Methods for establishing a pathways database and performing pathway searches
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1. A computerized storage and retrieval system of biological information comprising:
- a means for entering data;
a means for displaying the data;
a programmable central processing unit programmed to perform automated analysis using semi-linear pathway representation (SLIPR) to compare and predict pathways and their components and to establish a pathways database;
a means for storing data; and
a relational database containing annotated and curated pathways and information on the pathways and their components.
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Abstract
The invention provides a computerized storage and retrieval system for storing biological information organized as a protein pathways database and methods for performing pathway searches on nodes (proteins or other molecules), modes (interactions), and nodes-and-modes. The protein pathways database is a relational database that integrates protein sequence, genomic sequence, gene-expression, protein interactions, protein-protein association and pathway data and can be searched using a query pathway to predict homologous or orthologous nodes, modes, and pathways.
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1. A computerized storage and retrieval system of biological information comprising:
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a means for entering data; a means for displaying the data; a programmable central processing unit programmed to perform automated analysis using semi-linear pathway representation (SLIPR) to compare and predict pathways and their components and to establish a pathways database; a means for storing data; and a relational database containing annotated and curated pathways and information on the pathways and their components. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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