The reactome pathway knowledgebase

A Fabregat, S Jupe, L Matthews… - Nucleic acids …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
A Fabregat, S Jupe, L Matthews, K Sidiropoulos, M Gillespie, P Garapati, R Haw, B Jassal
Nucleic acids research, 2018academic.oup.com
Abstract The Reactome Knowledgebase (https://reactome. org) provides molecular details of
signal transduction, transport, DNA replication, metabolism, and other cellular processes as
an ordered network of molecular transformations—an extended version of a classic
metabolic map, in a single consistent data model. Reactome functions both as an archive of
biological processes and as a tool for discovering unexpected functional relationships in
data such as gene expression profiles or somatic mutation catalogues from tumor cells. To …
Abstract
The Reactome Knowledgebase (https://reactome.org) provides molecular details of signal transduction, transport, DNA replication, metabolism, and other cellular processes as an ordered network of molecular transformations—an extended version of a classic metabolic map, in a single consistent data model. Reactome functions both as an archive of biological processes and as a tool for discovering unexpected functional relationships in data such as gene expression profiles or somatic mutation catalogues from tumor cells. To support the continued brisk growth in the size and complexity of Reactome, we have implemented a graph database, improved performance of data analysis tools, and designed new data structures and strategies to boost diagram viewer performance. To make our website more accessible to human users, we have improved pathway display and navigation by implementing interactive Enhanced High Level Diagrams (EHLDs) with an associated icon library, and subpathway highlighting and zooming, in a simplified and reorganized web site with adaptive design. To encourage re-use of our content, we have enabled export of pathway diagrams as ‘PowerPoint’ files.
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