For a description of the format and tables of the annotation databases, refer to the Description of the annotation database and the User's Guide.

All of the tables in the Genome Browser are freely usable for any purpose except as indicated in the README.txt files in the download directories. To view restrictions specific to a particular assembly, click on the corresponding download link below and scroll to the bottom of the page. This data was contributed by many researchers, as listed on the Genome Browser credits page. Please acknowledge the contributor(s) of the data you use.

Note that specific restrictions on the use of the ENCODE data are in place, and can be accessed here.