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A Web Tool for Generating High Quality Machine-readable Biological Pathways
Published on: February 8, 2017
The Rat Genome Database pathway portal
Victoria Petri1, Mary Shimoyama, G Thomas Hayman
1Human and Molecular Genetics Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, WI, 53226-3548, USA. vpetri@mcw.edu
Database : the Journal of Biological Databases and Curation
|April 12, 2011
Summary
The Rat Genome Database (RGD) enhances pathway data accessibility and visualization. RGD offers integrated tools for exploring gene pathways and their relationships to disease phenotypes.
Area of Science:
- Genomics
- Bioinformatics
- Systems Biology
Background:
- Biological pathways are fundamental units of cellular function.
- Understanding pathway interactions is crucial for disease research.
- There is a growing demand for comprehensive pathway data.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present the Pathway Portal resources at the Rat Genome Database (RGD).
- To describe RGD's multitiered approach to pathway data acquisition and presentation.
- To highlight enhanced data manipulation, exploration, and visualization capabilities.
Main Methods:
- RGD employs a multitiered strategy for pathway data management.
- Continuous addition and expansion of resources and tools.
- Development of enhanced data manipulation, exploration, and visualization features.
Main Results:
- RGD provides comprehensive pathway datasets.
- Users can identify genes within pathways and visualize pathway relationships.
- Integrated and dynamic pathway visualization is available.
Conclusions:
- RGD's Pathway Portal meets the demand for detailed pathway information.
- The database facilitates understanding of pathway interactions and disease connections.
- RGD offers robust tools for pathway data access and analysis.
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