#50 Exp. Form GI and Mol. Source misleading

[Vicki Lay]

For experimental forms, as instances of BIND objects, it
is currently mandatory to enter a non-zero GI #
(as 'Integer Identifier') and a molecular source (Example:
a Biosource, as 'Natural Origin', along with the
corresponding taxonomy, into 'Choose an Organism'.).
For many experimental forms, such as 'His-tagged
Prp9p' or 'GST-tagged Yfp1 [103-426]', they are artificial
constructs that are created and used for the purposes of
the experiment. These molecules are usually not
represented exactly in any sequence database nor do
they have a 'natural origin'. Hence, they likely cannot be
accurately described by any GI # and/or taxonomy ID
(as a natural source).
As the Integer Identifier and Natural Origin entries are
mandatory, the GI & TaxID corresponding to the natural
form on the molecule (i.e. the values input initially on the
main BIND interaction record entry form page for the
molecule(s)) are typically entered here to satisfy the
requirements, yet this information is misleading.
Would it be possible to either 'turn off' the requirement
for an 'Integer ID' and 'Natural Origin' for Experimental
Form instances of BIND objects, or to allow the indexer,
using the BIND dataman, to enter null values (i.e. a GI
of '0') for these fields?

[Vicki Lay]

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