A comprehensive database of protein sequence and annotation data, serving as a central repository for biological information. UniProt stands for Universal Protein Resource.
Modern scientific compound from Latin 'uni-' meaning 'one' and 'protein', coined in the early 2000s when several protein databases merged. The name reflects its goal of being a unified, universal resource for protein data.
UniProt represents one of biology's greatest collaborative achievements, containing information on millions of proteins from every form of life on Earth. Each protein entry has a unique identifier that scientists worldwide use, making it like a universal postal code system for the molecular world.
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