The Genopolis Microarray Database

Background: Gene expression databases are key resources for microarray data management and analysis and the importance of a proper annotation of their content is well understood. Public repositories as well as microarray database systems that can be implemented by single laboratories exist. However, there is not yet a tool that can easily support a collaborative environment where different users with different rights of access to data can interact to define a common highly coherent content. The scope of the Genopolis database is to provide a resource that allows different groups performing microarray experiments related to a common subject to create a common coherent knowledge base and to analyse it. The Genopolis database has been implemented as a dedicated system for the scientific community studying dendritic and macrophage cells functions and host-parasite interactions. Results: The Genopolis Database system allows the community to build an object based MIAME compliant annotation ...

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2007
• Where: BMCBI
• Authors: Andrea Splendiani, Marco Brandizi, Gael Even, Ottavio Beretta, Norman Pavelka, Mattia Pelizzola, Manuel Mayhaus, Maria Foti, Giancarlo Mauri, Paola Ricciardi-Castagnoli
• Keywords: BMCBI 2007, Coherent Knowledge Base, Database, Genopolis Database