@article{09f2f4691a034b36b42379ecd9d2264a,
title = "The PIR-International Protein Sequence Database",
abstract = "From its origin the Protein Sequence Database has been designed to support research and has focused on comprehensive coverage, quality control and organization of the data in accordance with biological principles. Since 1988 the database has been maintained collaboratively within the framework of PIR-International, an association of macromolecular sequence data collection centers dedicated to fostering international cooperation as an essential element in the development of scientific databases. The database is widely distributed and is available on the World Wide Web, via ftp, email server, on CD-ROM and magnetic media. It is widely redistributed and incorporated into many other protein sequence data compilations, including SWISS-PROT and the Entrez system of the NCBI.",
author = "George, {David G.} and Barker, {Winona C.} and Mewes, {Hans Werner} and Friedhelm Pfeiffer and Akira Tsugita",
note = "Funding Information: PIR-International staff members with principal responsibility for distributed data sets include Friedhelm Pfeiffer (PATCHX), John S.Garavelli (NRL_3D and RESID), Geetha Srinivasarao and Lai-Su Yeh (PIR-ALN) and T.Kunisawa (ECOLI). This publication was supported in part by grant P41 LM05798 from the National Library of Medicine. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the National Library of Medicine. Development of the ATLAS CD-ROM was partially supported by a grant from Digital Equipment Corporation. MIPS is supported by the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, the Forschungszentrum f{\"u}r Umwelt und Gesundheit (GSF) and the European Economic Community BRIDGE Programme grants BIOT-CT-0167 and 0172.",
year = "1996",
doi = "10.1093/nar/24.1.17",
language = "English",
volume = "24",
pages = "17--20",
journal = "Nucleic Acids Research",
issn = "0305-1048",
publisher = "Oxford University Press",
number = "1",
}