jPOSTrepo: an international standard data repository for proteomes

Area of Science:

• Proteomics
• Bioinformatics
• Data Management

Background:

• Mass spectrometry-based proteomics is rapidly advancing, generating vast amounts of data globally.
• Effective sharing and reuse of these large proteomics datasets require high-quality public data repositories.

Purpose of the Study:

• To introduce jPOSTrepo, a novel public data repository designed for mass spectrometry proteomics datasets.
• To highlight jPOSTrepo's unique features and its role in facilitating global proteomics data sharing.

Main Methods:

• Development of jPOSTrepo with features like high-speed file uploading, flexible file management, and user-friendly interfaces.
• Integration of jPOSTrepo into the ProteomeXchange consortium, a global alliance of proteomics data repositories.

Main Results:

• jPOSTrepo provides a publicly accessible platform for diverse proteomic datasets.
• The repository joined ProteomeXchange in July 2016, contributing significant datasets from the Asia/Oceania region.
• jPOSTrepo enhances global data sharing and storage for a wide range of proteomics experiments.

Conclusions:

• jPOSTrepo is positioned to become a major data repository, particularly for data originating from the Asia/Oceania region.
• The repository significantly contributes to the global effort of sharing and preserving proteomics research data.