STRING is a database of known and predicted protein-protein interactions. The interactions include direct (physical) and indirect (functional) associations; they stem from computational prediction, from knowledge transfer between organisms, and from interactions aggregated from other (primary) databases.
Data Sources Interactions in STRING are derived from five main sources:
- Genomic Context Predictions
- High-throughput Lab Experiments
- (Conserved) Co-Expression
- Automated Textmining
- Previous Knowledge in Databases
Coverage:
The STRING database currently covers 24,584,628 proteins from 5090 organisms.
