The user communicates with the database through the query forms. IM Browser provides one form for searching multiple tables and another form for searching a single table. These two query forms are used to add/delete/color interactions to/from the graph.

Query form to search multiple tables simultaniously.
The top panel of the form contains options for building queries based on gene/protein attributes. The bottom portion of the query form contains the list of available tables. The middle portion contains two radio buttons “Union” and “Intersection”. With the relation “Union” the interactions that are found in at least one of the selected tables will be extracted and presented. With the join relation “Intersection”, only interactions that are common to the selected tables will be extracted and presented.
Query form to search a single table.
The top panel of both forms is the same; the panel contains options for building queries based on gene/protein attributes. The bottom panel contains a list of attributes of the table. The middle panel contains two radio buttons “AND” and “OR” for specifying the relationship between the attributes.

For examples of how to use the query form for multiple tables, click here.

For examples of how to use the query form for a single table, click here.

We also have a quick tutorial with the step-by-step instructions on how to search and add interactions to the graph based on gene/protein attributes. If you learn how to add the interaction, you will also know how to filter and color a graph by gene/protein attributes.