2026 Database Update

DoriC 14.0

an updated database of prokaryotic replication origins with significantly expanded plasmid oriV annotations

A record-centred resource for bacterial and archaeal chromosomes and plasmids, connecting identified origins with literature annotations, similar origin sequences and replication initiation proteins.

DoriC 14.0 at a glance

Data release: 22 August 2026. Counts represent origin records, not unique genomes.

v14.0
Origin records Across 432,232 nucleotide accessions 530,178
Chromosomal oriCs Bacterial and archaeal chromosome records 434,060
Plasmid oriVs 95,358 bacterial and 760 archaeal records 96,118
Literature linkage Linked Not linked

Literature links concern accessions, not validation of every predicted origin. Precise origin boundaries may remain undefined.

DoriC 14.0 Highlights

Plasmid oriV Annotations

96,118 origin annotations from bacterial and archaeal plasmid analyses.

Chromosomal oriC Annotations

434,060 origin annotations across bacterial and archaeal assembly levels.

Comparative Sequence Support

Sequence similarity support for eligible origin records.

RIP Sequence-Similarity Networks

Sequence-based relationships among replication initiation proteins.

Phylum Distribution
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RIP Sequence-Similarity Networks

The networks show sequence-similarity relationships among replication initiation protein (RIP) subfamilies, with separate views for bacterial and archaeal chromosomes and plasmids.

Archaea Chromosomes
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