The Helmholtz Network for Bioinformatics: an integrative web portal for bioinformatics resources

Item Type:	Article
Title:	The Helmholtz Network for Bioinformatics: an integrative web portal for bioinformatics resources
Creators Name:	Crass, T. and Antes, I. and Basekow, R. and Bork, P. and Buning, C. and Christensen, M. and Claussen, H. and Ebeling, C. and Ernst, P. and Gailus-Durner, V. and Glatting, K.H. and Gohla, R. and Goessling, F. and Grote, K. and Heidtke, K. and Herrmann, A. and O'Keeffe, S. and Kiesslich, O. and Kolibal, S. and Korbel, J.O. and Lengauer, T. and Liebich, I. and van der Linden, M. and Luz, H. and Meissner, K. and von Mering, C. and Mevissen, H.T. and Mewes, H.W. and Michael, H. and Mokrejs, M. and Mueller, T. and Pospisil, H. and Rarey, M. and Reich, J.G. and Schneider, R. and Schomburg, D. and Schulze-Kremer, S. and Schwarzer, K. and Sommer, I. and Springstubbe, S. and Suhai, S. and Thoppae, G. and Vingron, M. and Warfsmann, J. and Werner, T. and Wetzler, D. and Wingender, E. and Zimmer, R.
Abstract:	Summary: The Helmholtz Network for Bioinformatics (HNB) is a joint venture of eleven German bioinformatics research groups that offers convenient access to numerous bioinformatics resources through a single web portal. The 'Guided Solution Finder' which is available through the HNB portal helps users to locate the appropriate resources to answer their queries by employing a detailed, tree-like questionnaire. Furthermore, automated complex tool cascades ('tasks'), involving resources located on different servers, have been implemented, allowing users to perform comprehensive data analyses without the requirement of further manual intervention for data transfer and re-formatting. Currently, automated cascades for the analysis of regulatory DNA segments as well as for the prediction of protein functional properties are provided.
Keywords:	Algorithms, Computational Biology, Database Management Systems, DNA Sequence Analysis, Germany, Information Storage and Retrieval, Interinstitutional Relations, Internet, Protein Sequence Analysis, Software, User-Computer Interface
Source:	Bioinformatics
ISSN:	1367-4803
Volume:	20
Number:	2
Page Range:	268-270
Date:	1 January 2004
Official Publication:	https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btg398
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