MicroArray and Gene Expression
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The MicroArray and Gene Expression (MAGE) group is a project of the FGED Society to develop a standard for the representation of gene expression
data from microarrays
to facilitate the exchange of information between different data systems. MAGE has in the past worked with the OMG (Object Management Group
), which provided a framework for developing, ratifying, and publishing the MAGE-based standards documents. The MAGE standards include a data exchange model (MAGE-OM: Microarray Gene Expression - Object Model) and data exchange formats (MAGE-ML: Microarray Gene Expression - Markup Language; MAGE-TAB: Microarray Gene Expression - Tabular format) for microarray expression experiments.
Gene expression
Gene expression is the process by which information from a gene is used in the synthesis of a functional gene product. These products are often proteins, but in non-protein coding genes such as ribosomal RNA , transfer RNA or small nuclear RNA genes, the product is a functional RNA...
data from microarrays
DNA microarray
A DNA microarray is a collection of microscopic DNA spots attached to a solid surface. Scientists use DNA microarrays to measure the expression levels of large numbers of genes simultaneously or to genotype multiple regions of a genome...
to facilitate the exchange of information between different data systems. MAGE has in the past worked with the OMG (Object Management Group
Object Management Group
Object Management Group is a consortium, originally aimed at setting standards for distributed object-oriented systems, and is now focused on modeling and model-based standards.- Overview :...
), which provided a framework for developing, ratifying, and publishing the MAGE-based standards documents. The MAGE standards include a data exchange model (MAGE-OM: Microarray Gene Expression - Object Model) and data exchange formats (MAGE-ML: Microarray Gene Expression - Markup Language; MAGE-TAB: Microarray Gene Expression - Tabular format) for microarray expression experiments.
See also
- Life Science IdentifierLSIDLife Science Identifiers are a way to name and locate pieces of information on the web. Essentially, an LSID is a unique identifier for some data, and the LSID protocol specifies a standard way to locate the data...
- DNA MicroarrayDNA microarrayA DNA microarray is a collection of microscopic DNA spots attached to a solid surface. Scientists use DNA microarrays to measure the expression levels of large numbers of genes simultaneously or to genotype multiple regions of a genome...
- FGED Society
- SDRFSDRFThe Sample and Data Relationship Format is part of the MAGE-TAB standard for communicating the resultsof microarray investigations, including all information required for MIAME compliance....
- GenespringStrand Life SciencesStrand Life Sciences, formerly Strand Genomics, is a Bangalore, India-based in silico technology company. Strand focuses in data mining, predictive modeling, computational chemistry, software engineering, bioinformatics, and research biology to develop software and services for life sciences...