Minimum information specification for in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry experiments (MISFISHIE).
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2008
Keywords
Gene-Expression-Profiling, Immunohistochemistry, In-Situ-Hybridization
First Page
305
Last Page
312
JAX Source
Nat Biotechnol 2008 Mar; 26(3):305-12.
Abstract
One purpose of the biomedical literature is to report results in sufficient detail that the methods of data collection and analysis can be independently replicated and verified. Here we present reporting guidelines for gene expression localization experiments: the minimum information specification for in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry experiments (MISFISHIE). MISFISHIE is modeled after the Minimum Information About a Microarray Experiment (MIAME) specification for microarray experiments. Both guidelines define what information should be reported without dictating a format for encoding that information. MISFISHIE describes six types of information to be provided for each experiment: experimental design, biomaterials and treatments, reporters, staining, imaging data and image characterizations. This specification has benefited the consortium within which it was developed and is expected to benefit the wider research community. We welcome feedback from the scientific community to help improve our proposal.
Recommended Citation
Deutsch EW,
Ball CA,
Berman JJ,
Quackenbush J,
Ringwald M,
Sherlock G,
Stoeckert CJ,
Swedlow J,
Taylor RC,
Walashek L,
et a.
Minimum information specification for in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry experiments (MISFISHIE). Nat Biotechnol 2008 Mar; 26(3):305-12.