Protein informatics towards integration of data grid and computing grid

Information of the structures and functions of protein molecules and their mutual interactions that construct protein networks increases rapidly as the consequence of the structural genomics and structural proteomics projects [1]. Advanced applications of such information require the Grid technology to solve the two problems: (i) the shortage of computational power, and (ii) the lack of a capability for seamlessly and quickly retrieving data from the varieties of heterogeneous biological databases [2].