NAME

Bio::Network::IO::dip_tab - class for parsing interaction data in DIP tab-delimited format

SYNOPSIS

Do not use this module directly, use Bio::Network::IO. For example:

  my $io = Bio::Network::IO->new(-format => 'dip_tab',
                                 -file   => 'data.dip');

  my $network = $io->next_network;

DESCRIPTION

The Database of Interacting Proteins (DIP) is a protein interaction database (see http://dip.doe-mbi.ucla.edu/dip/Main.cgi). The species-specific subsets of the DIP database are provided in a simple, tab-delimited format. The tab-separated columns are:

   edge     DIP id 
   node A   DIP id 
        node A   optional id
   node A   SwissProt id
   node A   PIR id
   node A   GenBank GI id
   node B   DIP id 
        node B   optional id
   node B   SwissProt id
   node B   PIR id
   node B   GenBank GI id

The source or namespace of the optional id in columns 3 and 8 varies from species to species, and optional ids are frequently absent.

Versions

The first version of this format prepended the identifier with a database name, e.g.:

  DIP:4305E  DIP:3048N     PIR:B64526  SWP:P23487  GI:2313123  ...

The version as of 1/2006 has no database identifiers:

  DIP:4305E  DIP:3048N     B64526  P23487  2313123  ...

This module parses both versions.

METHODS

The naming system is analagous to the SeqIO system, although usually next_network() will be called only once per file.

FEEDBACK

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Support

Please direct usage questions or support issues to the mailing list:

bioperl-l@bioperl.org

rather than to the module maintainer directly. Many experienced and reponsive experts will be able look at the problem and quickly address it. Please include a thorough description of the problem with code and data examples if at all possible.

Reporting Bugs

Report bugs to the Bioperl bug tracking system to help us keep track the bugs and their resolution. Bug reports can be submitted via the web:

  http://bugzilla.open-bio.org/

AUTHORS

Brian Osborne bosborne at alum.mit.edu Richard Adams richard.adams@ed.ac.uk

next_network

  Name        : next_network
  Purpose     : parses a DIP file and returns a Bio::Network::ProteinNet 
                object
  Usage       : my $g = $graph_io->next_network();
  Arguments   : none
  Returns     : a Bio::Network::ProteinNet object

write_network

 Name     : write_network
 Purpose  : write graph out in dip format
 Arguments: a Bio::Network::ProteinNet object
 Returns  : void
 Usage    : $out->write_network($gr);

_add_db_links

 Name     : _add_db_links
 Purpose  : create DBLink annotations, add to an Annotation
            Collection object
 Arguments: an array of ids
 Returns  : an Annotation::Collection object
 Usage    :

_fix_id

 Name     : _fix_id
 Purpose  : 
 Arguments: 
 Returns  : 
 Usage    :

cpanm Bio::Network::IO

perl -MCPAN -e shell
install Bio::Network::IO