MPrIC Database: Mitochondrial Protein Import Components

Knowledge of protein localisation contributes towards the understanding of protein function and of biological inter-relationships. A variety of experimental methods are being used to produce localisation data that need to be made accessible in an integrated manner. An increasing volume of available software provides location prediction information for proteins based on amino acid sequence. SUBA, a SUBcellular location database for Arabidopsis proteins, brings these various data sources together. The localisation data in SUBA encompasses 10 distinct subcellular locations, >6743 non-redundant proteins and represents the proteins encoded in the transcripts responsible for 51\ of Arabidopsis expressed sequence tags. The SUBA database provides a powerful means by which to assess protein subcellular localisation in Arabidopsis The database searches and aligns gene components within the following species: - Arabidopsis thaliana; - Caenorhabditis elegans; - Drosophila melanogaster; - Homo sapiens; - Mus musculus; - Neurospora crassa; - Oryza sativa; - Rattus novegicus; - and Saccharomyces cerevisiae.