2DWG Image Meta-Database - GLOSSARY

This glossary defines the column headings used in the 2DWG meta-database.
Tissue or Organelle
Tissue or organelle of origin of sample. If there are subcategories, they are appended to the right (eg. lymphocyte-T, etc.)
Species
Species of the sample.
Cell line (strain)
Cell line or strain of sample if applicable.
Image URL
URL to the gel image. Currently ftp:// and http:// protocols and GIF, JPEG or TIFF images are accepted.
DB URL
URL to the specific database where this image resides and which may discuss this data in more detail. This database may also include spot maps of identified proteins.
Isotope / stain / Ab
Detection method. Typically isotope implies autoradiographs or phosphor-imaging (in which case the radioisotope is mentioned, eg. 35[S]-met); stain (eg. Coomassie Blue or silver for silver stain); and Ab is antibody (eg. anti-PY, anti-p53, etc.).
CA/IPG
First dimension method: Carrier Ampholytes or Immobilized pH Gradients.
IEF/NEPHGE
Type of gel: IsoElectric Focusing or Non-Equilibrium PH Gradient Electrophoresis.
pH range
The isoelectric pH range if known. If the range is specified as 8-4, then this means that acid is on the right, the default is acid is on the left (eg 4-8).
Mr (Kd) range
The Molecular Mass range if known. If the range is specified with "mwm", this indicates that molecular weight markers are used to specify the range.
Lab/ Org/ Comp
The name of the Laboratory, Organization or Company where the web database resides. This entry is linked to thetop level web page for that organization.
Scan/synth/diagrm
Whether the image is a scan of a single gel, a composite of a number of gels, a synthetic gel, or a diagram of spot positions.
Map/raw data
Whether the image is a raw gel image or a spot map (with proteins identified by name or number indices used by the particular DB scheme). If a URL is available for the spot map, then it is provided. Note that for some databases although a map exists, you must track down the spot mapping of numbers to protein identifications in associated papers. In other databases, there are active gel images where the user can click on an image to look up the database contents (if any) for that spot.
Miscellaneous
Additional information about the gel, sample, etc. This should complement the other fields so the entry is sufficient to identify the material.
2DWG ID #
Identification number WG00001, WG00002, ... for the 2DWG database assigned by the 2DWG during the submission process.

































$Date: 1997/10/30 19:40:03 $ / lemkin@ncifcrf.gov (P. Lemkin, LECB, NCI)