Ms-lims
Ms-lims manages centralized storage and automated processing of mass spectrometry (MS) data to support protein identification and quantification in proteomics studies.
Key Features:
- Centralized Database System: Ms-lims uses a central database architecture to store, index, and retrieve large-scale mass spectrometry (MS) proteomics datasets.
- Automation of Data Processing: Ms-lims automates processing of mass spectra including identification and quantification steps for MS-driven proteomics analyses.
- High-throughput Data Management: Ms-lims provides scalable management of the data lifecycle for high-throughput proteomics studies from acquisition through analysis.
Scientific Applications:
- Protein Identification and Quantification: Facilitates identification and quantification of proteins from MS proteomics experiments.
- High-throughput Proteomics Studies: Enables handling and analysis of large-scale sample sets generated by high-throughput MS workflows.
- Biomarker Discovery: Supports studies aimed at discovering disease biomarkers through systematic MS data analysis.
- Protein–Protein Interaction Studies: Assists experiments that require large-scale MS data management for investigating protein–protein interactions.
Methodology:
Integration of a central database with automated workflows for processing, identification, and quantification of mass spectra, managing the data lifecycle from acquisition through processing and analysis.
Topics
Collections
Details
- Tool Type:
- desktop application
- Operating Systems:
- Linux, Windows, Mac
- Programming Languages:
- Java
- Added:
- 5/17/2016
- Last Updated:
- 3/26/2019
Operations
Data Inputs & Outputs
Publications
Helsens K, Colaert N, Barsnes H, Muth T, Flikka K, Staes A, Timmerman E, Wortelkamp S, Sickmann A, Vandekerckhove J, Gevaert K, Martens L. ms_lims, a simple yet powerful open source laboratory information management system for MS‐driven proteomics. PROTEOMICS. 2010;10(6):1261-1264. doi:10.1002/pmic.200900409. PMID:20058248.
PMID: 20058248
Funding: - Fund for Scientific Research - Flanders: G.0042.07, G.0077.06
- Concerted Research Actions: BOF07/GOA/012
- Inter University Attraction Poles: IUAP06