RNAcentral: a hub of information for non-coding RNA sequences

Abstract RNAcentral is a comprehensive database of non-coding RNA (ncRNA) sequences, collating information on ncRNA sequences of all types from a broad range of organisms. We have recently added a new genome mapping pipeline that identifies genomic locations for ncRNA sequences in 296 species. We have also added several new types of functional annotations, such as tRNA secondary structures, Gene Ontology annotations, and miRNA-target interactions. A new quality control mechanism based on Rfam family assignments identifies potential contamination, incomplete sequences, and more. The RNAcentral database has become a vital component of many workflows in the RNA community, serving as both the primary source of sequence data for academic and commercial groups, as well as a source of stable accessions for the annotation of genomic and functional features. These examples are facilitated by an improved RNAcentral web interface, which features an updated genome browser, a new sequence feature viewer, and improved text search functionality. RNAcentral is freely available at https://rnacentral.org.

Alex Bateman | Guy Cochrane | Janusz M Bujnicki | Jan Gorodkin | Zhang Zhang | Shunmin He | Kim Rutherford | Sam Griffiths-Jones | Mary Shimoyama | Carol J Bult | Steven J Marygold | Siddhartha Basu | Eric P. Nawrocki | Runsheng Chen | Steven J. Marygold | Dimitra Karagkouni | Pieter-Jan Volders | Anton I. Petrov | J Michael Cherry | Tanya Z Berardini | Peter F Stadler | Simon Kay | Patricia P. Chan | David Emmert | Ruth C Lovering | James Cole | Petra Fey | Adam Frankish | Ioanna Kalvari | Valerie Wood | Boris Burkov | Pietro Boccaletto | Ruth L. Seal | Marija Orlic-Milacic | Lina Ma | Robert D Finn | Ruth Seal | Elspeth Bruford | Jo Vandesompele | Kevin Howe | Anton I Petrov | Kelly P Williams | Judith A Blake | Artemis Hatzigeorgiou | Patricia P Chan | Todd M Lowe | Marcel Dinger | Stefan E Seemann | Stacia R Engel | Naoya Kenmochi | Elena Rivas | Maciej Szymanski | Maki Yoshihama | Rachael P Huntley | Blake A Sweeney | Yi Zhao | Stanley J F Laulederkind | G. Cochrane | C. Bult | J. Blake | J. Cherry | A. Frankish | P. Stadler | R. Gutell | J. Gorodkin | M. Gillespie | R. Finn | A. Bateman | T. Lowe | N. Kenmochi | E. Rivas | A. Hatzigeorgiou | R. Huntley | R. Lovering | S. Griffiths-Jones | V. Wood | Kim M Rutherford | J. Cannone | J. Vandesompele | K. Howe | Yi Zhao | Runsheng Chen | P. Fey | J. Bujnicki | E. Bruford | S. Seemann | D. Emmert | T. Berardini | J. Cole | M. Dinger | K. Williams | W. Karłowski | Shunmin He | S. Basu | S. Laulederkind | M. Shimoyama | S. Engel | Zhang Zhang | B. Sweeney | Paul Davis | M. Paraskevopoulou | P. Volders | Lina Ma | M. Szymanski | M. Orlic-Milacic | M. Yoshihama | Simon Kay | Ioanna Kalvari | P. Chan | Jamie J Cannone | Robin R Gutell | Paul Davis | Blake A Anton I Boris Robert D Alex Maciej Wojciech M Ja Sweeney Petrov Burkov Finn Bateman Szymansk | Wojciech M Karlowski | Kostantinos Billis | Maria Paraskevopoulou | Marc E Gillespie | Eric Nawrocki | SILVA Team | Pietro Boccaletto | D. Karagkouni | Boris Burkov | Kostantinos Billis | Silva Team | J. Cole | Elena Rivas | Robin Gutell

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