diff --git a/src/app/components/analysis-panel/analysis-panel.component.ts b/src/app/components/analysis-panel/analysis-panel.component.ts
index a8c9d3f90761ef5f543f191471e74b12af0c2f5a..59584070065046c76adedb4adc89366f98a1c843 100644
--- a/src/app/components/analysis-panel/analysis-panel.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/analysis-panel/analysis-panel.component.ts
@@ -197,12 +197,12 @@ export class AnalysisPanelComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, AfterViewInit
 
         this.networkHandler.activeNetwork.networkInternal = new vis.Network(container, this.nodeData, options);
 
-        this.tableDrugs = nodes.filter( e => e.netexId && e.netexId.startsWith('d'));
+        this.tableDrugs = nodes.filter( e => e.drugstoneId && e.drugstoneId.startsWith('d'));
         this.tableDrugs.forEach((r) => {
           r.rawScore = r.score;
         });
 
-        this.tableProteins = nodes.filter( e => e.netexId && e.netexId.startsWith('p'));
+        this.tableProteins = nodes.filter( e => e.drugstoneId && e.drugstoneId.startsWith('p'));
         this.tableSelectedProteins = [];
         this.tableProteins.forEach((r) => {
           r.rawScore = r.score;
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ export class AnalysisPanelComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, AfterViewInit
           if (nodeIds.length > 0) {
             const nodeId = nodeIds[0];
             const node = this.nodeData.nodes.get(nodeId);
-            if (node.nodeType === 'drug' || node.netexId === undefined || !node.netexId.startsWith('p')) {
+            if (node.nodeType === 'drug' || node.drugstoneId === undefined || !node.drugstoneId.startsWith('p')) {
               return;
             }
             const wrapper = getWrapperFromNode(node);
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ export class AnalysisPanelComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, AfterViewInit
             this.nodeData.nodes.forEach((node) => {
               // let drugType;
               // let drugInTrial;
-              // if (node.netexId && node.netexId.startsWith('d')) {
+              // if (node.drugstoneId && node.drugstoneId.startsWith('d')) {
               //   drugType = node.status;
               //   drugInTrial = node.inTrial;
               // }
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ export class AnalysisPanelComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, AfterViewInit
   //       }
   //       for (const disorder of response.disorders) {
   //         disorder.group = 'defaultDisorder';
-  //         disorder.id = disorder.netexId;
+  //         disorder.id = disorder.drugstoneId;
   //         this.adjacentProteinDisorderList.push(mapCustomNode(disorder, this.myConfig))
   //       }
   //       this.saveAddNodes(this.adjacentProteinDisorderList);
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ export class AnalysisPanelComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, AfterViewInit
   //       }
   //       for (const disorder of response.disorders) {
   //         disorder.group = 'defaultDisorder';
-  //         disorder.id = disorder.netexId;
+  //         disorder.id = disorder.drugstoneId;
   //         this.adjacentDrugDisorderList.push(mapCustomNode(disorder, this.myConfig));
   //       }
   //       this.saveAddNodes(this.adjacentDrugDisorderList);
@@ -495,9 +495,9 @@ export class AnalysisPanelComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, AfterViewInit
   public inferNodeGroup(wrapper: Wrapper): string {
     if (wrapper.data.group !== undefined) {
       return wrapper.data.group;
-    } else if (wrapper.data.netexId !== undefined && wrapper.data.netexId.startsWith('d')) {
+    } else if (wrapper.data.drugstoneId !== undefined && wrapper.data.drugstoneId.startsWith('d')) {
       return 'drug';
-    } else if (wrapper.data.netexId !== undefined && wrapper.data.netexId.startsWith('p')) {
+    } else if (wrapper.data.drugstoneId !== undefined && wrapper.data.drugstoneId.startsWith('p')) {
       return 'protein';
     }
   }
@@ -554,14 +554,14 @@ export class AnalysisPanelComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, AfterViewInit
       // convert id to netex Id if exists
       const nodeDetails = details[node];
 
-      nodeDetails.id = nodeDetails.id ? nodeDetails.id : nodeDetails.netexId;
-      if (nodeDetails.netexId && nodeDetails.netexId.startsWith('p')) {
+      nodeDetails.id = nodeDetails.id ? nodeDetails.id : nodeDetails.drugstoneId;
+      if (nodeDetails.drugstoneId && nodeDetails.drugstoneId.startsWith('p')) {
         // node is protein from database, has been mapped on init to backend protein from backend
         // or was found during analysis
         nodeDetails.group = nodeDetails.group ? nodeDetails.group : 'foundNode';
         nodeDetails.label = nodeDetails.label ? nodeDetails.label : nodeDetails[identifier];
         this.proteins.push(nodeDetails);
-      } else if (nodeDetails.netexId && nodeDetails.netexId.startsWith('d')) {
+      } else if (nodeDetails.drugstoneId && nodeDetails.drugstoneId.startsWith('d')) {
         // node is drug, was found during analysis
         nodeDetails.type = 'Drug';
         nodeDetails.group = 'foundDrug';
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ export class AnalysisPanelComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, AfterViewInit
   // hasDrugsLoaded(): boolean {
   //   if (this.nodeData == null || this.nodeData.nodes == null)
   //     return false;
-  //   return this.nodeData.nodes.get().filter((node: Node) => node.drugId && node.netexId.startsWith('dr')).length > 0;
+  //   return this.nodeData.nodes.get().filter((node: Node) => node.drugId && node.drugstoneId.startsWith('dr')).length > 0;
   // }
 
   // public updateAdjacentDrugs(bool: boolean) {
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ export class AnalysisPanelComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, AfterViewInit
   //     this.selectedTissue = null;
   //     const updatedNodes = [];
   //     for (const item of this.proteins) {
-  //       if (item.netexId === undefined) {
+  //       if (item.drugstoneId === undefined) {
   //         // nodes that are not mapped to backend remain untouched
   //         continue;
   //       }
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ export class AnalysisPanelComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, AfterViewInit
   //     // filter out non-proteins, e.g. drugs
   //     const proteinNodes = [];
   //     this.nodeData.nodes.forEach(element => {
-  //       if (element.id.startsWith('p') && element.netexId !== undefined) {
+  //       if (element.id.startsWith('p') && element.drugstoneId !== undefined) {
   //         proteinNodes.push(element);
   //       }
   //     });
@@ -728,17 +728,17 @@ export class AnalysisPanelComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, AfterViewInit
   //       // mapping from netex IDs to network IDs, TODO check if this step is necessary
   //       const networkIdMappping = {}
   //       this.nodeData.nodes.forEach(element => {
-  //         networkIdMappping[element.netexId] = element.id
+  //         networkIdMappping[element.drugstoneId] = element.id
   //       });
   //       const maxExpr = Math.max(...Object.values(this.expressionMap));
-  //       for (const [netexId, expressionlvl] of Object.entries(this.expressionMap)) {
-  //         const networkId = networkIdMappping[netexId]
+  //       for (const [drugstoneId, expressionlvl] of Object.entries(this.expressionMap)) {
+  //         const networkId = networkIdMappping[drugstoneId]
   //         const node = this.nodeData.nodes.get(networkId);
   //         if (node === null) {
   //           continue;
   //         }
   //         const wrapper = getWrapperFromNode(node)
-  //         this.gradientMap[netexId] = expressionlvl !== null ? (Math.pow(expressionlvl / maxExpr, 1 / 3) * (1 - minExp) + minExp) : -1;
+  //         this.gradientMap[drugstoneId] = expressionlvl !== null ? (Math.pow(expressionlvl / maxExpr, 1 / 3) * (1 - minExp) + minExp) : -1;
   //         const pos = this.networkHandler.activeNetwork.networkInternal.getPositions([networkId]);
   //         node.x = pos[networkId].x;
   //         node.y = pos[networkId].y;
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ export class AnalysisPanelComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, AfterViewInit
   //             this.myConfig,
   //             isSeed,
   //             this.analysis.inSelection(wrapper),
-  //             this.gradientMap[netexId]));
+  //             this.gradientMap[drugstoneId]));
   //         node.shape = 'custom';
   //         node.ctxRenderer = pieChartContextRenderer;
   //         updatedNodes.push(node);
diff --git a/src/app/components/info-tile/info-tile.component.html b/src/app/components/info-tile/info-tile.component.html
index 744580ef4303ca5e218da8271e9b1c894b7d0d49..dc8f22f3986e645db3a150e1550e54ca41cedc59 100644
--- a/src/app/components/info-tile/info-tile.component.html
+++ b/src/app/components/info-tile/info-tile.component.html
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
   </div>
 
   <app-toggle
-    *ngIf="wrapper.data.netexId && wrapper.data.netexId.startsWith('p')"
+    *ngIf="wrapper.data.drugstoneId && wrapper.data.drugstoneId.startsWith('p')"
     [value]="analysis.inSelection(wrapper)"
     (valueChange)="
       $event ? analysis.addItems([wrapper]) : analysis.removeItems([wrapper])
diff --git a/src/app/components/network/network-menu-left/network-menu-left.component.html b/src/app/components/network/network-menu-left/network-menu-left.component.html
index c251083c4e2e7f682a275259049c664f3ecbee94..16d614924e923c166611266c9b961ea70be4a8e2 100644
--- a/src/app/components/network/network-menu-left/network-menu-left.component.html
+++ b/src/app/components/network/network-menu-left/network-menu-left.component.html
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@
                   (click)="networkHandler.activeNetwork.selectTissue(tissue)"
                   [class.is-active]="
                     networkHandler.activeNetwork.selectedTissue &&
-                    tissue.netexId ===
-                      networkHandler.activeNetwork.selectedTissue.netexId
+                    tissue.drugstoneId ===
+                      networkHandler.activeNetwork.selectedTissue.drugstoneId
                   "
                   class="dropdown-item"
                 >
diff --git a/src/app/components/network/network-menu/network-menu.component.html b/src/app/components/network/network-menu/network-menu.component.html
index 5fe50c46f26a47fe6853b1c19cdb4eeaf961d99f..4a80fc1d0c0ad392ad463c891dfe58bfe9608707 100644
--- a/src/app/components/network/network-menu/network-menu.component.html
+++ b/src/app/components/network/network-menu/network-menu.component.html
@@ -38,194 +38,203 @@
           <app-center-view></app-center-view>
         </div>
       </div>
-    </div>
-    <div
-      class="row is-full m-1"
-      *ngIf="drugstoneConfig.config.showNetworkMenuButtonScreenshot"
-    >
-      <div class="network-footer-toolbar-element">
-        <button
-          (click)="networkHandler.activeNetwork.toImage()"
-          class="button is-primary is-rounded has-tooltip"
-          pTooltip="Take a screenshot of the current network."
-          [tooltipStyleClass]="'drgstn drgstn-tooltip drgstn-tooltip-left'"
-          tooltipPosition="left"
-          [ngClass]="{
-            'is-small': drugstoneConfig.smallStyle
-          }"
-        >
-          <span class="icon">
-            <i class="fas fa-camera" aria-hidden="true"></i>
-          </span>
-          <span
-            [ngClass]="{
-              'text-normal': drugstoneConfig.smallStyle
-            }"
-            >Screenshot</span
-          >
-        </button>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-    <div
-      class="row is-full m-1"
-      *ngIf="drugstoneConfig.config.showNetworkMenuButtonExportGraphml"
-    >
-      <div class="network-footer-toolbar-element">
-        <app-download-button
-          [nodeData]="networkHandler.activeNetwork.nodeData"
-          [buttonId]="'explorer-download'"
-        ></app-download-button>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-    <div
-      class="row is-full m-1"
-      *ngIf="drugstoneConfig.config.showNetworkMenuButtonExpression"
-    >
       <div
-        class="dropdown network-footer-toolbar-element"
-        [class.is-active]="networkHandler.activeNetwork.expressionExpanded"
+        class="row is-full m-1"
+        *ngIf="drugstoneConfig.config.showNetworkMenuButtonScreenshot"
       >
-        <div class="dropdown-trigger">
+        <div class="network-footer-toolbar-element">
           <button
-            (click)="
-              networkHandler.activeNetwork.expressionExpanded =
-                !networkHandler.activeNetwork.expressionExpanded
-            "
-            class="button is-rounded is-primary"
-            [class.is-outlined]="!networkHandler.activeNetwork.selectedTissue"
-            aria-haspopup="true"
-            aria-controls="dropdown-menu"
-            pTooltip="Tissue expression data is provided by the GTEx project."
+            (click)="networkHandler.activeNetwork.toImage()"
+            class="button is-primary is-rounded has-tooltip"
+            pTooltip="Take a screenshot of the current network."
             [tooltipStyleClass]="'drgstn drgstn-tooltip drgstn-tooltip-left'"
             tooltipPosition="left"
             [ngClass]="{
               'is-small': drugstoneConfig.smallStyle
             }"
           >
-            <span class="icon is-small">
-              <i class="fas fa-child"></i>
+            <span class="icon">
+              <i class="fas fa-camera" aria-hidden="true"></i>
             </span>
             <span
-              *ngIf="!networkHandler.activeNetwork.selectedTissue"
               [ngClass]="{
-                'text-small': drugstoneConfig.smallStyle
+                'text-normal': drugstoneConfig.smallStyle
               }"
-              >Tissue</span
+              >Screenshot</span
             >
-            <span
-              *ngIf="networkHandler.activeNetwork.selectedTissue"
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <div
+        class="row is-full m-1"
+        *ngIf="drugstoneConfig.config.showNetworkMenuButtonExportGraphml"
+      >
+        <div class="network-footer-toolbar-element">
+          <app-download-button
+            [nodeData]="networkHandler.activeNetwork.nodeData"
+            [buttonId]="'explorer-download'"
+          ></app-download-button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <div
+        class="row is-full m-1"
+        *ngIf="drugstoneConfig.config.showNetworkMenuButtonExpression"
+      >
+        <div
+          class="dropdown network-footer-toolbar-element"
+          [class.is-active]="networkHandler.activeNetwork.expressionExpanded"
+        >
+          <div class="dropdown-trigger">
+            <button
+              (click)="
+                networkHandler.activeNetwork.expressionExpanded =
+                  !networkHandler.activeNetwork.expressionExpanded
+              "
+              class="button is-rounded is-primary"
+              [class.is-outlined]="!networkHandler.activeNetwork.selectedTissue"
+              aria-haspopup="true"
+              aria-controls="dropdown-menu"
+              pTooltip="Tissue expression data is provided by the GTEx project."
+              [tooltipStyleClass]="'drgstn drgstn-tooltip drgstn-tooltip-left'"
+              tooltipPosition="left"
               [ngClass]="{
-                'text-small': drugstoneConfig.smallStyle
+                'is-small': drugstoneConfig.smallStyle
               }"
-              >{{ networkHandler.activeNetwork.selectedTissue.name }}</span
-            >
-            <span
-              *ngIf="networkHandler.activeNetwork.expressionExpanded"
-              class="icon is-small"
-            >
-              <i class="fas fa-angle-down" aria-hidden="true"></i>
-            </span>
-            <span
-              *ngIf="!networkHandler.activeNetwork.expressionExpanded"
-              class="icon is-small"
             >
-              <i class="fas fa-angle-left" aria-hidden="true"></i>
-            </span>
-          </button>
-        </div>
-        <div class="dropdown-menu" id="dropdown-menu" role="menu">
-          <div class="dropdown-content tissue-dropdown">
-            <div class="scroll-area">
-              <a
-                (click)="networkHandler.activeNetwork.selectTissue(null)"
-                [class.is-active]="!networkHandler.activeNetwork.selectedTissue"
-                class="dropdown-item"
+              <span class="icon is-small">
+                <i class="fas fa-child"></i>
+              </span>
+              <span
+                *ngIf="!networkHandler.activeNetwork.selectedTissue"
+                [ngClass]="{
+                  'text-small': drugstoneConfig.smallStyle
+                }"
+                >Tissue</span
+              >
+              <span
+                *ngIf="networkHandler.activeNetwork.selectedTissue"
+                [ngClass]="{
+                  'text-small': drugstoneConfig.smallStyle
+                }"
+                >{{ networkHandler.activeNetwork.selectedTissue.name }}</span
+              >
+              <span
+                *ngIf="networkHandler.activeNetwork.expressionExpanded"
+                class="icon is-small"
               >
-                None
-              </a>
-              <a
-                *ngFor="
-                  let tissue of networkHandler.activeNetwork.analysis.getTissues()
-                "
-                (click)="networkHandler.activeNetwork.selectTissue(tissue)"
-                [class.is-active]="
-                  networkHandler.activeNetwork.selectedTissue &&
-                  tissue.netexId ===
-                    networkHandler.activeNetwork.selectedTissue.netexId
-                "
-                class="dropdown-item"
+                <i class="fas fa-angle-down" aria-hidden="true"></i>
+              </span>
+              <span
+                *ngIf="!networkHandler.activeNetwork.expressionExpanded"
+                class="icon is-small"
               >
-                {{ tissue.name }}
-              </a>
+                <i class="fas fa-angle-left" aria-hidden="true"></i>
+              </span>
+            </button>
+          </div>
+          <div class="dropdown-menu" id="dropdown-menu" role="menu">
+            <div class="dropdown-content tissue-dropdown">
+              <div class="scroll-area">
+                <a
+                  (click)="networkHandler.activeNetwork.selectTissue(null)"
+                  [class.is-active]="
+                    !networkHandler.activeNetwork.selectedTissue
+                  "
+                  class="dropdown-item"
+                >
+                  None
+                </a>
+                <a
+                  *ngFor="
+                    let tissue of networkHandler.activeNetwork.analysis.getTissues()
+                  "
+                  (click)="networkHandler.activeNetwork.selectTissue(tissue)"
+                  [class.is-active]="
+                    networkHandler.activeNetwork.selectedTissue &&
+                    tissue.drugstoneId ===
+                      networkHandler.activeNetwork.selectedTissue.drugstoneId
+                  "
+                  class="dropdown-item"
+                >
+                  {{ tissue.name }}
+                </a>
+              </div>
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
-    </div>
-    <div
-      class="row is-full m-1"
-      *ngIf="drugstoneConfig.config.showNetworkMenuButtonAdjacentDrugs"
-    >
-      <app-toggle-inplace
-        class="network-footer-toolbar-element"
-        text="{{ drugstoneConfig.config.networkMenuButtonAdjacentDrugsLabel }}"
-        icon="fas fa-capsules"
-        tooltip="Display adjacent drugs."
-        [value]="networkHandler.activeNetwork.adjacentDrugs"
-        (valueChange)="networkHandler.activeNetwork.updateAdjacentDrugs($event)"
-      ></app-toggle-inplace>
-    </div>
-    <div
-      class="row is-full m-1"
-      *ngIf="
-        drugstoneConfig.config.showNetworkMenuButtonAdjacentDisordersProteins
-      "
-    >
-      <app-toggle-inplace
-        class="network-footer-toolbar-element"
-        text="{{
-          drugstoneConfig.config.networkMenuButtonAdjacentDisordersProteinsLabel
-        }}"
-        tooltip="Show disorders adjacent to all currently displayed proteins/genes."
-        [value]="networkHandler.activeNetwork.adjacentDisordersProtein"
-        (valueChange)="
-          networkHandler.activeNetwork.updateAdjacentProteinDisorders($event)
-        "
-        icon="fas fa-head-side-mask"
-      ></app-toggle-inplace>
-    </div>
-    <div
-      class="row is-full m-1"
-      *ngIf="drugstoneConfig.config.showNetworkMenuButtonAdjacentDisordersDrugs"
-    >
-      <app-toggle-inplace
-        class="network-footer-toolbar-element"
-        text="{{
-          drugstoneConfig.config.networkMenuButtonAdjacentDisordersDrugsLabel
-        }}"
-        tooltip="Show disorders adjacent to all currently displayed drugs."
-        [value]="networkHandler.activeNetwork.adjacentDisordersDrug"
-        [disabled]="!networkHandler.activeNetwork.hasDrugsLoaded()"
-        (valueChange)="
-          networkHandler.activeNetwork.updateAdjacentDrugDisorders($event)
+      <div
+        class="row is-full m-1"
+        *ngIf="drugstoneConfig.config.showNetworkMenuButtonAdjacentDrugs"
+      >
+        <app-toggle-inplace
+          class="network-footer-toolbar-element"
+          text="{{
+            drugstoneConfig.config.networkMenuButtonAdjacentDrugsLabel
+          }}"
+          icon="fas fa-capsules"
+          tooltip="Display adjacent drugs."
+          [value]="networkHandler.activeNetwork.adjacentDrugs"
+          (valueChange)="
+            networkHandler.activeNetwork.updateAdjacentDrugs($event)
+          "
+        ></app-toggle-inplace>
+      </div>
+      <div
+        class="row is-full m-1"
+        *ngIf="
+          drugstoneConfig.config.showNetworkMenuButtonAdjacentDisordersProteins
         "
-        icon="fas fa-biohazard"
-      ></app-toggle-inplace>
-    </div>
-    <div
-      class="row is-full m-1"
-      *ngIf="drugstoneConfig.config.showNetworkMenuButtonAnimation"
-    >
-      <app-toggle-inplace
-        class="network-footer-toolbar-element"
-        text="{{ drugstoneConfig.config.networkMenuButtonAnimationLabel }}"
-        tooltip="Toggle the network animation."
-        [value]="drugstoneConfig.config.physicsOn"
-        (valueChange)="
-          networkHandler.activeNetwork.updatePhysicsEnabled($event)
+      >
+        <app-toggle-inplace
+          class="network-footer-toolbar-element"
+          text="{{
+            drugstoneConfig.config
+              .networkMenuButtonAdjacentDisordersProteinsLabel
+          }}"
+          tooltip="Show disorders adjacent to all currently displayed proteins/genes."
+          [value]="networkHandler.activeNetwork.adjacentDisordersProtein"
+          (valueChange)="
+            networkHandler.activeNetwork.updateAdjacentProteinDisorders($event)
+          "
+          icon="fas fa-head-side-mask"
+        ></app-toggle-inplace>
+      </div>
+      <div
+        class="row is-full m-1"
+        *ngIf="
+          drugstoneConfig.config.showNetworkMenuButtonAdjacentDisordersDrugs
         "
-        icon="fas fa-bullseye"
-      ></app-toggle-inplace>
+      >
+        <app-toggle-inplace
+          class="network-footer-toolbar-element"
+          text="{{
+            drugstoneConfig.config.networkMenuButtonAdjacentDisordersDrugsLabel
+          }}"
+          tooltip="Show disorders adjacent to all currently displayed drugs."
+          [value]="networkHandler.activeNetwork.adjacentDisordersDrug"
+          [disabled]="!networkHandler.activeNetwork.hasDrugsLoaded()"
+          (valueChange)="
+            networkHandler.activeNetwork.updateAdjacentDrugDisorders($event)
+          "
+          icon="fas fa-biohazard"
+        ></app-toggle-inplace>
+      </div>
+      <div
+        class="row is-full m-1"
+        *ngIf="drugstoneConfig.config.showNetworkMenuButtonAnimation"
+      >
+        <app-toggle-inplace
+          class="network-footer-toolbar-element"
+          text="{{ drugstoneConfig.config.networkMenuButtonAnimationLabel }}"
+          tooltip="Toggle the network animation."
+          [value]="drugstoneConfig.config.physicsOn"
+          (valueChange)="
+            networkHandler.activeNetwork.updatePhysicsEnabled($event)
+          "
+          icon="fas fa-bullseye"
+        ></app-toggle-inplace>
+      </div>
     </div>
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/app/components/network/network.component.ts b/src/app/components/network/network.component.ts
index 2265d5c9fa641a7e9261acd6fa29ea57225f8d4b..21760f0e010a713a88e268bcebe56b7c1869cdb8 100644
--- a/src/app/components/network/network.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/network/network.component.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export class NetworkComponent implements OnInit {
   public highlightSeeds = false;
   public seedMap: NodeAttributeMap = {};
 
-  // keys are node netexIds
+  // keys are node drugstoneIds
   public expressionMap: NodeAttributeMap = {};
   public gradientMap: NodeAttributeMap = {};
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export class NetworkComponent implements OnInit {
         }
         for (const disorder of response.disorders) {
           disorder.group = 'defaultDisorder';
-          disorder.id = disorder.netexId;
+          disorder.id = disorder.drugstoneId;
           this.adjacentProteinDisorderList.push(mapCustomNode(disorder, this.drugstoneConfig.config))
         }
         this.saveAddNodes(this.adjacentProteinDisorderList);
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ export class NetworkComponent implements OnInit {
         }
         for (const disorder of response.disorders) {
           disorder.group = 'defaultDisorder';
-          disorder.id = disorder.netexId;
+          disorder.id = disorder.drugstoneId;
           this.adjacentDrugDisorderList.push(mapCustomNode(disorder, this.drugstoneConfig.config));
         }
         this.saveAddNodes(this.adjacentDrugDisorderList);
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ export class NetworkComponent implements OnInit {
       const updatedNodes = [];
       // for (const item of this.proteins) {
       for (const item of this.currentViewProteins) {
-        if (item.netexId === undefined) {
+        if (item.drugstoneId === undefined) {
           // nodes that are not mapped to backend remain untouched
           continue;
         }
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ export class NetworkComponent implements OnInit {
       // filter out non-proteins, e.g. drugs
       const proteinNodes = [];
       this.nodeData.nodes.forEach(element => {
-        if (element.id.startsWith('p') && element.netexId !== undefined) {
+        if (element.id.startsWith('p') && element.drugstoneId !== undefined) {
           proteinNodes.push(element);
         }
       });
@@ -312,11 +312,11 @@ export class NetworkComponent implements OnInit {
         // mapping from netex IDs to network IDs, TODO check if this step is necessary
         const networkIdMappping = {}
         this.nodeData.nodes.forEach(element => {
-          networkIdMappping[element.netexId] = element.id
+          networkIdMappping[element.drugstoneId] = element.id
         });
         const maxExpr = Math.max(...Object.values(this.expressionMap));
-        for (const [netexId, expressionlvl] of Object.entries(this.expressionMap)) {
-          const networkId = networkIdMappping[netexId]
+        for (const [drugstoneId, expressionlvl] of Object.entries(this.expressionMap)) {
+          const networkId = networkIdMappping[drugstoneId]
           const node = this.nodeData.nodes.get(networkId);
           if (node === null) {
             continue;
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ export class NetworkComponent implements OnInit {
   public hasDrugsLoaded(): boolean {
     if (this.nodeData == null || this.nodeData.nodes == null)
       return false;
-    return this.nodeData.nodes.get().filter((node: Node) => node.drugId && node.netexId.startsWith('dr')).length > 0;
+    return this.nodeData.nodes.get().filter((node: Node) => node.drugId && node.drugstoneId.startsWith('dr')).length > 0;
   }
 
   public setLegendContext() {
@@ -369,13 +369,13 @@ export class NetworkComponent implements OnInit {
 
   /**
    * To highlight the seeds in the analysis network, not used in the browser network
-   * @param bool 
+   * @param bool
    */
   public updateHighlightSeeds(bool: boolean) {
     this.highlightSeeds = bool;
     const updatedNodes = [];
     for (const item of this.currentViewProteins) {
-      if (item.netexId === undefined) {
+      if (item.drugstoneId === undefined) {
         // nodes that are not mapped to backend remain untouched
         continue;
       }
diff --git a/src/app/dialogs/add-expressed-proteins/add-expressed-proteins.component.ts b/src/app/dialogs/add-expressed-proteins/add-expressed-proteins.component.ts
index 634873da5fb26e633b2b59b31770da6377942e22..c1e8a59ceb88228e8a45a96243114f24b659b20a 100644
--- a/src/app/dialogs/add-expressed-proteins/add-expressed-proteins.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/dialogs/add-expressed-proteins/add-expressed-proteins.component.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export class AddExpressedProteinsComponent implements OnChanges {
   public async addProteins() {
     this.loading = true;
     const result = await this.http.post<any>(`${environment.backend}query_tissue_proteins/`,
-      {tissueId: this.selectedTissue.netexId, threshold: this.threshold}).toPromise();
+      {tissueId: this.selectedTissue.drugstoneId, threshold: this.threshold}).toPromise();
     const items = [];
     for (const detail of result) {
       items.push(getWrapperFromNode(detail));
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export class AddExpressedProteinsComponent implements OnChanges {
     if (!this.currentViewProteins || this.expressionMap === undefined) {
       return;
     }
-    this.proteins = this.currentViewProteins.filter(p => this.expressionMap[p.netexId] >= threshold);
+    this.proteins = this.currentViewProteins.filter(p => this.expressionMap[p.drugstoneId] >= threshold);
   }
 
   public close() {
diff --git a/src/app/dialogs/launch-analysis/launch-analysis.component.ts b/src/app/dialogs/launch-analysis/launch-analysis.component.ts
index 38ef3ecd0f03eec458368d5dba22a0e63ce6937e..bf4637eb5d15325dc9eeda8800f7053777777491 100644
--- a/src/app/dialogs/launch-analysis/launch-analysis.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/dialogs/launch-analysis/launch-analysis.component.ts
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ export class LaunchAnalysisComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
   }
 
   public async startTask() {
-    // all nodes in selection have netexId, hence exist in the backend
-    const seeds = this.analysis.getSelection().map((item) => item.data.netexId)
+    // all nodes in selection have drugstoneId, hence exist in the backend
+    const seeds = this.analysis.getSelection().map((item) => item.data.drugstoneId)
     const seedsFiltered = seeds.filter(function (el) {
       return el != null;
     });
diff --git a/src/app/interfaces.ts b/src/app/interfaces.ts
index d84da4c1ec071f23d59027395c383b74a202106f..59daa8bf3c2288312d232a032a9c018e5d70177c 100644
--- a/src/app/interfaces.ts
+++ b/src/app/interfaces.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export interface Node {
   symbol: string;
   id: string;
   type: string;
-  netexId?: string;
+  drugstoneId?: string;
   drugId?:string;
   uniprotAc?: string;
   ensg?: Array<string>;
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export interface Node {
 }
 
 export interface Tissue {
-  netexId: number;
+  drugstoneId: number;
   name: string;
 }
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export type NetworkType = 'explorer' | 'analysis'
 export type LegendContext = 'explorer' | 'adjacentDrugs' | 'drug' | 'drugTarget' |
 'drugTargetAndSeeds' | 'drugAndSeeds' | 'adjacentDisorders' | 'adjacentDrugsAndDisorders';
 
-/// netexId to expressionlvl
+/// drugstoneId to expressionlvl
 export type NodeAttributeMap = { string: number } | {};
 
 export interface NetexInteraction {
@@ -125,21 +125,21 @@ export function getDrugNodeId(drug: Drug) {
   /**
    * Returns backend_id of Drug object
    */
-  return drug.netexId
+  return drug.drugstoneId
 }
 
 // export function getDisorderNodeId(disorder: Disorder) {
 //   /**
 //    * Returns backend_id of Drug object
 //    */
-//   return disorder.netexId
+//   return disorder.drugstoneId
 
 export function getNodeId(node: Node) {
   /**
    * Returns backend_id of Gene object
    */
-  //  if ('netexId' in node) {
-  //    return node['netexId']
+  //  if ('drugstoneId' in node) {
+  //    return node['drugstoneId']
   //  } else {
   //    return node.id
   //  }
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ export function getNetworkId(node: Node) {
   /**
    * Returns ID of a network node
    */
-  return node.netexId
+  return node.drugstoneId
 }
 
 export function getId(gene: Node) {
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ export interface Wrapper {
     label: string;
     type?: string;
     symbol?: string;
-    netexId?: string;
+    drugstoneId?: string;
     ensg?: Array<string>;
     shape?: string;
     color?: string;
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ export interface Drug {
   inTrial: boolean;
   inLiterature: boolean;
   trialLinks: string[];
-  netexId: string;
+  drugstoneId: string;
   group: string;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/app/pages/explorer-page/explorer-page.component.ts b/src/app/pages/explorer-page/explorer-page.component.ts
index 32cfb47803ab002427e084ff99d2df1e45516245..cf615e665f1d39e2c77a73dbc360f3b40f72689a 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/explorer-page/explorer-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/pages/explorer-page/explorer-page.component.ts
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ export class ExplorerPageComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit {
       if (nodeIds != null && nodeIds.length > 0) {
         const nodeId = nodeIds[0];
         const node = this.nodeData.nodes.get(nodeId);
-        if (node.netexId === undefined || !node.netexId.startsWith('p')) {
+        if (node.drugstoneId === undefined || !node.drugstoneId.startsWith('p')) {
           // skip if node is not a protein mapped to backend
           return;
         }
@@ -345,17 +345,17 @@ export class ExplorerPageComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit {
 
     if (this.drugstoneConfig.config.identifier === 'ensg') {
       // remove possible duplicate IDs
-      network.nodes = removeDuplicateObjectsFromList(network.nodes, 'netexId');
+      network.nodes = removeDuplicateObjectsFromList(network.nodes, 'drugstoneId');
     }
 
     // at this point, we have nodes synched with the backend
-    // use netexIds where posssible, but use original id as node name if no label given
+    // use drugstoneIds where posssible, but use original id as node name if no label given
     const nodeIdMap = {};
     network.nodes.forEach((node) => {
       // set node label to original id before node id will be set to netex id
       node.label = node.label ? node.label : node.id;
 
-      nodeIdMap[node.id] = node.netexId ? node.netexId : node.id;
+      nodeIdMap[node.id] = node.drugstoneId ? node.drugstoneId : node.id;
       node.id = nodeIdMap[node.id];
     });
 
@@ -494,9 +494,9 @@ export class ExplorerPageComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit {
   }
 
   gProfilerLink(): string {
-    // nodes in selection have netexId
+    // nodes in selection have drugstoneId
     const queryString = this.analysis.getSelection()
-      .filter(wrapper => wrapper.data.netexId.startsWith('p'))
+      .filter(wrapper => wrapper.data.drugstoneId.startsWith('p'))
       .map(wrapper => wrapper.data.uniprotAc)
       .join('%0A');
     return 'http://biit.cs.ut.ee/gprofiler/gost?' +
diff --git a/src/app/services/netex-controller/netex-controller.service.ts b/src/app/services/netex-controller/netex-controller.service.ts
index baa8a5881e96bacf420bf786364b0eb8f5413dd0..bce39cb133098d227fc03de62e4b62722dfe842f 100644
--- a/src/app/services/netex-controller/netex-controller.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/services/netex-controller/netex-controller.service.ts
@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ export class NetexControllerService {
      * Returns the expression in the given tissue for given nodes and cancerNodes
      */
       // slice prefix of netex id away for direct lookup in db, if node not mapped to db, replace by undefined
-    const genesBackendIds = nodes.map((node: Node) => node.netexId ? node.netexId.slice(1) : undefined);
+    const genesBackendIds = nodes.map((node: Node) => node.drugstoneId ? node.drugstoneId.slice(1) : undefined);
     const params = new HttpParams()
-      .set('tissue', tissue.netexId)
+      .set('tissue', tissue.drugstoneId)
       .set('proteins', JSON.stringify(genesBackendIds));
     return this.http.get(`${environment.backend}tissue_expression/`, {params});
   }
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@ export class NetexControllerService {
     const params = {};
     if (nodeType === 'proteins') {
       // @ts-ignore
-      params.proteins = nodes.map((node: Node) => node.netexId && node.netexId.startsWith('p') ? node.netexId.slice(1) : undefined).filter(id => id != null);
+      params.proteins = nodes.map((node: Node) => node.drugstoneId && node.drugstoneId.startsWith('p') ? node.drugstoneId.slice(1) : undefined).filter(id => id != null);
     } else if (nodeType === 'drugs') {
       // @ts-ignore
-      params.drugs = nodes.map((node: Node) => node.drugId && node.netexId.startsWith('dr') ? node.netexId.slice(2) : undefined).filter(id => id != null);
+      params.drugs = nodes.map((node: Node) => node.drugId && node.drugstoneId.startsWith('dr') ? node.drugstoneId.slice(2) : undefined).filter(id => id != null);
     }
     return this.http.post<any>(`${environment.backend}adjacent_disorders/`, params);
   }
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export class NetexControllerService {
      * Returns the expression in the given tissue for given nodes and cancerNodes
      */
       // slice prefix of netex id away for direct lookup in db, if node not mapped to db, replace by undefined
-    const genesBackendIds = nodes.map((node: Node) => node.netexId && node.netexId.startsWith('p') ? node.netexId.slice(1) : undefined).filter(id => id != null);
+    const genesBackendIds = nodes.map((node: Node) => node.drugstoneId && node.drugstoneId.startsWith('p') ? node.drugstoneId.slice(1) : undefined).filter(id => id != null);
     const params = {
       pdi_dataset: pdiDataset,
       proteins: genesBackendIds