ExPASy: SIB bioinformatics resource portal

Panu Artimo(SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics), Murthy V. Jonnalagedda(SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics), Konstantin Arnold(SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics), Delphine Baratin(SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics), Gábor Csárdi(SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics), Edouard de Castro(SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics), Séverine Duvaud(SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics), Volker Flegel(SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics), Andrés Fortier(SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics), Elisabeth Gasteiger(SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics), Aurélien Grosdidier(SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics), Céline Hernandez(SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics), Vassilios Ioannidis(SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics), Dmitry Kuznetsov(SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics), Robin Liechti(SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics), Sébastien Moretti(SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics), Khaled Mostaguir(SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics), Nicole Redaschi(SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics), Grégoire Rossier(SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics), Ioannis Xénarios(SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics), Heinz Stockinger(SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics)
Nucleic Acids Research
May 31, 2012
10.1093/nar/gks400
Cited by 2,341Open Access
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Abstract

ExPASy (http://www.expasy.org) has worldwide reputation as one of the main bioinformatics resources for proteomics. It has now evolved, becoming an extensible and integrative portal accessing many scientific resources, databases and software tools in different areas of life sciences. Scientists can henceforth access seamlessly a wide range of resources in many different domains, such as proteomics, genomics, phylogeny/evolution, systems biology, population genetics, transcriptomics, etc. The individual resources (databases, web-based and downloadable software tools) are hosted in a 'decentralized' way by different groups of the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics and partner institutions. Specifically, a single web portal provides a common entry point to a wide range of resources developed and operated by different SIB groups and external institutions. The portal features a search function across 'selected' resources. Additionally, the availability and usage of resources are monitored. The portal is aimed for both expert users and people who are not familiar with a specific domain in life sciences. The new web interface provides, in particular, visual guidance for newcomers to ExPASy.

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