title: Semantic search among heterogeneous biological databases based on gene ontology.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Computing and Information Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Shun-Liang
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Wei-Zhong
authors.initials: WZ
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.forename: Yang-Yong
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Yi-Xue
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: 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