A database of immunoglobulins with integrated tools: DIGIT

Nucleic Acids Res. 2012 Jan;40(Database issue):D1230-4. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkr806. Epub 2011 Nov 10.

Abstract

The DIGIT (Database of ImmunoGlobulins with Integrated Tools) database (http://biocomputing.it/digit) is an integrated resource storing sequences of annotated immunoglobulin variable domains and enriched with tools for searching and analyzing them. The annotations in the database include information on the type of antigen, the respective germline sequences and on pairing information between light and heavy chains. Other annotations, such as the identification of the complementarity determining regions, assignment of their structural class and identification of mutations with respect to the germline, are computed on the fly and can also be obtained for user-submitted sequences. The system allows customized BLAST searches and automatic building of 3D models of the domains to be performed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Databases, Protein*
  • Immunoglobulin Variable Region / chemistry*
  • Immunoglobulin Variable Region / genetics*
  • Molecular Sequence Annotation
  • Sequence Analysis
  • Software
  • Systems Integration
  • Terminology as Topic

Substances

  • Immunoglobulin Variable Region