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MINERVA—a platform for visualization and curation of molecular interaction networks
Gawron, Piotr; Ostaszewski, Marek; Satagopam, Venkata et al.
2016In NPJ Systems Biology and Applications
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Abstract :
[en] Our growing knowledge about various molecular mechanisms is becoming increasingly more structured and accessible. Different repositories of molecular interactions and available literature enable construction of focused and high-quality molecular interaction networks. Novel tools for curation and exploration of such networks are needed, in order to foster the development of a systems biology environment. In particular, solutions for visualization, annotation and data cross-linking will facilitate usage of network-encoded knowledge in biomedical research. To this end we developed the MINERVA (Molecular Interaction NEtwoRks VisuAlization) platform, a standalone webservice supporting curation, annotation and visualization of molecular interaction networks in Systems Biology Graphical Notation (SBGN)-compliant format. MINERVA provides automated content annotation and verification for improved quality control. The end users can explore and interact with hosted networks, and provide direct feedback to content curators. MINERVA enables mapping drug targets or overlaying experimental data on the visualized networks. Extensive export functions enable downloading areas of the visualized networks as SBGN-compliant models for efficient reuse of hosted networks. The software is available under Affero GPL 3.0 as a Virtual Machine snapshot, Debian package and Docker instance at http://r3lab.uni.lu/web/minerva-website/. We believe that MINERVA is an important contribution to systems biology community, as its architecture enables set-up of locally or globally accessible SBGN-oriented repositories of molecular interaction networks. Its functionalities allow overlay of multiple information layers, facilitating exploration of content and interpretation of data. Moreover, annotation and verification workflows of MINERVA improve the efficiency of curation of networks, allowing life-science researchers to better engage in development and use of biomedical knowledge repositories.
Research center :
- Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB): Bioinformatics Core (R. Schneider Group)
Disciplines :
Biochemistry, biophysics & molecular biology
Author, co-author :
Gawron, Piotr
Ostaszewski, Marek  ;  University of Luxembourg > Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB)
Satagopam, Venkata ;  University of Luxembourg > Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB)
Gebel, Stephan ;  University of Luxembourg > Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB)
Mazein, Alexander
Kuzma, Michael
Zorzan, Simone
McGee, Fintan
Otjacques, Benoit
Balling, Rudi ;  University of Luxembourg > Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB)
Schneider, Reinhard ;  University of Luxembourg > Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB)
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
MINERVA—a platform for visualization and curation of molecular interaction networks
Publication date :
06 September 2016
Journal title :
NPJ Systems Biology and Applications
ISSN :
2056-7189
Publisher :
Nature Publishing Group, London, United Kingdom
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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