title: StRAP: an integrated resource for profiling high-throughput cancer genomic data from stress response studies.
abstract: The increasing availability and maturity of DNA microarray technology has led to an explosion of cancer profiling studies for identifying cancer biomarkers, and predicting treatment response. Uncovering complex relationships, however, remains the most challenging task as it requires compiling and efficiently querying data from various sources. Here, we describe the Stress Response Array Profiler (StRAP), an open-source, web-based resource for storage, profiling, visualization, and sharing of cancer genomic data. StRAP houses multi-cancer microarray data with major emphasis on radiotherapy studies, and takes a systems biology approach towards the integration, comparison, and cross-validation of multiple cancer profiling studies. The database is a comprehensive platform for comparative analysis of gene expression data. For effective use of arrays, we provide user-friendly and interactive visualization tools that can display the data and query results. StRAP is web-based, platform-independent, and freely accessible at http://strap.nci.nih.gov/.
authors.affiliation: Radiation Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Seth
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Biju
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Issac
authors.forename: Shuping
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Mohit
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bisht
authors.forename: Orieta
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Celiku
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tofilon
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Camphausen
authors.forename: Uma
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Shankavaram
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000235:genetics*; D003628:Database Management Systems; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D023281:Genomics; D059014:High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D012984:Software; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor