UniProt (Universal Protein Resource)
[
UniProt
Consortium 2007]
is the world's most comprehensive
catalog of information on proteins. It is a central repository of
protein sequence and function created by joining the information
contained in Swiss-Prot, TrEMBL, and PIR.
UniProt is comprised of three components, each optimized for different
uses. The UniProt Knowledgebase (UniProt) is the central access point
for extensive curated protein information, including function,
classification, and cross-reference. The UniProt Non-redundant
Reference (UniRef) databases combine closely related sequences into a
single record to speed searches. The UniProt Archive (UniParc) is a
comprehensive repository, reflecting the history of all protein
sequences.