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Using explicitly represented biological relationships for database navigation and searching via the World-Wide Web
S Panzer1, L Cooley, P L Miller
1Department of Genetics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8005, USA. panzer@seviche.med.yale.edu
Computer Applications in the Biosciences : CABIOS
|June 1, 1997
Summary
We developed CySPID, a cytoskeleton database that explicitly stores biological relationships. This enhances data retrieval and navigation, making complex biological information more accessible to researchers.
Area of Science:
- Molecular Biology
- Bioinformatics
- Cell Biology
Background:
- Biological databases on the WWW offer vast information access.
- Hypertext links enhance data accessibility for biologists.
- Explicitly storing biological relationships can improve data retrieval.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a prototype database for cytoskeleton information.
- To explore the explicit representation of biological relationships.
- To enhance data retrieval and navigation within biological databases.
Main Methods:
- Built CySPID, a prototype database focused on the cytoskeleton.
- Implemented explicit representation of biological relationships.
- Designed CySPID for extensibility with new relationship types.
Main Results:
- CySPID explicitly represents and displays biological relationships.
- Stored relationships facilitate hyperlinking to related entities.
- CySPID enables searching for entities based on specified properties.
- The database schema is extensible for new relationship types.
Conclusions:
- Explicitly representing biological relationships enhances database utility.
- CySPID provides a flexible and extensible platform for cytoskeleton data.
- This approach improves accessibility and searchability of biological information.