Bioinformatics Research Laboratory, IBI Biosolutions Pvt. Ltd. India

FAQ's

Faqs is the Frequently Asked Questions (with answers) about the Database DRD4

1.	From where the data have been collected ?
	We collected DRD4 data from three sources: a) Manual extracts from relevant papers. b) Genbank sequences. c) Swiss Prot entries.
2.	What are the content of database DRD4 ?
	The Database DRD4 basically contain all information related to the dopamine and DRD4.
3.	What is Dopamine ?
	Dopamine is a hormone and neurotransmitter in the brain released by the hypothalamus occurring in a wide variety of animals, including both vertebrates and invertebrates. Chemically, it is a phenethylamine. and is produced in several areas of the brain, including the substantia nigra.
4.	What are the function of Dopamine ?
	Dopamine has many functions in the brain, including important roles in behavior and cognition, motor activity, motivation and reward, regulation of milk production, sleep, mood, attention, and learning.
5.	What is DRD4 ?
	It is basically the one of the receptor of Dopamine. The DRD4 have many variants. These variants differ in a variable number tandem repeat domain present within the coding sequence of exon 3. Some of these alleles are associated with greater incidence of certain diseases.
6.	Why there is need for the Database DRD4 ?
	As the DRD4 is associated with many diseases such as personality disorder, AHDH, bipolar disorder, depression, etc. By this database you can retrive the detailed information related to the DRD4 receptor and its sequences, which would help in dealing a lots of diseases related to it.