Create Exon probe group from Exon probe search results

After you do an Exon probe search, you can create an Exon probe group that contains some or all of the probes that were returned by the search. You can use Exon probe groups in Exon microarrays, but not in standard Expression microarrays. Exon probe searches are available within the Expression application type.

1. Do an Exon probe search.
   
   At the bottom of the search page, the probes that match your search criteria appear in the Search Results pane. The search results can contain both Exon probes and standard Expression probes that map to exons. Both types of probes can be included in an Exon probe group.

2. Select the probes that you want to include in the new Exon probe group. Use the following as a guide:

   • To select a probe, mark the check box next to its name.

   • To select all of the probes on a given page of results, mark the check box in the column heading row.

   • To select all of the probes that were returned by the search, mark Select Entire Result.

   • To go to a different page of search results, use the Pages links. eArray remembers your selections as you go from page to page.

   • To apply a probe filter to the search results, click Filter or Apply Default Filter. For details, see How to apply a probe filter.

   • To reverse the order of the probes in the list, click the Probe ID column heading.

3. Click Create Probe Group.
   
   The Create Probe Group page appears. The selected probes appear at the bottom of the page. To go to a different page of probes, use the Pages links. The list is sorted by Probe ID.

4. Set the following probe group parameters. All parameters are required unless otherwise indicated. The parameters that do not appear below are set by the system, and are read-only.

5. If desired, add or remove probes, as described below.

   • To add probes

You can add any type of expression probe to an Exon probe group, including additional Exon probes and standard Expression probes.

5. • 1. In the Search Results pane, click Add New Probes.
        A search page appears.

     2. Enter parameters for a Search Standard Probes search, a GO Search for probes, or another Exon probe search.

     3. Click Search.
        A search results pane lists the probes that match your search criteria.

     4. To select a probe, mark the check box in its row. eArray remembers your selections as you navigate from page to page. To select all probes on the current page, mark the check box in the column heading row. To select all probes in the search results, mark Select Entire Result.

     5. Click Add Probes to Probe Group.
        A dialog box asks if you are sure that you want to add the probes to the probe group.

     6. Click OK.
        eArray adds the selected probes, and displays a success message.

     7. Click Close.
         

   • To remove probes

   • 1. In the Search Results pane, select the probes that you want to remove.

     2. Click Remove Probes.
        A dialog box asks if you are sure that you want to remove the selected probes from the probe group.

     3. Click OK.
        eArray removes the selected probes, and displays a success message.

     4. Click Close.
         

6. Note: If you save the new probe group with a status of Locked, you will not be able to subsequently add or remove probes, or otherwise change the probe group. In addition, locked probe groups cannot be unlocked.

7. Click Save Probe Group.
   
   eArray creates and saves the probe group, and displays a message.
   
   If the probe group is large, eArray creates the probe group in the background as a separate job. You receive an e-mail when this job finishes. You can also monitor the status of the job on your workspace or collaboration home page in the Pending Jobs pane.

8. Click Close.

See also

Create an Exon microarray

Edit probe group

Ways to create probe groups