Repository details

STRING

Name of repository
STRING
Additional name(s)
  • Known and Predicted Protein-Protein Interactions
Repository URL
https://string-db.org/
Subject(s)
Description
STRING is a database of known and predicted protein interactions. The interactions include direct (physical) and indirect (functional) associations; they are derived from four sources: - Genomic Context - High-throughput Experiments - (Conserved) Coexpression - Previous Knowledge STRING quantitatively integrates interaction data from these sources for a large number of organisms, and transfers information between these organisms where applicable.
Contact(s)
Content type(s)
Keyword(s)
Persistent identifier(s) of the repository
Repository size
59.3 mio proteins; 12.535 organisms
Repository type(s)
  • disciplinary
Mission statement for designated community
https://string-db.org/cgi/about?footer_active_subpage=content
Research data repository language(s)
  • English
Data and/or service provider
  • dataProvider
  • serviceProvider

Dates

Started
2008

Institutions (8)

Institution name
EMBO
Additional name(s)
  • European Molecular Biology Organization
  • Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Lebenswissenschaften Heidelberg GmbH
Institution identifier(s)
Country
European Union
Type(s) of responsibility
  • funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
European Commission
Additional name(s)
  • EC
Institution identifier(s)
Country
European Union
Type(s) of responsibility
  • funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Additional name(s)
  • EMBL
Institution identifier(s)
Country
European Union
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
  • technical
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space
Additional name(s)
  • formerly: Federal Ministry of Education and Research
  • Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt
Institution identifier(s)
Country
Germany
Type(s) of responsibility
  • funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
Technische Universität Dresden, Biotechnology Center
Additional name(s)
  • TUD, BIOTEC
Institution identifier(s)
Country
Germany
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
  • technical
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
University of Copenhagen, The Novo Nordisk Foundation, Center for Protein Research
Additional name(s)
  • NNF Center for Protein Research
Country
Denmark
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
  • technical
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
University of Zurich
Additional name(s)
  • UZH
  • Universität Zürich
Institution identifier(s)
Country
Switzerland
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
  • technical
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
Universität Basel, The Center for Molecular Life Sciences, Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
Additional name(s)
  • SIB
Institution identifier(s)
Country
Switzerland
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
  • technical
Type of institution
non-profit

Policies (1)

Policy name
Licensing

Database access

Type of access to research data repository
open

Data access (1)

Type of access to data
open

Data licenses (1)

Data license
CC

Data upload (1)

Type of data upload
closed
Persistent identifier system(s)
  • other
Name of the repository software
  • other
Versioning
yes
Data citation guideline
https://string-db.org/cgi/about?footer_active_subpage=references
Quality management
yes
Metric(s)
  • Usage statistics

Application programming interfaces (1)

Type
REST
Url
https://string-db.org/cgi/access.pl?footer_active_subpage=apis

Metadata standards (1)

Metadata standard
Repository-Developed Metadata Schemas

Remarks

Entry date
2014-02-08
Last update
2026-04-24
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re3data.org: STRING; editing status 2026-04-24; re3data.org - Registry of Research Data Repositories. https://doi.org/10.17616/R3VS40 last accessed: 2026-05-08