Data Descriptions for The Zebrafish Database (ZDB)

SECTION II: Experimental Data

Abstract Class: DATA_ITEM

Class: ANTIBODY


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Role: The ANTIBODY class catalogs the antibody probes known to the zebrafish community.

Sample Query Scenario: I have a particular structure (e.g. the presumptive ear) that I’d like to label in some mutant embryos I have. I access the database and query for labeling reagents, using the structure I want labeled as a search parameter.

How/Who enters: Initially, the DB Admin enters all known antibodies. Authorized submitters are allowed to create and enter new ANTIBODY records into the database.

Security: Only authorized submitters are permitted to enter new ANTIBODYs. Changes to fields other than comments, related_pubs, and source are not permitted; requests for such updates must go through the DB Admin.


Superclasses: GENERIC_OBJECT
DATA_ITEMcomments, primary_pub, related_pubs
LABELSname, structures_labeled

ATTRIBUTES:

type (closed set: polyclonal, monoclonal: IgG, IgM)

immunogen (TEXT, OPTIONAL)

gene_product (TEXT, OPTIONAL). Describes the protein (gene_product) recognized by the antibody stain. The given name must match an existing GENE name; this is enforced by the database.

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