The Immune Epitope Database (IEDB) is a resource provided by the NIH/NIAID to make all published experimental data regarding immune epitopes freely available to the scientific public. Immune epitopes are the specific portion of a pathogen, allergen or autoantigen that is recognized by antibodies or T cells of the immune system. They are most often linear peptides, but can also be carbohydrates, lipids, metals, or other structures. The IEDB represents experimental assays demonstrating the binding of an epitope specific adaptive immune receptor (TCR, antibody, or MHC molecule) to an antigen in a consistent and easily searchable manner by harnessing established biological ontologies for its data representation and creating new ontologies, when needed. Formal ontologies provide standardized nomenclature, hierarchical relationships, and logical definitions. They also provide a simple mechanism to link disparate resources and allow sophisticated queries across these resources.<br/>

Immune Epitope Database (IEDB) and its use of formal ontologies

251st National Meeting (2016)

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