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MASIA: recognition of common patterns and properties in multiple aligned protein sequences
1Sealy Center for Structural Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1157, USA.
Bioinformatics (Oxford, England)
|December 20, 2000
Abstract
Summary:
MASIA is a software tool for pattern recognition in multiple aligned protein sequences. MASIA converts a sequence to a properties matrix that can be scanned in both vertical and horizontal steps. Consistent patterns are recognized based on the statistical significance of their occurrence. Preset macros can be altered on-line to seek any combination of amino acid properties or sequence characteristics. MASIA output can be used directly by our programs to predict the 3D structure of proteins.
Availability:
Access MASIA at http://www.scsb.utmb.edu/masia/ma sia.html.