RefPrimeCouch--a reference gene primer CouchApp

Jascha Silbermann; Catrin Wernicke; Heike Pospisil; Marcus Frohme

doi:10.1093/database/bat081

RefPrimeCouch--a reference gene primer CouchApp

Database (Oxford). 2013 Dec 24:2013:bat081. doi: 10.1093/database/bat081. Print 2013.

Authors

Jascha Silbermann¹, Catrin Wernicke, Heike Pospisil, Marcus Frohme

Affiliation

¹ Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Functional Genomics, University of Applied Sciences Wildau, 15745 Wildau, Germany and High Performance Computing in Life Sciences/Bioinformatics, University of Applied Sciences Wildau, 15745 Wildau, Germany.

Abstract

To support a quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction standardization project, a new reference gene database application was required. The new database application was built with the explicit goal of simplifying not only the development process but also making the user interface more responsive and intuitive. To this end, CouchDB was used as the backend with a lightweight dynamic user interface implemented client-side as a one-page web application. Data entry and curation processes were streamlined using an OpenRefine-based workflow. The new RefPrimeCouch database application provides its data online under an Open Database License. Database URL: http://hpclife.th-wildau.de:5984/rpc/_design/rpc/view.html.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

DNA Primers / metabolism*
Databases, Genetic / standards*
Internet
Reference Standards
Statistics as Topic
User-Computer Interface

Substances

DNA Primers