eddy@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Sean Eddy) (11/22/90)
A thousand pardons; I know this must surely be the most frequently asked question here. I've got a DNA sequence and the deduced protein sequence of a new gene. I'm about to submit a paper on it. I'd like to deposit the sequence with GenBank and with the NBRF protein database. What's the best way to do this, and can I do it via Internet instead of regular mail? Thanks much, Sean Eddy MCD Biology U. of Colorado, Boulder eddy@boulder.colorado.edu
kristoff@genbank.bio.net (David Kristofferson) (11/23/90)
> > I've got a DNA sequence and the deduced protein sequence > of a new gene. I'm about to submit a paper on it. I'd like > to deposit the sequence with GenBank and with the NBRF > protein database. > > What's the best way to do this, and can I do it via > Internet instead of regular mail? > GenBank would prefer for you to submit your sequence using the AuthorIn program. A free copy (for either the IBM PC or Macintosh) can be obtained by sending your regular mailing address to authorin@genbank.bio.net. AuthorIn prepares your submission for rapid inclusion into the GenBank relational database and ensures that the data conforms to standard conventions. You can also submit by electronic mail. The address for GenBank submissions is gb-sub%life@lanl.gov. The address for PIR submissions is pirsub@gunbrf.bitnet. I will send along a copy of the submission form in a follow-up message. Note that the submission form can be retrieved by sending a message containing the one word DATASUB in a message to retrieve@genbank.bio.net. The submission form is filled out using a text editor which obviously does not do error checking or standardize output, so we would encourage you to use AuthorIn to ensure the maximum integrity and rapid entry of your data into the database. -- Sincerely, Dave Kristofferson GenBank Manager kristoff@genbank.bio.net