ArachnoServer 2.0, an updated online resource for spider toxin sequences and structures

ArachnoServer (www.arachnoserver.org) is a manually curated database providing information on the sequence, structure and biological activity of protein toxins from spider venoms. These proteins are of interest to a wide range of biologists due to their diverse applications in medicine, neuroscience, pharmacology, drug discovery and agriculture. ArachnoServer currently manages 1078 protein sequences, 759 nucleic acid sequences and 56 protein structures. Key features of ArachnoServer include a molecular target ontology designed specifically for venom toxins, current and historic taxonomic information and a powerful advanced search interface. The following significant improvements have been implemented in version 2.0: (i) the average and monoisotopic molecular masses of both the reduced and oxidized form of each mature toxin are provided; (ii) the advanced search feature now enables searches on the basis of toxin mass, external database accession numbers and publication date in ArachnoS...

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2011
• Where: NAR
• Authors: Volker Herzig, David L. A. Wood, Felicity Newell, Pierre-Alain Chaumeil, Quentin Kaas, Greta J. Binford, Graham M. Nicholson, Dominique Gorse, Glenn F. King
• Keywords: Molecular Target, NAR 2011, Nucleic Acid Sequences, Protein Toxins