UniProt

database of protein sequence and functional information
Organization biological_database Q905695
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UniProt

Summary

UniProt is a biological database[1]. UniProt has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • UniProt is the creator of EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute[3].
  • UniProt is the creator of SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics[4].
  • UniProt is the creator of Protein Information Resource[5].
  • UniProt is in the country of United Kingdom[6].
  • UniProt is in the country of Switzerland[7].
  • UniProt is in the country of United States[8].
  • UniProt's instance of is recorded as biological database[9].
  • UniProt's instance of is recorded as online database[10].
  • UniProt's instance of is recorded as data library[11].
  • UniProt's instance of is recorded as graph database[12].
  • UniProt's instance of is recorded as ELIXIR Core Data Resource[13].
  • UniProt's maintained by is recorded as Alex Bateman[14].
  • UniProt's maintained by is recorded as Sandra Orchard[15].
  • UniProt's maintained by is recorded as Alan J Bridge[16].
  • UniProt is operated by EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute[17].
  • UniProt is operated by SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics[18].
  • UniProt is operated by Protein Information Resource[19].
  • UniProt's copyright license is recorded as Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International[20].
  • UniProt is part of Semantic Web[21].
  • UniProt is part of Linked Open Data cloud diagram[22].
  • UniProt is part of SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics[23].
  • UniProt is part of ELIXIR EMBL-EBI Node[24].
  • UniProt's language of work or name is recorded as English[25].
  • UniProt's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as International Society for Biocuration[26].
  • UniProt's official website is recorded as https://www.uniprot.org/[27].

Body

Identity

Part of include Semantic Web[21], an information system[28]; Linked Open Data cloud diagram[22], a diagram[29]; SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics[23], a research institute[30], in Switzerland[31], founded in 1998[32]; and ELIXIR EMBL-EBI Node[24].

Operations

Operators include EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute[17], SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics[18], and Protein Information Resource[19].

Why It Matters

UniProt has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Open Access Directory. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . sib.swiss. sib.swiss. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [4] . proteininformationresource.org. Retrieved . proteininformationresource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . proteininformationresource.org. Retrieved . proteininformationresource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . uniprot.org. uniprot.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . elixir-europe.org. Retrieved . elixir-europe.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . elixir-europe.org. Retrieved . elixir-europe.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 24d ago · Lemoncheddar · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website https://www.uniprot.org/, http://www.uniprot.org/
    Instance of biological database, online database, data library +2
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q33002955]], Add P31 (knowledge graph) for OKG catalog inclusion"
  2. 7w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Logo image Uniprot.gif
    Identifiers.org prefix uniprot
    Main wikidata property P352, P4616, P11430
    Main subject biology, Homo sapiens, house mouse +7
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||5 */ Cleanup: remove duplicate refs; downgrade preferred ranks; replace property; remove redundant reference URL (P854) ([[User:Difool/Wikidata"
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