Primary databases (or archival databases) for functional genomics

Primary archives are repositories that store high-throughput functional genomics data sets generated using both microarray- and sequence-based technologies. Data sets are directly submitted into primary databases by researchers who are publishing their results in journals that require original data to be made freely available for review and analysis.

Functional genomics data are predominantly stored in one of two public databases:

• The ArrayExpress data collection in BioStudies at EMBL-EBI (Figure 4)
• GEO at NCBI

Explore an ArrayExpress Study page by clicking on the

Figure 4 A screenshot of an ArrayExpress Study showing the different sections of the study.