EST+Database

Expressed Sequence Tag Database

what exactly is an EST database again? how is it constructed

An expressed sequence tag or EST is a short sub-sequence of a cDNA sequence. An EST results from one-shot sequencing of a cloned cDNA. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expressed_sequence_tag

Hojoon has the EST database downloaded here: S:\Research\Cancer_Eradication\HoJoon\HoJoon_DB\est_human_0907_2008