. A series of sequence alignment visualization tools has been added, and sequence alignments can now be created for subsets of sequences and sequence positions, and alignment statistics can be produced for any of these subsets.
Original languageEnglish
JournalNucleic Acids Research
Volume42
Issue numberDatabase issue
Pages (from-to)D422-D425
ISSN0305-1048
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2014

Bibliographical note

Funding:
Lundbeck Foundation [R54-A5441 to V.I.]; the Carlsberg
Foundation [R77-A6854 to D.G.] and the European
Union NewProt project [289350 to G.V.]. Funding for
open access charge: The publication was paid by the
CMBI running costs.

    Research areas

  • Binding Sites, Databases, Protein, Internet, Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled, Sequence Alignment, Sequence Analysis, Protein, Software, Structural Homology, Protein

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