Comparative and Functional Genomics 
Volume 3 (2002), Issue 2, Pages 91-96
doi:10.1002/cfg.153
Research Article

StressDB: A Locally Installable Web-Based Relational Microarray Database Designed for Small User Communities

Madhusmita Mitra,1 Nigam Shah,1 Lukas Mueller,2 Scuth Pin,1 and Nina Fedoroff1

 1519 Wartik Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 16802, Pennsylvania, USA
2Carnegie Institution, Department of Plant Biology, 260 Panama Street, Stanford 94305, CA, USA
Received 31 October 2001; Accepted 12 February 2002

Abstract

We have built a microarray database, StressDB, for management of microarray data from our studies on stress-modulated genes in Arabidopsis. StressDB provides small user groups with a locally installable web-based relational microarray database. It has a simple and intuitive architecture and has been designed for cDNA microarray technology users. StressDB uses Windows™ 2000 as the centralized database server with Oracle™ 8i as the relational database management system. It allows users to manage microarray data and data-related biological information over the Internet using a web browser. The source-code is currently available on request from the authors and will soon be made freely available for downloading from our website athttp://arastressdb.cac.psu.edu.