DDBJ — DNA Data Bank of Japan

DDBJ is the DNA Data Bank of Japan, operated by the Bioinformation and DDBJ Center at the National Institute of Genetics. As a member of the International Nucleotide Sequence Database Collaboration (INSDC), the center collects nucleotide sequence data submitted by researchers, assigns internationally recognized accession numbers, and provides released records online. Through daily data exchange among DDBJ, the European Nucleotide Archive at EMBL-EBI, and NCBI, the partners maintain a shared international nucleotide sequence resource. The official service directory includes annotated and assembled genome, gene, and transcript sequences; DRA for raw high-throughput sequencing data and alignments; GEA for functional genomics data; BioProject and BioSample records; and MetaboBank for metabolomics data. The portal also provides sequence and taxonomy search, data retrieval, submission guidance, analysis tools, web APIs, and public downloads. Separate controlled-access databases such as JGA and AGD support sharing of individual-level genotype or phenotype information among authorized researchers.

Key features

1. Japanese member of the INSDC sequence database collaboration