From genbank.bio.net!GenBank-Retrieval-System Thu Apr 4 20:07:53 1991 Received: from genbank.bio.net ([134.172.1.160]) by nic.funet.fi with SMTP id <80641>; Thu, 4 Apr 1991 20:07:45 +0300 Received: by genbank.bio.net (5.61/IG-2.0) id AA00486; Thu, 4 Apr 91 09:07:38 -0800 Date: Thu, 4 Apr 1991 20:07:38 +0300 Message-Id: <9104041707.AA00486@genbank.bio.net> From: Database Server To: harper@nic.funet.fi Subject: Information on GenBank Sequence Retrieval System Status: OR Database entries can be retrieved by either locus name or accession number. To use the GenBank Retrieval System, send an electronic message to RETRIEVE@GENBANK.BIO.NET containing as text (leave the Subject: line blank) either an accession number, or an entry name, but not both. The message text should contain exactly one word. The data banks are searched in the order: GenBank New Data, GenBank current release, EMBL New Data, EMBL current release, GenPept New Data, GenPept current release, and Swiss-Prot until a match is found. If an entry exists in both GenBank and EMBL with the same accession number (the usual case), a query on the accession number will return the GenBank version of the entry. If the EMBL-format version is required, it can be retrieved from the file server at NETSERV@EMBL.BITNET (for instructions send a message containing the line HELP to that address). To retrieve GenPept entries, use the LOCUS name of the corresponding GenBank entry followed by a _1, or _n where n represents the nth coding region in that GenBank entry. For example, ASNTUBBA_1 is the GenPept LOCUS name for the translation from GenBank entry ASNTUBBA. An electronic version of the sequence data submission form used by the sequence data banks is also available through the RETRIEVE server. To receive a copy, send a message containing the word DATASUB as the only line. Instructions for completing and submitting the form are included. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to mail them to RETRIEVE-REQUEST@GENBANK.BIO.NET.