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"Proteinpedia" catalogues detailed info for biologists
Issue date: 11/6/08
By centralizing the breadth of information available on each protein, the Hopkins group and its collaborators, the Institute of Bioinformatics in Bangalore, India, hope to help translate basic discoveries into the clinic.
"Proteomics data is a great repository for bionformatics, genomics, vaccine development, antibody development and drug design. Very recently, proteomics applications have begun to include bedside diagnostic tests, such as multiple reaction monitoring of hundreds of biomarkers (markers of diseases)," Chaerkady said.
The need for central repositories for proteomics data emerged due to increasing amounts of data available to researchers. "Since mass spectrometry based proteomics has evolved recently, the Proteinpedia dream came true with this large chunk of experimental data for each human protein," Chaerkady said.
Pandey hopes the new database will help scientists cope with the recent explosion of proteomics data. "With the advancements in proteomics technologies, the amount of proteomics data being generated is enormous. Through a centralized repository like Human Proteinpedia, researchers across the globe can get access to both published and unpublished data."
"Proteomics data is a great repository for bionformatics, genomics, vaccine development, antibody development and drug design. Very recently, proteomics applications have begun to include bedside diagnostic tests, such as multiple reaction monitoring of hundreds of biomarkers (markers of diseases)," Chaerkady said.
The need for central repositories for proteomics data emerged due to increasing amounts of data available to researchers. "Since mass spectrometry based proteomics has evolved recently, the Proteinpedia dream came true with this large chunk of experimental data for each human protein," Chaerkady said.
Pandey hopes the new database will help scientists cope with the recent explosion of proteomics data. "With the advancements in proteomics technologies, the amount of proteomics data being generated is enormous. Through a centralized repository like Human Proteinpedia, researchers across the globe can get access to both published and unpublished data."
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