New Summary Report Available from TargetDB
TargetDB (targetdb.pdb.org) is a database of registration and tracking information for
structural genomics centers worldwide. TargetDB provides timely status and tracking
information on the progress of the production and solution of structures.
The target database can be searched by sequence using FASTA (W.R. Pearson and D.J. Lipman
(1988): Improved tools for biological sequence comparison. PNAS 85, pp. 2444-2448). Sequence
searches may include the target sequences, PDB sequences, or both. Target sequences may also
be searched by contributing site, protein name, project tracking identifier, date of last
modification, and the current status of the target (e.g. cloned, expressed, crystallized,
...). Search results may be viewed as HTML reports, FASTA data files, or in XML.
A new feature at the TargetDB site is a search form that can provide summary tracking of
target status. This form is now available from TargetDB's main page. Users can search by
Target ID, date, or site(s). The summary report includes the number of targets at any given
stage in the pipeline. With this new option it is possible to track the progress of a target
or of an entire center over a user defined time interval. For instance, reports can be
created for each NIH center describing the number of targets in each status category by
project year.
Further information about TargetDB and links to structural genomics resources are available
at www.rcsb.org/pdb/strucgen.html. 
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| The new Target Status Summary Query Form (targetdb.pdb.org/nih) |
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Summary report for all NIH centers (January 1 - June 1, 2003) from TargetDB's new Target Status Summary Query Form |
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