- Course overview
- Search within this course
- Exploring RNAcentral
- Using RNAcentral text search to explore ncRNA sequences
- Using RNAcentral sequence search
- Submitting data to RNAcentral
- Exploring expert databases
- Summary
- Test your knowledge
- Your feedback
- References
- Get help and support on RNAcentral
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Where do the data come from?
Expert Databases
RNAcentral presents a unified interface for sequences and annotations supplied by a consortium of specialised RNA databases, which are referred to as Expert Databases. Currently the RNAcentral Consortium is formed by over 61 Expert Databases, 52 of which have already been imported into RNAcentral (Figure 1).
RNAcentral architecture
RNAcentral Expert Databases submit their sequences and annotations to RNAcentral, and the data become discoverable through the RNAcentral website. RNAcentral also provides quality control feedback to the Expert Databases, which in many instances led to improved data quality. You can submit the data to Expert Databases or work directly with RNAcentral (see the section Submitting data to RNAcentral for more information).