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. 2018 Jul;29(2):25-38.
doi: 10.7171/jbt.18-2902-002. Epub 2018 May 10.

The Cellosaurus, a Cell-Line Knowledge Resource

Amos Bairoch  1
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The Cellosaurus, a Cell-Line Knowledge Resource

Amos Bairoch. J Biomol Tech. 2018 Jul.

Abstract

The Cellosaurus is a knowledge resource on cell lines. It aims to describe all cell lines used in biomedical research. Its scope encompasses both vertebrates and invertebrates. Currently, information for >100,000 cell lines is provided. For each cell line, it provides a wealth of information, cross-references, and literature citations. The Cellosaurus is available on the ExPASy server (https://web.expasy.org/cellosaurus/) and can be downloaded in a variety of formats. Among its many uses, the Cellosaurus is a key resource to help researchers identify potentially contaminated/misidentified cell lines, thus contributing to improving the quality of research in the life sciences.

Keywords: bioinformatics; computational biology; database.

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FIGURE 1
Evolution of the number of curated publications in the Cellosaurus, according to the year in which they were published.
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Home page of the Cellosaurus on ExPASy.
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FIGURE 3
Example of a search for a cell line in the Cellosaurus on ExPASy.
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