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UniProtKB includes community-curated data from publications.
See it in 'Community curated' sections of entries and the 'Publications' tab. @ORCID_Org credit contributors.
More info: uniprot.org/help/publication…
Example (P0DTC2): uniprot.org/uniprotkb/P0DTC2…
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New Protein Spotlight blog post
In this article we highlight the roles that Adipogenin and Seipin play in the formation of lipid droplets.
Read the blog here: proteinspotlight.org/back_is…
New UniProt webinar: Uncovering protein function with UniProt.
Learn where UniProt data comes from: the journey from experimental discovery and literature curation to integration in UniProtKB.
Thursday 19th November, 15.00 (GMT).
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We’re hiring.
Come join us as a backend software engineer in our data services and website team.
Apply by 31st October 2026
The position is hybrid working, Cambridge, UK
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There's still time to register for the next UniProt Webinar – Join us to learn about advanced search and protein analysis tools in UniProt.
Thursday 15th October 15.00 (BST)
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New funding announcement for UniProt. The European Commission through Horizon Europe has allocated €30 million towards the ongoing maintenance, development and open accessibility of the UniProt database.
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Europe continues to attract and invest in top talent in research and innovation.
We are strengthening Horizon Europe for 2026-2027 with an additional €500 million supporting:
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These are priorities that matter for Europeans and can deliver concrete societal and market impact.
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New UniProt Webinar – Join us to learn about advanced search and protein analysis tools in UniProt.
Thursday 15th October 15.00 (BST)
Registration is free but essential: ebi.ac.uk/training/events/ad…
New Protein Spotlight blog post
In this article we highlight how Oxytocin, a 9 amino acid peptide, significantly impacts our biology and behaviour.
Read the blog here: proteinspotlight.org/back_is…
Reminder to register for our next webinar and get started with UniProt.
'A guide to UniProt for students and biological scientists' Thursday 1st October 15:00 (BST)
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New feature - Genomic Context from SeqHub
In collaboration with Tatta-Bio, prokaryotic protein entries in UniProtKB now include a “Genomic context similarity” panel from SeqHub in the Sequence section.
See an example - groEL (P0A6F5): uniprot.org/uniprotkb/P0A6F5…
Just getting started with UniProt? Looking for a refresher on UniProt?
Join our first webinar of the autumn:
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UniProt release 2026_03 is now live
This new UniProt data release brings you updates on UniProtKB entries and cross-references, including MDposit and MDRepo.
Read the full release notes: uniprot.org/release-notes/20…
New Protein Spotlight blog post
In this article we highlight class II hydrophobin 5 (Hyd5), the fungal protein behind beer gushing.
Read the blog by Vivienne Baillie Gerritsen: proteinspotlight.org/back_is…
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We have revamped the structure section on the UniProtKB protein entry pages. Structural data are now categorised into three tabs: PDB, AlphaFoldDB and Others. There are also new filters to help with data visualisation.
See an example:
uniprot.org/uniprotkb/Q9Y257…
There's still time to register for our ProtVista hackathon and work with our developers to co-design, customize and load your own data into ProtVista which powers the UniProt feature viewer.
7th to 9th October 2026
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