What is Pampa?
PAMPA (Protein Analysis by Mass Spectrometry for Ancient Species) is a versatile software program specifically designed for ZooMS (Zooarcheological by Mass Spectrometry) and the usage of marker peptides in ZooMS.
It can perform a wide range of tasks: conducting taxonomic assignments from mass spectra such as MALDI-TOF or MALDI-FTICR spectra, identifying marker peptides in new species through inference from closely related species, or performing de novo prediction of new markers from the amino-acid sequences alone. PAMPA is capable of handling any number of spectra in a single run and enables users to define their own markers. Additionally, PAMPA allows in-depth exploration of various assignment possibilities within the taxonomic space.
How to use PAMPA ?
PAMPA is available in two versions.
Download : the source code for local installation is available at https://github.com/touzet/pampa. This version includes the complete range of features offered by the software.
Web interface : user-friendly web application for fast and easy species identification from mass spectra. It is accessible here.
Authors
The program has been developed by Hélène Touzet (CRIStAL) in close collaboration with Fabrice Bray (Lille ZooMS platform). The web interface has been designed by Yohan Hernandez-Courbevoie (CRIStAL), Areski Flissi (CRIStAL) and Hélène Touzet.
Feedbacks
Please send comments and questions to PAMPA.