The Reference Sequence (RefSeq) collection aims to provide a comprehensive, integrated, non-redundant, well-annotated set of sequences, including genomic DNA, transcripts, and proteins. RefSeq is a foundation for medical, functional, and diversity studies; they provide a stable reference for genome annotation, gene identification and characterization, mutation and polymorphism analysis (especially RefSeqGene records), expression studies, and comparative analyses. [more...]
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NCBI provides RefSeqs for taxonomically diverse organisms including eukaryotes, bacteria, and viruses.
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July 11, 2012: RefSeq Release 54 available for FTP
This release includes:
To receive announcements of future RefSeq releases and incremental large updates please subscribe to NCBI's refseq-announce mail list:
refseq-announce
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BLAST databases: Formatted genomic, mRNA, and protein RefSeq BLAST databases are available for FTP.
Data Access and Availability |
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RefSeq is accessible via BLAST, Entrez, and the NCBI FTP site. Information is also available in Entrez Genomes and Entrez Gene, and for some genomes additional information is available in the Map Viewer. Special properties have been defined to facilitate Entrez-based retrieval. Also see: Entrez Query Hints
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The main features of the RefSeq collection include:
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non-redundancy
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explicitly linked nucleotide and protein sequences
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updates to reflect current knowledge of sequence data and biology
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data validation and format consistency
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distinct accession series (all accessions include an underscore '_' character)
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ongoing curation by NCBI staff and collaborators, with reviewed records indicated
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References |
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Please refer to the Publications page for a full list of articles describing or using the RefSeq dataset. When using the RefSeq database, please cite one of the following:
The NCBI handbook [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US), National Center for Biotechnology Information; 2002 Oct. Chapter 18, The Reference Sequence (RefSeq) Project. Available from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK21091/
NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq): current status, new features and genome annotation policy.
Pruitt KD, Tatusova T, Brown GR, Maglott DR.
Nucleic Acids Res. 2012 Jan;40(Database issue):D130-5.
[Full Text in PubMed Central]
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