Proteopedia: a status report on the collaborative, 3D web-encyclopedia of proteins and other biomolecules.

TitleProteopedia: a status report on the collaborative, 3D web-encyclopedia of proteins and other biomolecules.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2011
AuthorsPrilusky J, Hodis E, Canner D, Decatur WA, Oberholser K, Martz E, Berchanski A, Harel M, Sussman JL
JournalJ Struct Biol
Volume175
Issue2
Pagination244-52
Date Published2011 Aug
ISSN1095-8657
KeywordsEncyclopedias as Topic, Information Dissemination, Information Management, Information Services, Models, Molecular, Molecular Biology, Online Systems, Protein Conformation, Proteins, User-Computer Interface
Abstract

Proteopedia is a collaborative, 3D web-encyclopedia of protein, nucleic acid and other biomolecule structures. Created as a means for communicating biomolecule structures to a diverse scientific audience, Proteopedia (http://www.proteopedia.org) presents structural annotation in an intuitive, interactive format and allows members of the scientific community to easily contribute their own annotations. Here, we provide a status report on Proteopedia by describing advances in the web resource since its inception three and a half years ago, focusing on features of potential direct use to the scientific community. We discuss its progress as a collaborative 3D-encyclopedia of structures as well as its use as a complement to scientific publications and PowerPoint presentations. We also describe Proteopedia's use for 3D visualization in structure-related pedagogy.

DOI10.1016/j.jsb.2011.04.011
Alternate JournalJ. Struct. Biol.
PubMed ID21536137