====== BioGRID TAB 1.0 Formatted Downloads ======
The BioGRID TAB 1.0 format is a custom BioGRID format that is designed to provide our curation efforts in a format that is simple to read in Microsoft Excel or to script into Bioinformatics applications. All Columns are separated by tabulations. 

**This format is not recommended for new projects. Please use [[biogrid_tab_version_2.0|BioGRID Tab 2.0]] files for new projects. **

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==== How to Detect a BioGRID TAB 1.0 file ====
BioGRID Tab 1.0 files are denoted by the extension **.tab.txt** or **.tab.zip**

==== Column Definitions ====
The column contents of BioGRID Tab 1.0 files should be as follows:

  - INTERACTOR_A - Unique ID for Interacting Partner A
  - INTERACTOR_B - Unique ID for Interacting Partner B
  - OFFICIAL_SYMBOL_FOR_A
  - OFFICIAL_SYMBOL_FOR_B
  - ALIASES_FOR_A - List of common names for geneA, separated by '|'
  - ALIASES_FOR_B - List of common names for geneB, separated by '|'
  - EXPERIMENTAL_SYSTEM - System in which the interaction was shown
  - SOURCE - Author/s of the interaction
  - PUBMED_ID - PubMed_ID of the paper, separated by ';'

**All columns are mandatory so columns with no values are filled with "N/A"**

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