ISA tab examples

Several examples of ISA-Tab formatted metadata files are available in the table below. If you need help or want more examples, contact the ISA team.


Representation in ISA-TAB Format of an Investigation, which includes 2 studies by Castrillo et al, 2007 17439666.


Assay Types:

  • transcription profiling using DNA microarray
  • metabolite profiling using NMR spectroscopy
  • protein profiling using mass spectroscopy

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    Metatranscriptomes of phytoplankton blooms from an ocean acidification mesocosm experiment.


    Assay Types:

  • transcription profiling using DNA sequencing
  • genomic sequence identification using NMR spectroscopy

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    The influence of pharmacogenetics on fatty liver disease in the wistar and kyoto rats.



    Assay Types:

  • transcription profiling using DNA microarray
  • metabolite profiling using NMR spectroscopy


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    Cell based assay study.



    XSLT Transformation to ISA-Tab from MIACA/CA-ML


    Assay Types:

  • cell function profiling using cell assays

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    FuGE exemplar document.



    XSLT Transformation to ISA-Tab from FuGE-ML



    File supplied by Andy Jones for initial evaluation.



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    Microarray based study.



    XSLT Transformation to ISA-Tab from FuGE-ML



    Assay Types:

  • transcription profiling using DNA sequencing

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    Differential gel electrophoresis based study.



    XSLT Transformation to ISA-Tab from Gel-ML



    Assay Types:

  • protein identification using gel electrophoresis

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    Flow cytometry based study.



    XSLT Transformation to ISA-Tab from FuGEFlow-ML


    Assay Types:

  • cell sorting using flow cytometry

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