G-Links

G-Links aggregates gene-centric Resource URI information from 130 databases and 30 web services and provides access via a RESTful API to integrate gene annotation data for bioinformatics analyses.

Key Features:

• Resource URI Aggregation: Aggregates Resource URI information from 130 distinct databases and 30 web services in a gene-centric manner.
• RESTful API Access: Provides a RESTful API that supports retrieval of links and facet searches based on keywords or predicate types.
• Multiple Output Formats: Exports results as visual HTML pages, tab-delimited text, Notation3 (N3), and Resource Description Framework (RDF) formats.
• Identifier Conversion and Data Aggregation: Performs systematic identifier conversion and aggregates distributed annotation links to unify gene-related resources.

Scientific Applications:

• Gene annotation integration: Centralizes cross-references and annotations for genes across multiple curated databases to support integrated analyses.
• Functional genomics: Enables studies of gene function, expression patterns, and genetic interactions by providing aggregated annotation links.
• Semantic Web interoperability: Facilitates advanced data integration and interoperability using Semantic Web formats (N3, RDF).

Methodology:

G-Links gathers URI information from databases and web services, applies systematic identifier conversion and data aggregation, and exposes aggregated results via a RESTful API with outputs in HTML, tab-delimited, N3, and RDF formats.