title: Open source system for analyzing, validating, and storing protein identification data.
abstract: This paper describes an open-source system for analyzing, storing, and validating proteomics information derived from tandem mass spectrometry. It is based on a combination of data analysis servers, a user interface, and a relational database. The database was designed to store the minimum amount of information necessary to search and retrieve data obtained from the publicly available data analysis servers. Collectively, this system was referred to as the Global Proteome Machine (GPM). The components of the system have been made available as open source development projects. A publicly available system has been established, comprised of a group of data analysis servers and one main database server.
authors.affiliation: Beavis Informatics Ltd., and Manitoba Center for Proteomics, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
authors.forename: Robertson
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Craig
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Cortens
authors.forename: Ronald C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Beavis
mesh_terms: D019295:Computational Biology / Q000379:methods*; D003199:Computer Systems; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D030562:Databases, Protein; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D040901:Proteomics / Q000379:methods; D014584:User-Computer Interface