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maxdLoad2 and maxdBrowse: standards-compliant tools for microarray experimental annotation, data management and

David Hancock1, Michael Wilson, Giles Velarde

  • 1School of Computer Science, The University of Manchester, Kilburn Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK. d.hancock@cs.man.ac.uk

BMC Bioinformatics
|November 5, 2005
PubMed
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maxdLoad2 and maxdBrowse offer a flexible system for microarray experiment annotation and data access. These tools ensure standardized data capture and enable easy sharing and analysis of experimental results.

Area of Science:

  • Bioinformatics
  • Computational Biology
  • Genomics

Background:

  • Microarray experiments require robust annotation and storage solutions.
  • Existing systems may lack flexibility in metadata capture and data exchange.
  • Standardized data submission to repositories like ArrayExpress is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce maxdLoad2, a relational database schema and Java application for microarray data annotation.
  • To present maxdBrowse, a PHP web-application for accessing and mining maxdLoad2 database contents.
  • To provide a flexible and standards-compliant system for microarray data management and dissemination.

Main Methods:

  • maxdLoad2 utilizes a relational database schema and Java application for data annotation and storage.

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  • It supports standard ontologies and data exchange formats for metadata capture.
  • maxdBrowse provides web, command-line, and web-service interfaces for data access and mining.

    • Main Results:

    • maxdLoad2 offers an intuitive interface with browsing, searching, and editing capabilities.
    • Novel features include flexible metadata capture, spreadsheet import tools, and automatic document creation.
    • maxdBrowse facilitates easy data exploration, export, and integration into analysis pipelines via multiple interfaces.

    Conclusions:

    • maxdLoad2 and maxdBrowse provide a powerful, flexible, and portable package for microarray experiment annotation.
    • These tools offer a convenient environment for data dissemination and mining.
    • Both applications are open-sourced and available for download under the Artistic License.