Im studying an organism not represented in LocusLink / I don agree with defining genes as LocusLink numbers. Can I still use EASE?
Yes. EASE uses a system of simple tab-delimited files for everything it does including converting accessions into genes, linking genes to annotation, linking genes to classification schema, and specifying gene-conversion schema for online tool URL creation. You can use any “unique gene identifier” (case-sensitive) you like in these files, but you will have to create the files manually. This is akin to “tricking” EASE into using your preferred unique gene identifiers instead of LocusLink numbers. The big disadvantage of doing this is that the automated update function of EASE cannot be used; you’ll have to manually update your files.
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