Introduction
All customers who perform experiments with the NASC Affymetrix Service get their data put in NASCArrays automatically. We welcome Arabidopsis Affymetrix data from other sources too- where the Affymetrix chips have been run at another location.
How to donate data to NASCArrays
What you will need
- Original Affymetrix .CEL files from your service provider.
- Your name and address
- Information about the experiment as a whole, including an experiment title, and an abstract
- Preparation information about every sample you have run
Procedure
Currently the best way of donating data to NASCArrays is to follow the same procedure as if you were a customer. Rather than sending us RNA samples, send us .CEL files instead.
- First, send us an email (affy@arabidopsis.info) saying that you would like to donate data. We will send you a confirmation email.
- Next fill in the application form. Some questions may no longer be relevant for donating data (like the confidentiality period)- just ignore these
- For each sample, fill in the sample submission form.
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Send us the .CEL files using a method of your choice. For instance you could:
- send us them in a ZIP file attached to an email
- send us a CD or DVD in the post (our address)
- put them on a web server or FTP site- email us the address
- We also may be able to arrange an FTP upload to us- contact us to arrange this.