The PeptideAtlas project

Nucleic Acids Res. 2006 Jan 1;34(Database issue):D655-8. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkj040.

Abstract

The completion of the sequencing of the human genome and the concurrent, rapid development of high-throughput proteomic methods have resulted in an increasing need for automated approaches to archive proteomic data in a repository that enables the exchange of data among researchers and also accurate integration with genomic data. PeptideAtlas (http://www.peptideatlas.org/) addresses these needs by identifying peptides by tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS), statistically validating those identifications and then mapping identified sequences to the genomes of eukaryotic organisms. A meaningful comparison of data across different experiments generated by different groups using different types of instruments is enabled by the implementation of a uniform analytic process. This uniform statistical validation ensures a consistent and high-quality set of peptide and protein identifications. The raw data from many diverse proteomic experiments are made available in the associated PeptideAtlas repository in several formats. Here we present a summary of our process and details about the Human, Drosophila and Yeast PeptideAtlas builds.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Chromosome Mapping
  • Databases, Protein* / statistics & numerical data
  • Drosophila Proteins / chemistry
  • Drosophila Proteins / genetics
  • Humans
  • Internet
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Peptide Fragments / analysis*
  • Peptide Fragments / chemistry
  • Proteome / chemistry
  • Proteome / genetics*
  • Proteomics
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / chemistry
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / genetics
  • Sequence Analysis, Protein
  • User-Computer Interface

Substances

  • Drosophila Proteins
  • Peptide Fragments
  • Proteome
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins