What is cPath?
cPath is open source database software that runs the Cancer Cell Map website. You can download it for your own use from the cPath developer site. Main features include: • Import pipeline capable of aggregrating pathway and interaction data sets from multiple sources, including: MINT, IntAct, HPRD, DIP, BioCyc, KEGG, PUMA2 and Reactome. • Import/Export support for the Proteomics Standards Initiative Molecular Interaction (PSI-MI) and the Biological Pathways Exchange (BioPAX) XML formats. • Data visualization and analysis via Cytoscape. • Simple HTTP URL based XML web service. • Complete software is freely available for local install. Easy to install and administer. • Partly funded by the U.S. National Cancer Institute, via the Cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid (caBIG), and aims to meet “silver-level” requirements for software interoperability and data exchange.
Related Questions
- Does CPATH fund projects whose primary focus is development of a tool or resource that will benefit undergraduate education?
- What type of support is expected from community and industry partners in CPATH institutionally focused projects?
- I am a faculty member at a community college. Are community colleges eligible to submit proposals to CPATH?
