Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.
Nat Methods. 2012 Nov;9(11):1069-76. doi: 10.1038/nmeth.2212. Epub 2012 Nov 6.
Cytoscape is open-source software for integration, visualization and analysis of biological networks. It can be extended through Cytoscape plugins, enabling a broad community of scientists to contribute useful features. This growth has occurred organically through the independent efforts of diverse authors, yielding a powerful but heterogeneous set of tools. We present a travel guide to the world of plugins, covering the 152 publicly available plugins for Cytoscape 2.5-2.8. We also describe ongoing efforts to distribute, organize and maintain the quality of the collection.
Cytoscape 是一个用于生物网络的集成、可视化和分析的开源软件。它可以通过 Cytoscape 插件进行扩展,从而使广泛的科学界能够贡献有用的功能。这种增长是通过不同作者的独立努力有机地发生的,产生了一组强大但异构的工具。我们提供了一个插件世界的旅行指南,涵盖了 Cytoscape 2.5-2.8 中 152 个可用的插件。我们还描述了正在进行的分发、组织和维护集合质量的工作。