The Biological Connection Markup Language: a SBGN-compliant format for visualization, filtering and analysis of biological pathways.

ABSTRACT:

Motivation

Many models and analysis of signaling pathways have been proposed. However, neither of them takes into account that a biological pathway is not a fixed system, but instead it depends on the organism, tissue and cell type as well as on physiological, pathological and experimental conditions.

Results

The Biological Connection Markup Language (BCML) is a format to describe, annotate and visualize pathways. BCML is able to store multiple information, permitting a selective view of the pathway as it exists and/or behave in specific organisms, tissues and cells. Furthermore, BCML can be automatically converted into data formats suitable for analysis and into a fully SBGN-compliant graphical representation, making it an important tool that can be used by both computation

SUBMITTER: Beltrame L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3137220 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature