GO Explorer: A gene-ontology tool to aid in the interpretation of shotgun proteomics data
2009

GO Explorer: A Tool for Analyzing Shotgun Proteomics Data

Sample size: 2687 publication Evidence: moderate

Author Information

Author(s): Paulo C. Carvalho, Juliana S. G. Fischer, Emily I. Chen, Gilberto B. Domont, Maria G. C. Carvalho, Wim M. Degrave, John R. Yates III, Valmir C. Barbosa

Primary Institution: Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Hypothesis

Can a new algorithm, GO Explorer, improve the interpretation of shotgun proteomics data?

Conclusion

GOEx is a user-friendly tool that helps biologists analyze complex proteomics data effectively.

Supporting Evidence

  • GOEx identified over 2600 proteins related to various biological processes.
  • The tool integrates with the PatternLab for Proteomics project for enhanced data analysis.
  • GOEx provides multiple methods for querying data, improving user experience.

Takeaway

GOEx is like a special tool that helps scientists understand a lot of protein data easily, especially when studying how certain treatments affect cells.

Methodology

The study used a multi-surfactant shotgun proteomic strategy to identify proteins and applied the GOEx algorithm for data analysis.

Limitations

The completeness of GO, the IPI database, and mappings can affect the results.

Participant Demographics

Human glioblastoma multiform cell lines (A172) were used.

Statistical Information

P-Value

0.05

Statistical Significance

p<0.05

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1186/1477-5956-7-6

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