Proteomics data on the rise: how can you take part?

Proteomics data on the rise: how can you take part? 

Thanks to the contributions of proteomics researchers throughout the world, the PRIDE Archive database has grown substantially over the past few years. As a founding member of the ProteomeXchange (PX) consortium, PRIDE regularly contributes MS-based proteomics data to this open, integrated framework for sharing life-science data.

When you contribute your experimental datasets to PRIDE Archive, you are helping research in this fascinating area of molecular biology by making your data openly available. 

How can you submit your proteomics data?

1. First, you transfer your data and annotate it, adding information that will make it more useable over the long term.

2. Once you’re happy with your data submission, our curator team at PRIDE will validate it (getting back to you if anything needs fixing) and integrate it into the PRIDE Archive, when everything is correct.

3. Your dataset will be issued a ProteomeXchange (PX) identifier, which you can use in a publication or in cross-references.

4. ProteomeXchange will generate a private reviewer account for you, that you can include in your submitted manuscripts.

ProteomeXchange highlights

• Since ProteomeXchange launched in 2012, we’ve seen close to a ten-fold increase in the number of submissions. In April, 2016 we have processed about 10 submissions per working day,  (Thanks, everyone!), and expect this number to grow.

• Planning to submit your datasets just before dashing off to summer holidays? You won't be alone - if experience is anything to go by, we’ll be seeing a new raft of submitted proteomics datasets in July.

Figure: Monthly submissions, including resubmissions, from PRIDE to ProteomeXchange