Allowable value lists

Τhe following is a list of fields whose values have to be drawn from allowable values lists.

Number

Field Name

Description

Allowable Values

Example Values

Default Value

1

XYZ_unit

The unit used to represent XYZ locations or distances.

SI units of Length

nm, micron, mm, etc.

micron

2

Software_Type

The type of this Software used to produce results recorded in this table.

SpotLoc, Tracing, SpotLoc+Tracing, Segmentation, QC, Other

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

2

Time_unit

The unit used to represent a time interval.

SI units of Time

ms, s, min, hr, etc.

s

3

Cell_Type

The type of cells reported in the Cell Data table.

It is recommended to use an ontology term for example from the EFO ontology

Primary cell line, Immortal cell line, Induced pluripotent stem (IPS) cell, Cell in tissue, Cell in organoid, Other.

Not Applicable

4

Sub-Cell_ROI_Type

The type of sub-cellular structure ROIs reported in the Sub-Cell ROI Data table.

It is recommended to use an ontology term such as a child of the EFO ‘cellular_component’ term

Nucleolus, Nuclear Lamina (NL), Nuclear Pore Complex (NPC) PML_body, Cajal_body, Chromosome_Domain, etc.

Not Applicable

5

Extra-Cell_ROI_Type

The type of extracellular structure ROIs reported in the Extra-Cell ROI Data table.

It is recommended to use an ontology term such as a child of the EFO ‘organism part’ term

Tissue, Organoid, etc.

Not Applicable