Hi there,
Got some nucleotide sequence alignment/search/database questions for
you :
How do we link 3' EST to 5' EST fragments from the same clone in order
to make the linked consensus useful for subsequent searching, alignment
and/or translation?
We're developing a set of EST consensus sequences to submit to a
public
database, and naturally we'd like these to be of the greatest utility
possible. We are thinking about the most useful format for the
submission.
What is the best way to link data for ESTs which come from the same
clone -- a way that will preferably result in gaps inserted in the
linker
region when someone comes along and searches the database with the
sequence of the full clone ?
Specifically, we'll be creating artificial consensus sequences from
two
EST consensuses, e.g. a 5' EST AAAAAAAAAAAAAA and a 3' EST ZZZZZZZZZ.
So our questions are:
* What are the ramifications of
using NNN's (unassigned) :
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ ???
or using ----'s (gap) :
AAAAAAAAAAAAA-----------------ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ ???
between the two sequences ?
* how many characters would be ideal ?
* what else could be used ?
We invite any helpful comments, and feel free to e-mail a copy of
your reply to info at sanbi.ac.za to make certain we see it.
thanks in advance,
rob.
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Robert T. Miller, Ph.D.
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Manager - Durban Satellite - South African National Bioinformatics
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Faculty of Medicine / Dept of Virology / University of Natal
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