PathVisio

PathVisio edits, visualizes, and analyzes biological pathways to create detailed pathway diagrams and compute pathway statistics for the study of biological interactions.

Key Features:

• Pathway drawing: Provides pathway drawing and editing for detailed visual representations of biological processes.
• Advanced data visualization: Offers advanced data visualization capabilities for pathway diagrams.
• Pathway statistics: Computes pathway statistics to support quantitative analysis of pathway models.
• Pathway creation and modification: Enables creation and modification of pathway models for exploration of biological interactions.
• Extension system: Includes a plugin-based extension system to add functionality, with a central repository containing over 15 plugins.
• Integration with WikiPathways: Integrates with WikiPathways, a community-curated pathway database, to support collaborative pathway editing.

Scientific Applications:

• Pathway curation: Construction and curation of detailed biological pathway diagrams.
• Pathway visualization: Visualization of pathway structures to support understanding and discussion of complex biological interactions.
• Pathway-level analysis: Statistical analysis of pathway models using computed pathway statistics.
• Collaborative editing: Collaborative pathway editing and sharing through integration with WikiPathways.

Methodology:

Provides pathway drawing, advanced data visualization, and pathway statistics, and supports extensibility via a plugin-based extension system and integration with WikiPathways.