NanoLAS

NanoLAS aggregates and curates nanobody sequence and annotation data from multiple sources to provide a centralized database supporting research on camelid-derived single heavy chain variable region antibodies (nanobodies) and their therapeutic applications.


Key Features:

  • Comprehensive Data Integration: Integrates and consolidates nanobody sequences and annotations from multiple external sources into a single curated database.
  • Camelid-derived Nanobody Annotation: Retains taxonomic and structural metadata for camelid-origin nanobodies, including single heavy chain variable region information.
  • Biophysical Metadata: Records properties such as the reduced molecular weight of nanobodies relative to conventional antibodies.
  • Latest Data Inclusion: Incorporates the most recent nanobody entries and updates from integrated sources.

Scientific Applications:

  • Therapeutic development: Supports identification, selection, and comparison of nanobodies for disease treatment and other biomedical applications.
  • Sequence-based research: Enables retrieval of curated sequence and annotation data for structural, functional, and comparative studies of nanobodies.

Methodology:

Integration and consolidation of existing nanobody data from multiple sources into a single curated database.

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Details

Cost:
Free of charge
Tool Type:
web application
Operating Systems:
Mac, Linux, Windows
Added:
6/12/2024
Last Updated:
11/24/2024

Operations

Publications

Xiong S, Liu Z, Yi X, Liu K, Huang B, Wang X. NanoLAS: a comprehensive nanobody database with data integration, consolidation and application. Database. 2024;2024. doi:10.1093/database/baae003. PMID:38300518. PMCID:PMC10833066.