Explorer PEDRo : a database for storing , searching and disseminating experimental proteomics data

Background: Proteomics is rapidly evolving into a high-throughput technology, in which substantial and systematic studies are conducted on samples from a wide range of physiological, developmental, or pathological conditions. Reference maps from 2D gels are widely circulated. However, there is, as yet, no formally accepted standard representation to support the sharing of proteomics data, and little systematic dissemination of comprehensive proteomic data sets. Results: This paper describes the design, implementation and use of a Proteome Experimental Data Repository (PEDRo), which makes comprehensive proteomics data sets available for browsing, searching and downloading. It is also serves to extend the debate on the level of detail at which proteomics data should be captured, the sorts of facilities that should be provided by proteome data management systems, and the techniques by which such facilities can be made available. Published: 17 September 2004 BMC Genomics 2004, 5:68 doi:10.1186/1471-2164-5-68 Received: 05 August 2004 Accepted: 17 September 2004 This article is available from: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/5/68 © 2004 Garwood et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. BMC Genomics 2004, 5:68 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/5/68