Minimum information specification for in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry experiments (MISFISHIE).
Abstact
One purpose of the biomedical literature is to report results in sufficient detail that the methods of data collection and analysis can be independently replicated and verified. Here we present reporting guidelines for gene expression localization experiments: the minimum information specification for in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry experiments (MISFISHIE). MISFISHIE is modeled after the Minimum Information About a Microarray Experiment (MIAME) specification for microarray experiments. Both guidelines define what information should be reported without dictating a format for encoding that information. MISFISHIE describes six types of information to be provided for each experiment: experimental design, biomaterials and treatments, reporters, staining, imaging data and image characterizations. This specification has benefited the consortium within which it was developed and is expected to benefit the wider research community. We welcome feedback from the scientific community to help improve our proposal.
Authors
- Ball CA
- Berman JJ
- Bova GS
- Brazma A
- Bumgarner RE
- Campbell D
- Causton HC
- Christiansen JH
- Daian F
- Dauga D
- Davidson DR
- Deutsch EW
- Gimenez G
- Goo YA
- Grimmond S
- Henrich T
- Herrmann BG
- Johnson MH
- Korb M
- Liu AY
- Mills JC
- Oudes AJ
- Parkinson HE
- Pascal LE
- Pollet N
- Quackenbush J
- Ramialison M
- Ringwald M
- Salgado D
- Sansone SA
- Sherlock G
- Stoeckert CJ
- Swedlow J
- Taylor RC
- True LD
- Walashek L
- Warford A
- Wilkinson DG
- Zhou Y
- Zon LI