GeneExpress: a computer system for description, analysis, and recognition of regulatory sequences in eukaryotic genome

Proc Int Conf Intell Syst Mol Biol. 1998:6:95-104.

Abstract

GeneExpress system has been designed to integrate description, analysis, and recognition of eukaryotic regulatory sequences. The system includes 5 basic units: (1) GeneNet contains an object-oriented database for accumulation of data on gene networks and signal transduction pathways and a Java-based viewer that allows an exploration and visualization of the GeneNet information; (2) Transcription Regulation combines the database on transcription regulatory regions of eukaryotic genes (TRRD) and TRRD Viewer; (3) Transcription Factor Binding Site Recognition contains a compilation of transcription factor binding sites (TFBSC) and programs for their analysis and recognition; (4) mRNA Translation is designed for analysis of structural and contextual features of mRNA 5'UTRs and prediction of their translation efficiency; and (5) ACTIVITY is the module for analysis and site activity prediction of a given nucleotide sequence. Integration of the databases in the GeneExpress is based on the Sequence Retrieval System (SRS) created in the European Bioinformatics Institute.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Binding Sites
  • Computer Systems*
  • Databases, Factual
  • Eukaryotic Cells
  • Gene Expression Regulation
  • Genes, Regulator*
  • Genome*
  • Protein Biosynthesis
  • RNA, Messenger / genetics
  • Software
  • Transcription Factors / genetics
  • Transcription Factors / metabolism
  • Transcription, Genetic

Substances

  • RNA, Messenger
  • Transcription Factors