title: PeroxiBase: a class III plant peroxidase database.
abstract: Class III plant peroxidases (EC 1.11.1.7), which are encoded by multigenic families in land plants, are involved in several important physiological and developmental processes. Their varied functions are not yet clearly determined, but their characterization will certainly lead to a better understanding of plant growth, differentiation and interaction with the environment, and hence to many exciting applications. Since there is currently no central database for plant peroxidase sequences and many plant sequences are not deposited in the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ repository or the UniProt KnowledgeBase, this prevents researchers from easily accessing all peroxidase sequences. Furthermore, gene expression data are poorly covered and annotations are inconsistent. In this rapidly moving field, there is a need for continual updating and correction of the peroxidase superfamily in plants. Moreover, consolidating information about peroxidases will allow for comparison of peroxidases between species and thus significantly help making correlations of function, structure or phylogeny. We report a new database (PeroxiBase) accessible through a web server with specific tools dedicated to facilitate query, classification and submission of peroxidase sequences. Recent developments in the field of plant peroxidase are also mentioned.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Plant Physiology, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Nenad
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bakalovic
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Passardi
authors.forename: Vassilios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ioannidis
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cosio
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Penel
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Falquet
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dunand
mesh_terms: D030541:Databases, Genetic; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D020407:Internet; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D010544:Peroxidases / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D010544:Peroxidases