Question

SAKURA is a

• A. Use of informatics for DNA databank manipulation
• B. A standalone multiplatform sequence submission program available at EMBL
• C. A standalone multiplatform sequence submission program available at NCBI
• D. A nucleotide sequence data submission system of DDBJ

Hint:

Associate the submission tools with their respective databases: BankIt/Sequin \(\rightarrow\) NCBI/GenBank (USA). Webin \(\rightarrow\) ENA/EMBL (Europe). \textbf{SAKURA} \(\rightarrow\) DDBJ (Japan). The name "Sakura" (cherry blossom) is distinctly Japanese, which is a helpful mnemonic.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Step 1: Understanding the Concept:
This question asks to identify SAKURA. SAKURA is the name of a specific software tool or system used in the submission of biological data to one of the major public databases.
Step 2: Detailed Explanation:
The three partners of the INSDC (International Nucleotide Sequence Database Collaboration) each have their own primary web-based and standalone tools for researchers to submit nucleotide sequence data.
GenBank (NCBI) uses BankIt (web-based) and Sequin (standalone).
ENA (EMBL-EBI) uses Webin.
DDBJ (DNA Data Bank of Japan) uses a web-based submission system called SAKURA (which stands for Sequence data AUthentication and Key-information Registration system).
Therefore, SAKURA is specifically the submission system for the DDBJ.
Step 3: Final Answer:
SAKURA is the nucleotide sequence data submission system of the DNA Data Bank of Japan (DDBJ).