Oliz

Oliz is a suite of Perl scripts that selects 50mer oligonucleotides for use in DNA microarrays. Its features include:

  • Uses UniGene cluster ID as input.
  • Selects 50mers from the 3'untranslated region.
  • Filters 50mers through automated blast search for gene specificity.
  • Oliz is free for use in academic institutions. Commercial users please contact the authors for availability.
  • OS: written for Linux/Unix; May work under Mac OS X (haven't been tested); Not compatible with MS Windows.

    Click here to download Oliz.
    Click here to view the README file.
    A paper describing Oliz has been accepted for publication by BMC Bioinformatics.
    Contact: Hao Chen (hchen@utmem.edu)
    Burt Sharp (bsharp@utmem.edu)