UTexas Aptamer Database: the collection and long-term preservation of aptamer sequence information.

ABSTRACT: A growing interest in aptamer research, as evidenced by the increase in aptamer publications over the years, has led to calls for a go-to site for aptamer information. A comprehensive, publicly available aptamer dataset, which may be a repository for aptamer data, standardize aptamer reporting, and generate opportunities to expand current research in the field, could meet such a demand. There have been several attempts to create aptamer databases; however, most have been abandoned or removed entirely from public view. Inspired by previous efforts, we have published the UTexas Aptamer Database, https://sites.utexas.edu/aptamerdatabase, which includes a publicly available aptamer dataset and a searchable database containing a subset of all aptamer data collected to date (1990-2022). The data

SUBMITTER: Askari A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10767891 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature