NAR db status Version 2 and miRNAverse: Over Two Years of Manual Meta-Registry Curation and Updates

TL;DR

This paper reports on two years of manual curation and updates to the NAR db status and miRNAverse meta-registries, unifying annotations and database structures for improved insights and shared future development.

Contribution

It introduces a unified structure for NAR db status and miRNAverse meta-registries, enhancing curation, insights, and collaborative potential across both resources.

Findings

Annotated 2,082 databases in NAR db status.

Annotated 194 databases in miRNAverse.

Two and a half years of continuous manual curation.

Abstract

Previously, we reported on a new meta-registry for NAR published databases focusing on high-quality annotations regarding database availability and longevity. With over two years of continued manual curation, here, we report on recent updates and additions. Furthermore, the available annotations as well as the underlying database structure have been unified with the miRNAverse meta-registry. This allows for more in-depth insights as well as easier curation and future developments shared across both meta-registries. NAR db status currently provides annotations for 2,082 databases and miRNAverse for 194 databases. With the oldest annotation revision from June 2022 and the newest from January 2025, NAR db status spans two and a half years of continued manual curation. NAR db status is available at https://nardbstatus.de and miRNAverse at https://mirnaverse.de.