PROTICdb is a web-based database mainly designed to store and analyze plant proteome data obtained by 2D polyacrylamide gel
electrophoresis (2D PAGE) and mass spectrometry (MS). The goals of PROTICdb are (1) to store, track, and query information
related to proteomic experiments, i.e., from tissue sampling to protein identification and quantitative measurements; and
(2) to integrate information from the user’s own expertise and other sources into a knowledge base, used to support data interpretation
(e.g., for the determination of allelic variants or products of posttranslational modifications). Data insertion into the
relational database of PROTICdb is achieved either by uploading outputs from Mélanie, PDQuest, IM2d, ImageMaster(tm) 2D Platinum
v5.0, Progenesis, Sequest, MS-Fit, and Mascot software, or by filling in web forms (experimental design and methods). 2D PAGE-annotated
maps can be displayed, queried, and compared through the GelBrowser. Quantitative data can be easily exported in a tabulated
format for statistical analyses with any third-party software. PROTICdb is based on the Oracle or the PostgreSQLDataBase Management
System (DBMS) and is freely available upon request at
http://cms.moulon.inra.fr/content/view/14/44/.
Key Words Database – comparative proteomics – mass spectrometry – two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis – Gene Ontology