The document provides a tutorial on how to attach a DAS server to the Ensembl Genome Browser to view external data sources. The steps include selecting a species on the Ensembl homepage, choosing the "Add custom data" option on the location view page, selecting "Attach DAS" from the menu, entering the DAS server address, choosing the desired data sources, and making queries using the start, end, and chromosome text boxes to view information from the external sources.
2. Ensemble Genome Browser
Go to the Ensemble Genome
Browser main page and
select the specie to which
the information belongs from
the menu.
link: http://www.ensembl.org/index.html
3. Selecting the Sample
Entry Point
This menu is going to appear
at the top left part of the
page. Here we select the
location sample entry point.
4. Ensemble Genome Browser:
Location view
In this view we are going to
add the data from the
Proserver. Click on the Add
custom data to page link
5. Attaching DAS Data to the
Genome Browser
Select Attach DAS from this
menu
Type the address of the DAS
server and click the Next
button.
6. Selecting Data Sources
Select the data sources to be
displayed in the Genome
Browser. Tick them and press
the Next button
7. Data is Ready for Use!!!
Close the window and it will take
you to the Location View.
When you see this message, you can
now see the Proservers data in the
Ensemble Genome Browser.
8. Query Example
Now we can make
Chromosome Start point End point queries using the three
text boxes at the bottom
of the page
9. Results
Information
about the
Data source Region between the region.
start and end point
of the query