The wiki-based Transcription Factor Encyclopedia and a model for robust community participation
Wyeth W. Wasserman
30 November 2010 http://www.cisreg.ca/tfe
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The wiki-based Transcription Factor Encyclopedia and a model for robust community participation Wyeth W. Wasserman 30 November 2010 http://www.cisreg.ca/tfe Transcription Factors 101 Diverse set of proteins sharing common functional role
The wiki-based Transcription Factor Encyclopedia and a model for robust community participation
Wyeth W. Wasserman
30 November 2010 http://www.cisreg.ca/tfe
Transcription Factors 101
functional role in the regulation and production of RNA transcripts
to the subset of the proteins that bind to DNA in a sequence-specific manner
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Transcription Factors 102
specific patterns of gene activity in response to developmental, physiological and environmental conditions
protein interactions
developmental and tissue differentiation
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Resources for the Study of TFs
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Wiki-in-the-classroom
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Goal: create an online encyclopedic collection of reviews about well-studied TFs, combining a mixture of expert-curated and automatic content. http://www.cisreg.ca/tfe
Reader Interface
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Reader Interface -2
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Authoring Interface
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Authoring Interface - 2
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Authoring Interface - 3
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Authoring Interface - 4
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TFBS Data Submission
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Data within TFe
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URL-based Data Extraction
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System Map
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Author Recruitment
Friends ¡ Friends ¡of ¡Friends ¡ ~10 ¡
PubMed ¡mining ¡to ¡iden5fy ¡experts ¡(> ¡10 ¡ published ¡ar5cles ¡about ¡a ¡TF) ¡with ¡email ¡ solicita5on ¡ ~100 ¡ ¡
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TFe Authors
20 +1 Australia
~15% of contacted experts agreed to participate ~60% of participants completed an entry
Author Motivation
Scien5sts ¡more ¡willing ¡to ¡commit ¡5me ¡and ¡ effort ¡to ¡projects ¡that ¡give ¡authorships ¡
Many ¡people ¡are ¡compe55ve ¡and ¡like ¡to ¡see ¡ their ¡work ¡achieve ¡the ¡best ¡possible ¡grade ¡
Respect ¡of ¡peers ¡and ¡fixing ¡weaknesses ¡
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TFe Article Scoring Procedure
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PDFs
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PDF Generator - 2
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Other Features
Bradley, FHCRC)
Attribute Clouds (Warren Cheung)
Casamar)
content if no species-specific version)
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Sustainability
authors to update articles (or for new authors to take on abandoned articles)
Nuclear Receptors)
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Lessons Learned
learning periods to keep authors’ attention
suggest changes and resolve issues
needs of the field
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THE LAB THE APPRECIATED FUNDERS!
responsible for the success of the TFe
COLLABORATORS