A new generation of JASPAR, the open-access repository for transcription factor binding site profiles

Nucleic Acids Res. 2006 Jan 1;34(Database issue):D95-7. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkj115.

Abstract

JASPAR is the most complete open-access collection of transcription factor binding site (TFBS) matrices. In this new release, JASPAR grows into a meta-database of collections of TFBS models derived by diverse approaches. We present JASPAR CORE--an expanded version of the original, non-redundant collection of annotated, high-quality matrix-based transcription factor binding profiles, JASPAR FAM--a collection of familial TFBS models and JASPAR phyloFACTS--a set of matrices computationally derived from statistically overrepresented, evolutionarily conserved regulatory region motifs from mammalian genomes. JASPAR phyloFACTS serves as a non-redundant extension to JASPAR CORE, enhancing the overall breadth of JASPAR for promoter sequence analysis. The new release of JASPAR is available at http://jaspar.genereg.net.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Binding Sites
  • Computational Biology
  • Conserved Sequence
  • DNA / chemistry
  • DNA / metabolism
  • Databases, Nucleic Acid*
  • Genomics
  • Internet
  • Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid*
  • Transcription Factors / metabolism*
  • User-Computer Interface

Substances

  • Transcription Factors
  • DNA