Names and Taxonomy section
Last modified April 10, 2018
This section provides information about the protein and gene name(s) and synonym(s) and about the organism that is the source of the protein sequence.
The information is filed in different subsections. The current subsections and their content are listed below:
| Subsection | Content |
| Protein names | Name and synonyms of the protein |
| Gene names | Name(s) of the gene(s) that code for the protein |
| Encoded on | Organelle or plasmid gene source |
| Organism | Name of the source organism |
| Taxonomic identifier | NCBI unique identifier for the source organism |
| Taxonomic lineage | Taxonomic classification of the source organism |
| Proteomes | Proteome ID and component name for entries that are part of a proteome |
| Virus host | The species that can be infected by a specific virus |
| Organism-specific databases | Selection of cross-references that point to data collections other than UniProtKB |
