Mining biological pathways using WikiPathways web services.
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 19649250.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0006447 and PMC identifier 2714472.
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Abstract
WikiPathways is a platform for creating, updating, and sharing biological pathways [1]. Pathways can be edited and downloaded using the wiki-style website. Here we present a SOAP web service that provides programmatic access to WikiPathways that is complementary to the website. We describe the functionality that this web service offers and discuss several use cases in detail. Exposing WikiPathways through a web service opens up new ways of utilizing pathway information and assisting the community curation process.
Medical subject headings
- Biology
- Information Storage and Retrieval
- Internet