Recording information on protein complexes in an information management system

The Protein Information Management System (PiMS) is a laboratory information management system (LIMS) designed for use with the production of proteins in a research environment. The software is distributed under the CCP4 licence, and so is available free of charge to academic laboratories. Like most...

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Published in:Journal of structural biology 2011-08, Vol.175 (2), p.224-229
Main Authors: Savitsky, Marc, Diprose, Jonathan M., Morris, Chris, Griffiths, Susanne L., Daniel, Edward, Lin, Bill, Daenke, Susan, Bishop, Benjamin, Siebold, Christian, Wilson, Keith S., Blake, Richard, Stuart, David I., Esnouf, Robert M.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Data management
Data model
Database Management Systems
Databases, Protein
Informatics
Information Management - methods
Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
Multiprotein Complexes - chemistry
Multiprotein Complexes - genetics
Protein complex
Protein Conformation
Technical Note
User-Computer Interface
Workflow
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Summary:The Protein Information Management System (PiMS) is a laboratory information management system (LIMS) designed for use with the production of proteins in a research environment. The software is distributed under the CCP4 licence, and so is available free of charge to academic laboratories. Like most LIMS, the underlying PiMS data model originally had no support for protein–protein complexes. To support the SPINE2-Complexes project the developers have extended PiMS to meet these requirements. The modifications to PiMS, described here, include data model changes, additional protocols, some user interface changes and functionality to detect when an experiment may have formed a complex. Example data are shown for the production of a crystal of a protein complex. Integration with SPINE2-Complexes Target Tracker application is also described.
ISSN:1047-8477
1095-8657
DOI:10.1016/j.jsb.2011.05.009