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ArticleF1000Research2019

A hands-on introduction to querying evolutionary relationships across multiple data sources using SPARQL.

Ana Claudia Sima, Christophe Dessimoz, Kurt Stockinger, Monique Zahn-Zabal, Tarcisio Mendes de Farias

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Ana Claudia SimaZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Zurich, Switzerland.
Christophe DessimozDepartment of Computational Biology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-2170-853X
Kurt StockingerZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Zurich, Switzerland.
Monique Zahn-ZabalDepartment of Computational Biology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-7961-6091
Tarcisio Mendes de FariasDepartment of Computational Biology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-3175-5372

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Abstract

The increasing use of Semantic Web technologies in the life sciences, in particular the use of the Resource Description Framework (RDF) and the RDF query language SPARQL, opens the path for novel integrative analyses, combining information from multiple data sources. However, analyzing evolutionary data in RDF is not trivial, due to the steep learning curve required to understand both the data models adopted by different RDF data sources, as well as the equivalent SPARQL constructs required to benefit from this data - in particular, recursive property paths. In this article, we provide a hands-on introduction to querying evolutionary data across several data sources that publish orthology information in RDF, namely: The Orthologous MAtrix (OMA), the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) RDF platform, the Database of Orthologous Groups (OrthoDB) and the Microbial Genome Database (MBGD). We present four protocols in increasing order of complexity. In these protocols, we demonstrate through SPARQL queries how to retrieve pairwise orthologs, homologous groups, and hierarchical orthologous groups. Finally, we show how orthology information in different data sources can be compared, through the use of federated SPARQL queries.

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Biological EvolutionComputational BiologyInformation Storage and RetrievalProgramming LanguagesDatabases, FactualGenome, MicrobialComparative GenomicsOrthologyResource Description Framework (RDF)Sequence HomologySPARQL

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PMID32612807
PMCPMC7324951

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