The ABCD database: a repository for chemically defined antibodies. Issue Volume 48:Issue D1(2020) (14th August 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lima, Wanessa C; Gasteiger, Elisabeth; Marcatili, Paolo; Duek, Paula; Bairoch, Amos; Cosson, Pierre
• Is Part Of: Nucleic acids research. Volume 48:Issue D1(2020)
• Page Start: D261
• Page End: D264
• Publication Date: 2019-08-14
• Subjects: Nucleic acids -- Periodicals; Molecular biology -- Periodicals; 572.805
• DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkz714
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0305-1048

Abstract

Abstract: The ABCD (for AntiBodies Chemically Defined) database is a repository of sequenced antibodies, integrating curated information about the antibody and its antigen with cross-links to standardized databases of chemical and protein entities. It is freely available to the academic community, accessible through the ExPASy server (https://web.expasy.org/abcd/ ). The ABCD database aims at helping to improve reproducibility in academic research by providing a unique, unambiguous identifier associated to each antibody sequence. It also allows to determine rapidly if a sequenced antibody is available for a given antigen.