Dot-Bracket Notation: Difference between revisions
From Eterna Wiki
(Removed the last sentence, which was incorrect.) |
m (Categorize) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
<p>[[File:Dotbracket.jpg|thumb|274px|A hairpin loop as it appears in EteRNA. Sequence and structure in dot-bracket notation appear below]] Dot-bracket notation is a convenient way of representing [[RNA Structure#Secondary Structure|secondary structure]]. Each character represents a [[base]]. Open parentheses indicate that the base is [[Base Pair|paired]] to another base ahead of it. Closed parentheses indicate that a base is paired to another base behind it. Periods, or dots, indicate an unpaired base. The number of open and closed parentheses will always be equal. Some [[Secondary Structure Databases|secondary structure databases]] include other characters ( [] , {}, <>, a, etc...) to represent pairing in [[Secondary Structural Motifs in RNA#Pseudoknots|pseudoknots]].</p> | <p>[[File:Dotbracket.jpg|thumb|274px|A hairpin loop as it appears in EteRNA. Sequence and structure in dot-bracket notation appear below]] Dot-bracket notation is a convenient way of representing [[RNA Structure#Secondary Structure|secondary structure]]. Each character represents a [[base]]. Open parentheses indicate that the base is [[Base Pair|paired]] to another base ahead of it. Closed parentheses indicate that a base is paired to another base behind it. Periods, or dots, indicate an unpaired base. The number of open and closed parentheses will always be equal. Some [[Secondary Structure Databases|secondary structure databases]] include other characters ( [] , {}, <>, a, etc...) to represent pairing in [[Secondary Structural Motifs in RNA#Pseudoknots|pseudoknots]].</p> | ||
<p>[[Category:Scientific Standards]][[Category:Scientific Terminology]]</p> | |||
Revision as of 17:00, 19 August 2021
Dot-bracket notation is a convenient way of representing secondary structure. Each character represents a base. Open parentheses indicate that the base is paired to another base ahead of it. Closed parentheses indicate that a base is paired to another base behind it. Periods, or dots, indicate an unpaired base. The number of open and closed parentheses will always be equal. Some secondary structure databases include other characters ( [] , {}, <>, a, etc...) to represent pairing in pseudoknots.
