David Functional Annotation Official

If you’ve just finished an RNA-seq or microarray experiment, you probably have a list of genes. It might be a short list of 50 names or a long one of 2,000. But a list is just data. The real question is: What does this list mean biologically?

For 80% of biologists who need to answer, "What is my gene list doing?" DAVID is the best tool ever made. Use it, cite it, and never present a raw gene list to your PI again. david functional annotation

Paste your gene symbols, Entrez IDs, or Affymetrix probes. You don't need to know the format; DAVID auto-detects it. If you’ve just finished an RNA-seq or microarray

"I have 4 genes." With DAVID: You run the list. The top cluster is "Amyloid precursor protein metabolic process" (Fold Enrichment: 45x). The second cluster is "Axon guidance" (Not significant? Maybe ignore). The third cluster is "Immune response" (Wait, microglia genes are also upregulated? That changes your hypothesis). The real question is: What does this list mean biologically