ExpressionData:MicroarrayDataChecklist

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1. Array design
   1. unique reporter IDs used throughout
   2. reporter sequences for mapping in VectorBase
   3. reporter annotation (experimental and control) for ArrayExpress submission
   4. .GAL file or equivalent for VectorBase
   5. array name
2. Microarray data
   1. unique sample IDs
   2. sample annotation table (MIAME/MGED as far as possible)
   3. sample growth, treatment, pooling, extraction and labelling protocols
   4. sample-to-hybridisation table
   5. hybridisation, scanning, image analysis
   6. tar or zipped raw data files
   7. list of experimental factors (annotations that you vary in expt)
3. Experiment
   1. Short name
   2. Authors, addresses
   3. If available: publication title, abstract
   4. If a plot is suitable for the data, in which order should the plot be displayed (e.g head, midgut, ovaries or ovaries, head, midgut).
   5. If available: final processed data matrix and protocol (for ArrayExpress)