Searching the NCBI Databases
Search for CFTR[gene] in the Protein database What is it?
Limit to genes in human only CFTR[gene] AND human[orgn] How many?
Restrict to RefSeq How many?
RefSeq records can also be filtered using the Limits tab
Examine the NP_000483 record How many amino-acids are in the protein? On which chromosome is this protein-coding gene located?
Follow the dbSNP link to examine the SNPs associated with this protein How many SNPs?
Follow the dbSNP link to examine the SNPs associated with this protein Describe mutation in first record. Is it synonymous?
Use the Taxonomy Browser to examine fully-sequenced primates genomes
Use the Taxonomy Browser to examine fully-sequenced prototheria genomes
Sequence Retrieval
Search for human BRCA1 in Protein database Select longest isoform
Display the sequences in FASTA format
Save the sequence into a WORD file