title: The gel electrophoresis markup language (GelML) from the Proteomics Standards Initiative.
abstract: The Human Proteome Organisation's Proteomics Standards Initiative has developed the GelML (gel electrophoresis markup language) data exchange format for representing gel electrophoresis experiments performed in proteomics investigations. The format closely follows the reporting guidelines for gel electrophoresis, which are part of the Minimum Information About a Proteomics Experiment (MIAPE) set of modules. GelML supports the capture of metadata (such as experimental protocols) and data (such as gel images) resulting from gel electrophoresis so that laboratories can be compliant with the MIAPE Gel Electrophoresis guidelines, while allowing such data sets to be exchanged or downloaded from public repositories. The format is sufficiently flexible to capture data from a broad range of experimental processes, and complements other PSI formats for MS data and the results of protein and peptide identifications to capture entire gel-based proteome workflows. GelML has resulted from the open standardisation process of PSI consisting of both public consultation and anonymous review of the specifications.
authors.affiliation: School of Computing Science, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK.
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gibson
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hoogland
authors.forename: Salvador
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Martinez-Bartolomé
authors.forename: J Alberto
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Medina-Aunon
authors.forename: Juan Pablo
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authors.lastname: Albar
authors.forename: Gyorgy
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authors.lastname: Babnigg
authors.forename: Anil
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authors.lastname: Wipat
authors.forename: Henning
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authors.lastname: Hermjakob
authors.forename: Jonas S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Romesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stanislaus
authors.forename: Norman W
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authors.lastname: Paton
authors.forename: Andrew R
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authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D030562:Databases, Protein; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D008956:Models, Chemical; D040901:Proteomics / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D012015:Reference Standards; D012984:Software; D014584:User-Computer Interface