Semantic search among heterogeneous biological databases based on gene ontology.
Semantic search is a key issue in integration of heterogeneous biological databases. In this paper, we present a methodology for implementing semantic search in BioDW, an integrated biological data warehouse. Two tables are presented: the DB2GO table to correlate Gene Ontology (GO) annotated entries from BioDW data sources with GO, and the semantic similarity table to record similarity scores derived from any pair of GO terms. Based on the two tables, multifarious ways for semantic search are provided and the corresponding entries in heterogeneous biological databases in semantic terms can be expediently searched.
Cao
Shun-Liang
SL
Department of Computing and Information Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Qin
Lei
L
He
Wei-Zhong
WZ
Zhong
Yang
Y
Zhu
Yang-Yong
YY
Li
Yi-Xue
YX
D003628:Database Management Systems; D016208:Databases, Factual; D030541:Databases, Genetic; D004282:Documentation; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods*; D009323:Natural Language Processing; D010802:Phylogeny; D012660:Semantics; D018511:Systems Integration; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D018875:Vocabulary, Controlled