Integrated olfactory receptor and microarray gene expression databases

Background: Gene expression patterns of olfactory receptors (ORs) are an important component of the signal encoding mechanism in the olfactory system since they determine the interactions between odorant ligands and sensory neurons. We have developed the Olfactory Receptor Microarray Database (ORMD) to house OR gene expression data. ORMD is integrated with the Olfactory Receptor Database (ORDB), which is a key repository of OR gene information. Both databases aim to aid experimental research related to olfaction. Description: ORMD is a Web-accessible database that provides a secure data repository for OR microarray experiments. It contains both publicly available and private data; accessing the latter requires authenticated login. The ORMD is designed to allow users to not only deposit gene expression data but also manage their projects/experiments. For example, contributors can choose whether to make their datasets public. For each experiment, users can download the raw data files an...

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2007
• Where: BMCBI
• Authors: Nian Liu, Chiquito J. Crasto, Minghong Ma
• Keywords: BMCBI 2007, Gene Expression, Gene Expression Data, Olfactory Receptors