\n");
hPrintf("%s",
"About the Gene Sorter"
"This program displays a sorted table of genes that are related to "
"one another. The relationship can be one of several types, including "
"protein-level homology, similarity of gene expression profiles, or "
"genomic proximity. "
- "To display a gene and its relatives:"
+ " To display a gene and its relatives: "
""
- "- Select a genome and assembly from the corresponding pull-down menus. "
+ "
- Select a genome and assembly from the corresponding pull-down menus.
"
"- Type a word or phrase into the search text box to specify "
- "which gene should be displayed in the Gene Sorter. "
+ "which gene should be displayed in the Gene Sorter.
"
+ " \n"
);
hPrintf("%s", genomeSetting("examples"));
hPrintf("%s",
+ ""
"- Choose the gene relationship with which you would like to sort the list "
- "by selecting an option from the sort by pull-down menu."
- "
- Press the Go! button to display your results. "
+ "by selecting an option from the sort by pull-down menu.
"
+ "- Press the Go! button to display your results.
"
" "
- " "
+ " \n"
);
hPrintf("%s",
"Following a successful search, the Gene Sorter displays a table containing "
"the specified gene -- highlighted in light green -- and its relatives, "
"each on a separate line. To adjust the number of rows "
"shown, select an option from the display pull-down menu. "
"The default set of table columns -- "
"which can be expanded, reduced, and rearranged via the configure "
"button -- shows additional information about the genes. Some of the column "
"data, such as those in the BLAST E-value and %ID columns, "
"are calculated relative to the highlighted gene. To select a different gene "
"in the list, click on its name. "
"Clicking on a gene's Genome Position will open the UCSC Genome "
"Browser to the location of that gene. Similarly, clicking on a gene's "
"Description will open a page showing detailed information about "
"the gene. "
"One of the most powerful features of the Gene Sorter is its "
"filtering capabilities, accessed via the filter button. Use the "
"filter to fine-tune the list of displayed genes to a subset based on a "
"selection of detailed and flexible criteria. For example, the filter may "
"be used to select all human genes over-expressed in the cerebellum that have "
"GO-annotated G-protein coupled receptor activity. "
"The Gene Sorter offers two options for displaying and downloading sequence "
"associated with the genes in the table. Clicking on the sequence "
"button will fetch associated protein, mRNA, promoter, or genomic sequence. "
"To dump the table into a simple tab-delimited format suitable for "
"import into a spreadsheet or relational database, click the text "
- "button. "
+ "button. "
"The UCSC Gene Sorter was designed and implemented by Jim Kent, "
"Fan Hsu, Donna Karolchik, David Haussler, and the UCSC Genome Bioinformatics "
"Group. This work is supported by a grant from the National Human Genome "
"Research Institute and by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. "
);
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