Title
Expasy: Sib Bioinformatics Resource Portal
Abstract
ExPASy (http://www.expasy.org) has worldwide reputation as one of the main bioinformatics resources for proteomics. It has now evolved, becoming an extensible and integrative portal accessing many scientific resources, databases and software tools in different areas of life sciences. Scientists can henceforth access seamlessly a wide range of resources in many different domains, such as proteomics, genomics, phylogeny/evolution, systems biology, population genetics, transcriptomics, etc. The individual resources (databases, web-based and downloadable software tools) are hosted in a 'decentralized' way by different groups of the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics and partner institutions. Specifically, a single web portal provides a common entry point to a wide range of resources developed and operated by different SIB groups and external institutions. The portal features a search function across 'selected' resources. Additionally, the availability and usage of resources are monitored. The portal is aimed for both expert users and people who are not familiar with a specific domain in life sciences. The new web interface provides, in particular, visual guidance for newcomers to ExPASy.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1093/nar/gks400
NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH
Keywords
Field
DocType
computer graphics,proteomics,internet,computational biology,systems integration,genomics
Biology,Entry point,Genomics,Software,ExPASy,Bioinformatics,User interface,System integration,Reputation,The Internet
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
40
W1
0305-1048
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
28
1.35
2
Authors
21