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Discovering novel sequence motifs with MEME.

Timothy L Bailey1

  • 1University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.

Current Protocols in Bioinformatics
|September 17, 2008
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This unit demonstrates using MEME (Multiple Em for Motif Elicitation) to find recurring patterns in nucleotide or peptide sequences. MEME discovers novel sequence motifs based solely on the provided data, aiding biological research.

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Area of Science:

  • Bioinformatics
  • Computational Biology
  • Genomics

Background:

  • Identifying recurring patterns (motifs) in biological sequences is crucial for understanding gene regulation, protein function, and evolutionary relationships.
  • Existing methods may rely on prior knowledge, potentially limiting the discovery of novel or unexpected patterns.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To illustrate the application of the MEME (Multiple Em for Motif Elicitation) algorithm for motif discovery.
  • To enable researchers to identify novel sequence patterns within unaligned nucleotide or peptide datasets.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing MEME to analyze sets of unaligned nucleotide or peptide sequences.
  • MEME identifies statistically significant, recurring patterns (motifs) without relying on external databases.
  • The algorithm generates consensus sequences, conservation levels, and positional information for discovered motifs.

Main Results:

  • MEME successfully identifies sequence motifs present in the input data.
  • The tool provides detailed information on motif occurrences, consensus sequences, and conservation.
  • Output includes visualizations (block diagrams) of motif locations within the sequences.
  • Hypertext output facilitates the use of discovered motifs in subsequent analyses.

Conclusions:

  • MEME is a powerful tool for discovering novel sequence motifs directly from biological data.
  • Its ability to work with unaligned sequences and provide comprehensive output enhances its utility in bioinformatics.
  • The discovered motifs can be readily applied to further biological investigations.