title: VBASE2, an integrative V gene database.
abstract: The database VBASE2 provides germ-line sequences of human and mouse immunoglobulin variable (V) genes. It acts as an interconnecting platform between several existing self-contained data systems: VBASE2 integrates genome sequence data and links to the V genes in the Ensembl Genome Browser. For a single V gene sequence, all references to the EMBL nucleotide sequence database are provided, including references for V(D)J rearrangements. Furthermore, cross-references to the VBASE database, the IMGT database and the Kabat database are available. A DAS server allows the display of VBASE2 V genes within the Ensembl Genome Browser. VBASE2 can be accessed either by a web-based text query or by a sequence similarity search with the DNAPLOT software. VBASE2 is available at http://www.vbase2.org, and the DAS server is located at http://www.dnaplot.com/das.
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Immunology, German Research Centre for Biotechnology, Mascheroder Weg 1, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany.
authors.forename: Ida
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Retter
authors.forename: Hans Helmar
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Althaus
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Münch
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Müller
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D030561:Databases, Nucleic Acid; D005803:Genes, Immunoglobulin; D006801:Humans; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region / Q000235:genetics*; D051379:Mice; D018511:Systems Integration; D014584:User-Computer Interface
chemical_list: D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region