Table 1

Discovery data sources and their update frequency
Data source
 Update frequency (days)*
 Present in
CGAP (SAGE) [38]
 60
 DiscoveryDB/DiscoverySpace
COG [51]
 60
 DiscoveryDB/DiscoverySpace
Ensembl (human and mouse) [45]
 30
 DiscoveryDB/DiscoverySpace
EntrezGene [13]
 14
 DiscoveryDB/DiscoverySpace
Gene Expression Omnibus (SAGE) [37]
 60
 DiscoveryDB/DiscoverySpace
Gene Ontology [11]
 30
 DiscoveryDB/DiscoverySpace
Homologene [52]
 30
 DiscoveryDB/DiscoverySpace
Inparanoid [53]
 30
 DiscoveryDB/DiscoverySpace
KEGG [54]
 60
 DiscoveryDB/DiscoverySpace
LocusLink [55]
 21
 DiscoveryDB/DiscoverySpace
MGC [44]
 14
 DiscoveryDB/DiscoverySpace
PAGOSUB [56]
 60
 DiscoveryDB/DiscoverySpace
PFAM [57]
 30
 DiscoveryDB/DiscoverySpace
PSORT [36]
 120
 DiscoveryDB/DiscoverySpace
RefSeq [12]
 14
 DiscoveryDB/DiscoverySpace
SwissProt [58]
 90
 DiscoveryDB/DiscoverySpace
Taxonomy (NCBI) [52]
 90
 DiscoveryDB/DiscoverySpace
TCAG [59]
 30
 DiscoveryDB/DiscoverySpace
Transcompel* [60]
 -
 DiscoveryDB/DiscoverySpace
Transpro* [61]
 -
 DiscoveryDB/DiscoverySpace
Hugo [62]
 120
 DiscoveryDB only
Omim [63]
 60
 DiscoveryDB only
Genecards [64]
 When released
 DiscoveryDB only
Trembl [58]
 90
 DiscoveryDB only
Interpro [65]
 120
 DiscoveryDB only
SCOP [66]
 120
 DiscoveryDB only

Many data sources are not released publicly to coincide with a consistent release cycle and, as such, an automated pipeline has been created to regularly monitor the release of new data. Data sources present in DiscoveryDB have been integrated and can be accessed via SQL commands. Data sources present in DiscoverySpace can, in addition, be accessed through the DiscoverySpace graphical user interface. *Licensed data sources (not externally available).

Robertson et al. Genome Biology 2007 8:R6   doi:10.1186/gb-2007-8-1-r6

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