pgil%histone@LANL.GOV (Paul Gilna) (12/06/90)
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Submitting of Sequence Data to GenBank or PIR
The National Biomedical Research Foundation Protein Identification
Resource has introduced a new PIR network server that, among other
things, accepts electronic submission of sequence data. As sequence
data submission policies have been designed in agreement with both the
nucleotide and protein sequence databanks, we wish to take this
opportunity to restate for BIONEWS subscribers a few general guidelines
on submission of their sequence data.
Researchers should submit nucleotide sequence data directly to GenBank
or EMBL for assignment of an accession number prior to publication.
Derived amino acid sequence data may also be included at the same
time. Amino acid sequence data submitted in this way to GenBank or
EMBL will be passed on to PIR if the author permits their public
release prior to publication, and need not be submitted separately to
PIR.
All other amino acid sequences may be submitted directly to PIR when
the authors permit their public release prior to publication.
Authors are strongly urged to use the sequence submission software
package AUTHORIN to submit their sequence data to the databanks; a free
copy (for either the IBM PC or Macintosh) can be obtained by sending
your request and regular postal mailing address to:
authorin@genbank.bio.net
The address for GenBank submissions is:
GenBank Submissions
Mail Stop K710
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos, NM 87545
U.S.A.
Telephone: (505) 665-2177
Electronic mail: gb-sub%life@lanl.gov
The address for EMBL submissions is:
EMBL Data Submissions
Postfach 10.2209
D-6900, Heidelburg
Federal Republic of Germany
Telephone (+49) 6221-387-258
Electronic mail: DATASUBS@EMBL.BITNET
The address for PIR submissions is:
PIR Submissions
National Biomedical Research Foundation
3900 Reservoir Road, NW
Washington, DC 20007
U.S.A.
Telephone: (202) 687-2121
Electronic mail: FILESERV@GUNBRF.BITNET
While we would again urge that AUTHORIN be used as the first choice in data
submission tools, the GenBank/EMBL/PIR Data Submission Form can be obtained
either by sending a message consisting of the word DATASUB to
retrieve@genbank.bio.net, or by sending a message consisting of the words
SEND SUBFORM to FILESERV@GUNBRF.BITNET. This form can be filled in using any
text editor, saved in ASCII (text) format, and mailed electronically or on
disk to the databanks. Additional information about submitting sequence data
to PIR can be obtained by sending the message HELP DEPOSIT to
FILESERV@GUNBRF.BITNET.
John S. Garavelli, Ph.D.
Database Coordinator
Protein Identification Resource
National Biomedical Research Foundation
Washington, DC 20007
POSTMASTER@GUNBRF.BITNET
Paul Gilna, Ph.D.,
Biology Domain Leader
GenBank
Group T-10, Mail Stop K710
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos, New Mexico, 87545
pgil%histone@lanl.govpgil%histone@LANL.GOV (Paul Gilna) (12/06/90)
We neglected to include the fact that DDBJ also accept nucleotide and
their derived amino acid sequences under the same joint policy. Indeed we
would prefer if Japanese authors who use the NEC 9801 PC communicate
directly with DDBJ, as these machines use a version of MS-DOS that is
significantly different enough to render the discs unreadable on MS-DOS
computers here. The staff at DDBJ will forward the data to the appropriate
databank via electronic mail.
DDBJ may be contacted at:
ddbjsubs@flat.nig.ac.jp
DNA Database of Japan
Center for Genetic Information Research
National Institute of Genetics
111 Yata
Mishima, Shizuoka 411
JAPAN
(+81) 559 75 3651
--paul