SBGNViz.as: a viewer for pathway models in SBGN Process Description Notation

SBGNViz.as is a web application based on Cytoscape Web to visualize the pathway models represented by SBGN Process Description Notation. SBGNViz.as accepts the pathway models represented in SBGN-ML format.

SBGNViz.as was built by extending the web based data visualization tool CytoscapeWeb to support the SBGN Process Description Notation. SBGNViz.as was developed using Adobe Flash Builder and
[Flex]http://www.adobe.com/products/flex.html technologies.

Software

A sample application using SBGNViz.as can be found here.

SBGNViz.as is distributed under GNU Lesser General Public License. Instructions for obtaining a working copy of the project can be found in README.txt and README_SBGNViz.txt files. SBGNViz.as works on every environment supporting Adobe Flash.

Highlights

Below are some sample screenshots from SBGNViz.as, illustrating some of its capabilities. Please click on a figure to see it in full size. A User's Guide can be found here, documenting all features of the tool.

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	<p>Parameters to configure automatic layout</p>
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	<p>Sample pathway <em>before</em> automatic layout is applied</p>
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	<p>Sample pathway <em>after</em> automatic layout is applied</p>
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	<p>Highlighting all processes a selected node is involved in</p>
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	<a href="http://cs.bilkent.edu.tr/~ivis/sbgnviz-as/samples/inspector.png">
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	<p>Inspecting detailed properties of a macromolecule</p>
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	<p>Saving current process description diagram as PDF</p>
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	<a href="http://cs.bilkent.edu.tr/~ivis/sbgnviz-as/samples/load.png">
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	<p>Loading a process description diagram from an SBGN-ML file</p>
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Glycolysis pathway visualized in SBGNViz.as

Team

• Istemi Bahceci, Ugur Dogrusoz, Mecit Sari, i-Vis at Bilkent University
• S.Onur Sumer, cBio at MSKCC