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= openPIP: The Open Source Protein Interaction Platform =
{{attachment:openPIP-TempLogoNoText.png|openPIP Logo|align="right"}}<<BR>>

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== Brief Description ==
The Open Source Protein Interaction Platform (openPIP) is an open-source software package for hosting protein-protein interaction (PPI) data based on the [[https://code.google.com/archive/p/psimi/wikis/PsimiTab27Format.wiki|PSI-MI-TAB format]]. openPIP provides PPI database and a customizable web interface that enables searching and visualizing the interactions as well as downloading the search results in different formats. The whole system is a ready-to-use virtual machine that can be imported to VMware.
 
A live version of openPIP is available at [[http://openpip.baderlab.org/|this link]]. 

== openPIP Features ==

 * Data deposition is the PSI-MI-TAB format, the PPIs standard format.
 * Hassle-free customization, change the look and contents for the admin tool, no coding required.
 * Comprehensive search options.
 * Search results visualization using [[http://js.cytoscape.org/|Cytoscape.JS]]
 * Downloading search results in five different formats including TSV, PSI-MI-TAB, PNG and JPG.
 * Automated post/delete news and announcements. 

<<BR>>{{attachment:openPIP-HomePage.png|openPIP homepage|align="center"}}<<BR>>
'''openPIP Homepage:''' The homepage contents are editable through the admin tool. <<BR>>This includes the main text, footer, announcements and news, color theme, database name, database short name and logo colors.

<<BR>>{{attachment:openPIP-AdminSettings.png|openPIP Settings|align="center"}}<<BR>>
'''openPIP Global Settings:''' The global settings enables customization of the website look.

== openPIP Live Demo ==
A live demo of openPIP is available at [[http://openpip.baderlab.org/|openpip.baderlab.org]] 

== openPIP GitHub Repo ==
The openPIP GitHub repo can be found [[https://github.com/BaderLab/openPIP|here]]
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