[Ontology-editors] notes from MF-BP skype (Re: MF-BP links & managers call)

[Chris Mungall]

Just wondering where we were with this - last commit in the fp-links  
directory is April...

On Jun 17, 2008, at 10:42 AM, Midori Harris wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Minutes from today's impromptu Skpe conference, such as they are ...
>
> Present: Midori, Chris, David, Tanya, Pascale, Harold, Amelia
>
> Conclusions:
> - None of us could see a big problem with the MF-BP approach; we  
> think Jen's concerrns reflect the fact that electron transport is a  
> fairly thorny area of biochemistry, rather than a general problem  
> with making MF-BP links.
>
> - We want to continue capturing MF-BP links essentially as Harold  
> and Jen have started. Go for low-hanging fruit -- emphasize  
> metabolic pathways for now, because there should be a lot of  
> straightforward links there.
>
> - Don't worry about the occasional "error" of asserting a link that  
> may not hold in some obscure species. The people working on the  
> oddballs are, by and large, the same groups who most want GO to have  
> the MF-BP links (e.g. JGI, TIFKAT*, other groups working on proks).  
> They'll tell us if we get it wrong, and then we can fix it.
>
> - Also continue looking at Reactome for links. Show our links to  
> Reactome curators (Peter d'E, and maybe others).
>
> - Keep collecting links in tab-delimited format for now (Chris  
> parses into OBO format). Time frame for asserting links directly in  
> OBO format: weeks. Time frame for including links in the ontology:  
> months.
>
> - Present this summary at tomorrow's managers' call.
>
> - We had fun!
>
> Additions, corrections, comments, etc. welcome (not to mention  
> charitable contributions). Also, feel free to plunk this on a wiki  
> or tell me where to do so.
>
> thanks!
> m
>
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