ViralZone: a knowledge resource to understand virus diversity.
The molecular diversity of viruses complicates the interpretation of viral genomic and proteomic data. To make sense of viral gene functions, investigators must be familiar with the virus host range, replication cycle and virion structure. Our aim is to provide a comprehensive resource bridging together textbook knowledge with genomic and proteomic sequences. ViralZone web resource (www.expasy.org/viralzone/) provides fact sheets on all known virus families/genera with easy access to sequence data. A selection of reference strains (RefStrain) provides annotated standards to circumvent the exponential increase of virus sequences. Moreover ViralZone offers a complete set of detailed and accurate virion pictures.
Hulo
Chantal
C
Swiss-Prot group, Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Centre Médical Universitaire, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
de Castro
Edouard
E
Masson
Patrick
P
Bougueleret
Lydie
L
Bairoch
Amos
A
Xenarios
Ioannis
I
Le Mercier
Philippe
P
D030541:Databases, Genetic; D016679:Genome, Viral; D023281:Genomics; D040901:Proteomics; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D014771:Virion / Q000737:chemistry; D018406:Virus Physiological Phenomena; D014779:Virus Replication; D014780:Viruses / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics
D014764:Viral Proteins