title: TRANSFAC, TRRD and COMPEL: towards a federated database system on transcriptional regulation.
abstract: Three databases that provide data on transcriptional regulation are described. TRANSFAC is a database on transcription factors and their DNA binding sites. TRRD (Transcription Regulatory Region Database) collects information about complete regulatory regions, their regulation properties and architecture. COMPEL comprises specific information on composite regulatory elements. Here, we describe the present status of these databases and the first steps towards their federation.
authors.affiliation: Gesellschaft für Biotechnologische Forschung mbH, Mascheroder Weg 1, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany. ewi@gbf-braunschweig.de
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wingender
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Kel
authors.forename: O V
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: Kel
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Karas
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Heinemeyer
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dietze
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Knüppel
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Romaschenko
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Kolchanov
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D012045:Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid / Q000235:genetics; D014157:Transcription Factors; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D014157:Transcription Factors