MOTIVATION: Packages that support the creation of pathway diagrams are limited by their inability to be readily extended to new classes of pathway-related data. RESULTS: VitaPad is a cross-platform application that enables users to create and modify biological pathway diagrams and incorporate microarray data with them. It improves on existing software in the following areas: (i) It can create diagrams dynamically through graph layout algorithms. (ii) It is open-source and uses an open XML format to store data, allowing for easy extension or integration with other tools. (iii) It features a cutting-edge user interface with intuitive controls, high-resolution graphics and fully customizable appearance. AVAILABILITY: http://bioinformatics.med.yale.edu CONTACTS: matthew.holford@yale.edu; hongyu.zhao@yale.edu.
MOTIVATION: Packages that support the creation of pathway diagrams are limited by their inability to be readily extended to new classes of pathway-related data. RESULTS: VitaPad is a cross-platform application that enables users to create and modify biological pathway diagrams and incorporate microarray data with them. It improves on existing software in the following areas: (i) It can create diagrams dynamically through graph layout algorithms. (ii) It is open-source and uses an open XML format to store data, allowing for easy extension or integration with other tools. (iii) It features a cutting-edge user interface with intuitive controls, high-resolution graphics and fully customizable appearance. AVAILABILITY: http://bioinformatics.med.yale.edu CONTACTS: matthew.holford@yale.edu; hongyu.zhao@yale.edu.
Authors: Peter D Karp; Suzanne M Paley; Markus Krummenacker; Mario Latendresse; Joseph M Dale; Thomas J Lee; Pallavi Kaipa; Fred Gilham; Aaron Spaulding; Liviu Popescu; Tomer Altman; Ian Paulsen; Ingrid M Keseler; Ron Caspi Journal: Brief Bioinform Date: 2009-12-02 Impact factor: 11.622
Authors: Nils Gehlenborg; Seán I O'Donoghue; Nitin S Baliga; Alexander Goesmann; Matthew A Hibbs; Hiroaki Kitano; Oliver Kohlbacher; Heiko Neuweger; Reinhard Schneider; Dan Tenenbaum; Anne-Claude Gavin Journal: Nat Methods Date: 2010-03 Impact factor: 28.547