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IM Browser - a web application to query and visualize interaction dataStart IM Browser to search DroIDMust have Java 1.5 or later. |
Try IM Browser with your own interaction data stored in MySQL. More info...
About IM Browser
IM Browser runs as an applet inside of an internet browser. It provides a user friendly interface to query interaction data. Users can search DroID based on gene/protein attributes and interaction attributes. Users can also load from a local computer a list of genes or a list of interactions that will be searched in the database. Results of the queries are displayed as an interactive graph. Nodes in the graph represent genes/proteins and edges represent the interactions. A graph can be expanded, filtered, colored, saved as an image or a table of interactions and attributes. The queries ran by the user can also be saved and rerun later to restore the graph.
Requirements
IM Browser works with Safari and Firefox on Mac OS X or Internet Explorer_6.0 on Windows. IM Browser was implemented as an applet. To work with the applet your Web Browser needs Java 1.5 or higher and must allow applets.
IM Browser interface
The image below shows a screen shot of the IM Browser window. The window is divided into three panels. The top left panel shows the list of interaction tables for the current database connection, the bottom left panel provides a key to the current coloring scheme, the right panel shows the interaction map, and the bottom panel is a message board showing the current number of nodes and edges in the map and the results of recent manipulations.
Tutorial
For a quick tutorial click here. It will take about 10 minutes to go through the tutorial. The tutorial will familiarize you with the interface and the main futures of IM Browser.
More information
You can find more information about IM Browser at the Finley Lab web site.