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From: GARAVELL@gunbrf.bitnet
Newsgroups: bionet.molbio.genbank
Subject: Databases of Subsequences
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Date: 6 Feb 91 21:16:00 GMT
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In article <9102061944.AA15931@genbank.bio.net>
toms@fcs260c2.ncifcrf.gov (Tom Schneider) wrote:

> GenBank already has the feature table, this would be completely sufficient to
> satisfy everyone IF ONLY IT WERE KEPT UP TO DATE.  There are already hundreds
> of binding sites of various kinds, but only certain kinds are recorded in the
> database.  You don't need to go looking to create yet another feature of
> GenBank, all you need to do is use what is there.
> If you create consensus sequences you will be doing a huge disservice to
> molecular biology by perpertrating this poor method.

The PIR announced late last year that we were looking at making a PIR database
for protein sequence features and motifs, and solicited comments.  Tom, would
you feel the same way about a protein database similar to the one Jamie Hayden
says that GenBank is considering for nucleic acids?
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                                 Dr. John S. Garavelli
                                 Database Coordinator
                                 Protein Identification Resource
                                 National Biomedical Research Foundation
                                 Washington, DC  20007
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