title: DB-PABP: a database of polyanion-binding proteins.
abstract: The interactions between polyanions (PAs) and polyanion-binding proteins (PABPs) have been found to play significant roles in many essential biological processes including intracellular organization, transport and protein folding. Furthermore, many neurodegenerative disease-related proteins are PABPs. Thus, a better understanding of PA/PABP interactions may not only enhance our understandings of biological systems but also provide new clues to these deadly diseases. The literature in this field is widely scattered, suggesting the need for a comprehensive and searchable database of PABPs. The DB-PABP is a comprehensive, manually curated and searchable database of experimentally characterized PABPs. It is freely available and can be accessed online at http://pabp.bcf.ku.edu/DB_PABP/. The DB-PABP was implemented as a MySQL relational database. An interactive web interface was created using Java Server Pages (JSP). The search page of the database is organized into a main search form and a section for utilities. The main search form enables custom searches via four menus: protein names, polyanion names, the source species of the proteins and the methods used to discover the interactions. Available utilities include a commonality matrix, a function of listing PABPs by the number of interacting polyanions and a string search for author surnames. The DB-PABP is maintained at the University of Kansas. We encourage users to provide feedback and submit new data and references.
authors.affiliation: Bioinformatics Core Facility, Information and Telecommunication Technology Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047, USA.
authors.forename: Jianwen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Yinghua
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Nazila
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Salamat-Miller
authors.forename: C Russell
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Middaugh
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D030562:Databases, Protein; D006493:Heparin / Q000378:metabolism; D006497:Heparan Sulfate / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D000071228:Polyelectrolytes; D011108:Polymers / Q000378:metabolism*; D014404:Tubulin / Q000378:metabolism; D014584:User-Computer Interface
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D004247:DNA; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D006493:Heparin; D006497:Heparan Sulfate; D000071228:Polyelectrolytes; D011108:Polymers; D014404:Tubulin