openPIP
Proteins
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Interactions
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The Open Source Protein Interaction Platform (openPIP)

The Open Source Protein Interaction Platform (openPIP) is an open-source software package for hosting protein-protein interaction (PPI) data based on the 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.

Announcements and News

openPIP has moved to a new server

2025-09-22

openPIP has moved to a new server at the University of Saskatchewan and is now maintained by Helmy Lab at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO).

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 Cytosacpe.JS.

  • Directly connect your network to Cytosacpe desktop.
  • Downloading search results in five different formats, including TSV, PSI-MI-TAB, PNG and JPG.
  • Automated post/delete news and announcements.

To cite openPIP: Helmy, M., Mee, M., Ranjan, A., Hao, T., Vidal, M., Calderwood, M. A., ... & Bader, G. D. (2022). OpenPIP: an open-source platform for hosting, visualizing and analyzing protein interaction data. Journal of Molecular Biology, 434(11), 167603.