See below for a list of standard scientific abbreviations. avoid names such as ‘protein IMPACT’.Ĭheck if the proposed name for a newly discovered protein is already used for a different protein.Īvoid using an abbreviation as the complete nameĪn abbreviation may be part of a protein nameĮxample: (3R)-hydroxymyristoyl-ACP dehydratase Use protein names ending in 'in' (not 'ine')Īvoid diacritics such as accents, umlauts etc.Įxample: protein spatzle 5 not protein spätzle 5Īvoid pluralization for names based on domain and repeat contentĮxample: ankyrin repeat-containing protein not ankyrin repeats-containing proteinĪvoid naming proteins with common words which makes querying difficult e.g. Uncharacterized protein not uncharacterised protein Use American spelling, not British spelling This does not include best practices on methods to be used for sequence function identification/prediction. This document provides guidelines on naming choices and universal formatting. The process of associating a name with a protein sequence has various components: sequence function identification/prediction, choosing a name and applying formatting. A good protein name is one which is unique, unambiguous, can be attributed to orthologs from other species and follows official gene nomenclature where applicable. Consistent protein nomenclature is indispensable for communication, literature searching and entry retrieval.

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