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Function

Display a DNA sequence with 6-frame translation and ORFs

Description

sixpack reads a DNA sequence and writes an output file giving out the forward and reverse sense sequences with the three forward and (optionally) three reverse translations in a pretty display format. A genetic code may be specified for the translation. There are various options to control the appearance of the output file. It also writes a file of protein sequences corresponding to any open reading frames that are larger than the specified minimum size: the default of 1 base shows all possible open reading frames.

Algorithm

The program takes the following steps:

 The nucleic acid sequence is read in.
 The required genetic code is read in from the EGC* data files.
 The three forward and three reverse translations are created.
 The name and description are written to the output display file.
 Any required regions to be changed to upper case are changed.
 Any required regions to be highlighted in HTML colour tags are changed.
 The reverse sense sequence is placed below the forward sequence.
 The forward translations are placed above the sequences.
 The reverse translation are placed below the sequences.
 The display is written out, split at the ends of lines.
 Any ORFs that are longer than the specified minimum size are written to the output sequence file.

Usage

Here is a sample session with sixpack 


% sixpack 
Display a DNA sequence with 6-frame translation and ORFs
Input nucleotide sequence: tembl:x13776
Output file [x13776.sixpack]: 
protein output sequence(s) [x13776.fasta]:

Go to the input files for this example
Go to the output files for this example

Command line arguments 

Display a DNA sequence with 6-frame translation and ORFs
Version: EMBOSS:6.4.0.0

   Standard (Mandatory) qualifiers:
  [-sequence]          sequence   Nucleotide sequence filename and optional
                                  format, or reference (input USA)
  [-outfile]           outfile    [*.sixpack] Output file name
   -outseq             seqoutall  [.] ORF sequence output

   Additional (Optional) qualifiers:
   -table              menu       [0] Genetics code used for the translation
                                  (Values: 0 (Standard); 1 (Standard (with
                                  alternative initiation codons)); 2
                                  (Vertebrate Mitochondrial); 3 (Yeast
                                  Mitochondrial); 4 (Mold, Protozoan,
                                  Coelenterate Mitochondrial and
                                  Mycoplasma/Spiroplasma); 5 (Invertebrate
                                  Mitochondrial); 6 (Ciliate Macronuclear and
                                  Dasycladacean); 9 (Echinoderm
                                  Mitochondrial); 10 (Euplotid Nuclear); 11
                                  (Bacterial); 12 (Alternative Yeast Nuclear);
                                  13 (Ascidian Mitochondrial); 14 (Flatworm
                                  Mitochondrial); 15 (Blepharisma
                                  Macronuclear); 16 (Chlorophycean
                                  Mitochondrial); 21 (Trematode
                                  Mitochondrial); 22 (Scenedesmus obliquus);
                                  23 (Thraustochytrium Mitochondrial))
   -[no]firstorf       boolean    [Y] Count the beginning of a sequence as a
                                  possible ORF, even if it's inferior to the
                                  minimal ORF size.
   -[no]lastorf        boolean    [Y] Count the end of a sequence as a
                                  possible ORF, even if it's not finishing
                                  with a STOP, or inferior to the minimal ORF
                                  size.
   -mstart             boolean    [N] Displays only ORFs starting with an M.

   Advanced (Unprompted) qualifiers:
   -[no]reverse        boolean    [Y] Display also the translation of the DNA
                                  sequence in the 3 reverse frames
   -orfminsize         integer    [1] Minimum size of Open Reading Frames
                                  (ORFs) to display in the translations.
                                  (Integer 1 or more)
   -uppercase          range      [If this is left blank, then the sequence
                                  case is left alone.] Regions to put in
                                  uppercase.
                                  If this is left blank, then the sequence
                                  case is left alone.
                                  A set of regions is specified by a set of
                                  pairs of positions.
                                  The positions are integers.
                                  They are separated by any non-digit,
                                  non-alpha character.
                                  Examples of region specifications are:
                                  24-45, 56-78
                                  1:45, 67=99;765..888
                                  1,5,8,10,23,45,57,99
   -highlight          range      [(full sequence)] Regions to colour if
                                  formatting for HTML.
                                  If this is left blank, then the sequence is
                                  left alone.
                                  A set of regions is specified by a set of
                                  pairs of positions.
                                  The positions are integers.
                                  They are followed by any valid HTML font
                                  colour.
                                  Examples of region specifications are:
                                  24-45 blue 56-78 orange
                                  1-100 green 120-156 red
                                  A file of ranges to colour (one range per
                                  line) can be specified as '@filename'.
   -[no]number         boolean    [Y] Number the sequence at the beginning and
                                  the end of each line.
   -width              integer    [60] Number of nucleotides displayed on each
                                  line (Integer 1 or more)
   -length             integer    [0] Line length of page (0 for indefinite)
                                  (Integer 0 or more)
   -margin             integer    [10] Margin around sequence for numbering.
                                  (Integer 0 or more)
   -[no]name           boolean    [Y] Set this to be false if you do not wish
                                  to display the ID name of the sequence.
   -[no]description    boolean    [Y] Set this to be false if you do not wish
                                  to display the description of the sequence.
   -offset             integer    [1] Number from which you want the DNA
                                  sequence to be numbered. (Any integer value)
   -html               boolean    [N] Use HTML formatting

   Associated qualifiers:

   "-sequence" associated qualifiers
   -sbegin1            integer    Start of the sequence to be used
   -send1              integer    End of the sequence to be used
   -sreverse1          boolean    Reverse (if DNA)
   -sask1              boolean    Ask for begin/end/reverse
   -snucleotide1       boolean    Sequence is nucleotide
   -sprotein1          boolean    Sequence is protein
   -slower1            boolean    Make lower case
   -supper1            boolean    Make upper case
   -sformat1           string     Input sequence format
   -sdbname1           string     Database name
   -sid1               string     Entryname
   -ufo1               string     UFO features
   -fformat1           string     Features format
   -fopenfile1         string     Features file name

   "-outfile" associated qualifiers
   -odirectory2        string     Output directory

   "-outseq" associated qualifiers
   -osformat           string     Output seq format
   -osextension        string     File name extension
   -osname             string     Base file name
   -osdirectory        string     Output directory
   -osdbname           string     Database name to add
   -ossingle           boolean    Separate file for each entry
   -oufo               string     UFO features
   -offormat           string     Features format
   -ofname             string     Features file name
   -ofdirectory        string     Output directory

   General qualifiers:
   -auto               boolean    Turn off prompts
   -stdout             boolean    Write first file to standard output
   -filter             boolean    Read first file from standard input, write
                                  first file to standard output
   -options            boolean    Prompt for standard and additional values
   -debug              boolean    Write debug output to program.dbg
   -verbose            boolean    Report some/full command line options
   -help               boolean    Report command line options and exit. More
                                  information on associated and general
                                  qualifiers can be found with -help -verbose
   -warning            boolean    Report warnings
   -error              boolean    Report errors
   -fatal              boolean    Report fatal errors
   -die                boolean    Report dying program messages
   -version            boolean    Report version number and exit

Qualifier Type Description Allowed values Default
Standard (Mandatory) qualifiers
[-sequence]
(Parameter 1)		 sequence Nucleotide sequence filename and optional format, or reference (input USA) Readable sequence Required
[-outfile]
(Parameter 2)		 outfile Output file name Output file <*>.sixpack
-outseq seqoutall ORF sequence output Writeable sequence(s) <*>.format
Additional (Optional) qualifiers
-table list Genetics code used for the translation
0 (Standard)
1 (Standard (with alternative initiation codons))
2 (Vertebrate Mitochondrial)
3 (Yeast Mitochondrial)
4 (Mold, Protozoan, Coelenterate Mitochondrial and Mycoplasma/Spiroplasma)
5 (Invertebrate Mitochondrial)
6 (Ciliate Macronuclear and Dasycladacean)
9 (Echinoderm Mitochondrial)
10 (Euplotid Nuclear)
11 (Bacterial)
12 (Alternative Yeast Nuclear)
13 (Ascidian Mitochondrial)
14 (Flatworm Mitochondrial)
15 (Blepharisma Macronuclear)
16 (Chlorophycean Mitochondrial)
21 (Trematode Mitochondrial)
22 (Scenedesmus obliquus)
23 (Thraustochytrium Mitochondrial)
 0
-[no]firstorf boolean Count the beginning of a sequence as a possible ORF, even if it's inferior to the minimal ORF size. Boolean value Yes/No Yes
-[no]lastorf boolean Count the end of a sequence as a possible ORF, even if it's not finishing with a STOP, or inferior to the minimal ORF size. Boolean value Yes/No Yes
-mstart boolean Displays only ORFs starting with an M. Boolean value Yes/No No
Advanced (Unprompted) qualifiers
-[no]reverse boolean Display also the translation of the DNA sequence in the 3 reverse frames Boolean value Yes/No Yes
-orfminsize integer Minimum size of Open Reading Frames (ORFs) to display in the translations. Integer 1 or more 1
-uppercase range Regions to put in uppercase. If this is left blank, then the sequence case is left alone. A set of regions is specified by a set of pairs of positions. The positions are integers. They are separated by any non-digit, non-alpha character. Examples of region specifications are: 24-45, 56-78 1:45, 67=99;765..888 1,5,8,10,23,45,57,99 Sequence range If this is left blank, then the sequence case is left alone.
-highlight range Regions to colour if formatting for HTML. If this is left blank, then the sequence is left alone. A set of regions is specified by a set of pairs of positions. The positions are integers. They are followed by any valid HTML font colour. Examples of region specifications are: 24-45 blue 56-78 orange 1-100 green 120-156 red A file of ranges to colour (one range per line) can be specified as '@filename'. Sequence range full sequence
-[no]number boolean Number the sequence at the beginning and the end of each line. Boolean value Yes/No Yes
-width integer Number of nucleotides displayed on each line Integer 1 or more 60
-length integer Line length of page (0 for indefinite) Integer 0 or more 0
-margin integer Margin around sequence for numbering. Integer 0 or more 10
-[no]name boolean Set this to be false if you do not wish to display the ID name of the sequence. Boolean value Yes/No Yes
-[no]description boolean Set this to be false if you do not wish to display the description of the sequence. Boolean value Yes/No Yes
-offset integer Number from which you want the DNA sequence to be numbered. Any integer value 1
-html boolean Use HTML formatting Boolean value Yes/No No
Associated qualifiers
"-sequence" associated sequence qualifiers
-sbegin1
-sbegin_sequence		 integer Start of the sequence to be used Any integer value 0
-send1
-send_sequence		 integer End of the sequence to be used Any integer value 0
-sreverse1
-sreverse_sequence		 boolean Reverse (if DNA) Boolean value Yes/No N
-sask1
-sask_sequence		 boolean Ask for begin/end/reverse Boolean value Yes/No N
-snucleotide1
-snucleotide_sequence		 boolean Sequence is nucleotide Boolean value Yes/No N
-sprotein1
-sprotein_sequence		 boolean Sequence is protein Boolean value Yes/No N
-slower1
-slower_sequence		 boolean Make lower case Boolean value Yes/No N
-supper1
-supper_sequence		 boolean Make upper case Boolean value Yes/No N
-sformat1
-sformat_sequence		 string Input sequence format Any string  
-sdbname1
-sdbname_sequence		 string Database name Any string  
-sid1
-sid_sequence		 string Entryname Any string  
-ufo1
-ufo_sequence		 string UFO features Any string  
-fformat1
-fformat_sequence		 string Features format Any string  
-fopenfile1
-fopenfile_sequence		 string Features file name Any string  
"-outfile" associated outfile qualifiers
-odirectory2
-odirectory_outfile		 string Output directory Any string  
"-outseq" associated seqoutall qualifiers
-osformat string Output seq format Any string  
-osextension string File name extension Any string  
-osname string Base file name Any string  
-osdirectory string Output directory Any string  
-osdbname string Database name to add Any string  
-ossingle boolean Separate file for each entry Boolean value Yes/No N
-oufo string UFO features Any string  
-offormat string Features format Any string  
-ofname string Features file name Any string  
-ofdirectory string Output directory Any string  
General qualifiers
-auto boolean Turn off prompts Boolean value Yes/No N
-stdout boolean Write first file to standard output Boolean value Yes/No N
-filter boolean Read first file from standard input, write first file to standard output Boolean value Yes/No N
-options boolean Prompt for standard and additional values Boolean value Yes/No N
-debug boolean Write debug output to program.dbg Boolean value Yes/No N
-verbose boolean Report some/full command line options Boolean value Yes/No Y
-help boolean Report command line options and exit. More information on associated and general qualifiers can be found with -help -verbose Boolean value Yes/No N
-warning boolean Report warnings Boolean value Yes/No Y
-error boolean Report errors Boolean value Yes/No Y
-fatal boolean Report fatal errors Boolean value Yes/No Y
-die boolean Report dying program messages Boolean value Yes/No Y
-version boolean Report version number and exit Boolean value Yes/No N

Input file format

sixpack reads a single nucleotide sequence.

The input is a standard EMBOSS sequence query (also known as a 'USA').

Major sequence database sources defined as standard in EMBOSS installations include srs:embl, srs:uniprot and ensembl

Data can also be read from sequence output in any supported format written by an EMBOSS or third-party application.

The input format can be specified by using the command-line qualifier -sformat xxx, where 'xxx' is replaced by the name of the required format. The available format names are: gff (gff3), gff2, embl (em), genbank (gb, refseq), ddbj, refseqp, pir (nbrf), swissprot (swiss, sw), dasgff and debug.

See: http://emboss.sf.net/docs/themes/SequenceFormats.html for further information on sequence formats.

Input files for usage example

'tembl:x13776' is a sequence entry in the example nucleic acid database 'tembl'

Database entry: tembl:x13776

ID   X13776; SV 1; linear; genomic DNA; STD; PRO; 2167 BP.
XX
AC   X13776; M43175;
XX
DT   19-APR-1989 (Rel. 19, Created)
DT   14-NOV-2006 (Rel. 89, Last updated, Version 24)
XX
DE   Pseudomonas aeruginosa amiC and amiR gene for aliphatic amidase regulation
XX
KW   aliphatic amidase regulator; amiC gene; amiR gene.
XX
OS   Pseudomonas aeruginosa
OC   Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Pseudomonadales;
OC   Pseudomonadaceae; Pseudomonas.
XX
RN   [1]
RP   1167-2167
RA   Rice P.M.;
RT   ;
RL   Submitted (16-DEC-1988) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases.
RL   Rice P.M., EMBL, Postfach 10-2209, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 6900 Heidelberg, FRG.
XX
RN   [2]
RP   1167-2167
RX   DOI; 10.1016/0014-5793(89)80249-2.
RX   PUBMED; 2495988.
RA   Lowe N., Rice P.M., Drew R.E.;
RT   "Nucleotide sequence of the aliphatic amidase regulator gene (amiR) of
RT   Pseudomonas aeruginosa";
RL   FEBS Lett. 246(1-2):39-43(1989).
XX
RN   [3]
RP   1-1292
RX   PUBMED; 1907262.
RA   Wilson S., Drew R.;
RT   "Cloning and DNA sequence of amiC, a new gene regulating expression of the
RT   Pseudomonas aeruginosa aliphatic amidase, and purification of the amiC
RT   product";
RL   J. Bacteriol. 173(16):4914-4921(1991).
XX
RN   [4]
RP   1-2167
RA   Rice P.M.;
RT   ;
RL   Submitted (04-SEP-1991) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases.
RL   Rice P.M., EMBL, Postfach 10-2209, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 6900 Heidelberg, FRG.
XX
DR   GOA; Q51417.
DR   InterPro; IPR003211; AmiSUreI_transpt.
DR   UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot; Q51417; AMIS_PSEAE.


  [Part of this file has been deleted for brevity]

FT                   /replace=""
FT                   /note="ClaI fragment deleted in pSW36,  constitutive
FT                   phenotype"
FT   misc_feature    1
FT                   /note="last base of an XhoI site"
FT   misc_feature    648..653
FT                   /note="end of 658bp XhoI fragment, deletion in  pSW3 causes
FT                   constitutive expression of amiE"
FT   conflict        1281
FT                   /replace="g"
FT                   /citation=[3]
XX
SQ   Sequence 2167 BP; 363 A; 712 C; 730 G; 362 T; 0 other;
     ggtaccgctg gccgagcatc tgctcgatca ccaccagccg ggcgacggga actgcacgat        60
     ctacctggcg agcctggagc acgagcgggt tcgcttcgta cggcgctgag cgacagtcac       120
     aggagaggaa acggatggga tcgcaccagg agcggccgct gatcggcctg ctgttctccg       180
     aaaccggcgt caccgccgat atcgagcgct cgcacgcgta tggcgcattg ctcgcggtcg       240
     agcaactgaa ccgcgagggc ggcgtcggcg gtcgcccgat cgaaacgctg tcccaggacc       300
     ccggcggcga cccggaccgc tatcggctgt gcgccgagga cttcattcgc aaccgggggg       360
     tacggttcct cgtgggctgc tacatgtcgc acacgcgcaa ggcggtgatg ccggtggtcg       420
     agcgcgccga cgcgctgctc tgctacccga ccccctacga gggcttcgag tattcgccga       480
     acatcgtcta cggcggtccg gcgccgaacc agaacagtgc gccgctggcg gcgtacctga       540
     ttcgccacta cggcgagcgg gtggtgttca tcggctcgga ctacatctat ccgcgggaaa       600
     gcaaccatgt gatgcgccac ctgtatcgcc agcacggcgg cacggtgctc gaggaaatct       660
     acattccgct gtatccctcc gacgacgact tgcagcgcgc cgtcgagcgc atctaccagg       720
     cgcgcgccga cgtggtcttc tccaccgtgg tgggcaccgg caccgccgag ctgtatcgcg       780
     ccatcgcccg tcgctacggc gacggcaggc ggccgccgat cgccagcctg accaccagcg       840
     aggcggaggt ggcgaagatg gagagtgacg tggcagaggg gcaggtggtg gtcgcgcctt       900
     acttctccag catcgatacg cccgccagcc gggccttcgt ccaggcctgc catggtttct       960
     tcccggagaa cgcgaccatc accgcctggg ccgaggcggc ctactggcag accttgttgc      1020
     tcggccgcgc cgcgcaggcc gcaggcaact ggcgggtgga agacgtgcag cggcacctgt      1080
     acgacatcga catcgacgcg ccacaggggc cggtccgggt ggagcgccag aacaaccaca      1140
     gccgcctgtc ttcgcgcatc gcggaaatcg atgcgcgcgg cgtgttccag gtccgctggc      1200
     agtcgcccga accgattcgc cccgaccctt atgtcgtcgt gcataacctc gacgactggt      1260
     ccgccagcat gggcggggga ccgctcccat gagcgccaac tcgctgctcg gcagcctgcg      1320
     cgagttgcag gtgctggtcc tcaacccgcc gggggaggtc agcgacgccc tggtcttgca      1380
     gctgatccgc atcggttgtt cggtgcgcca gtgctggccg ccgccggaag ccttcgacgt      1440
     gccggtggac gtggtcttca ccagcatttt ccagaatggc caccacgacg agatcgctgc      1500
     gctgctcgcc gccgggactc cgcgcactac cctggtggcg ctggtggagt acgaaagccc      1560
     cgcggtgctc tcgcagatca tcgagctgga gtgccacggc gtgatcaccc agccgctcga      1620
     tgcccaccgg gtgctgcctg tgctggtatc ggcgcggcgc atcagcgagg aaatggcgaa      1680
     gctgaagcag aagaccgagc agctccagga ccgcatcgcc ggccaggccc ggatcaacca      1740
     ggccaaggtg ttgctgatgc agcgccatgg ctgggacgag cgcgaggcgc accagcacct      1800
     gtcgcgggaa gcgatgaagc ggcgcgagcc gatcctgaag atcgctcagg agttgctggg      1860
     aaacgagccg tccgcctgag cgatccgggc cgaccagaac aataacaaga ggggtatcgt      1920
     catcatgctg ggactggttc tgctgtacgt tggcgcggtg ctgtttctca atgccgtctg      1980
     gttgctgggc aagatcagcg gtcgggaggt ggcggtgatc aacttcctgg tcggcgtgct      2040
     gagcgcctgc gtcgcgttct acctgatctt ttccgcagca gccgggcagg gctcgctgaa      2100
     ggccggagcg ctgaccctgc tattcgcttt tacctatctg tgggtggccg ccaaccagtt      2160
     cctcgag                                                                2167
//

Output file format

sixpack writes a text report and an ORF sequence file.

The output is a standard EMBOSS sequence file.

The results can be output in one of several styles by using the command-line qualifier -osformat xxx, where 'xxx' is replaced by the name of the required format. The available format names are: embl, genbank, gff, pir, swiss, dasgff, debug, listfile, dbmotif, diffseq, excel, feattable, motif, nametable, regions, seqtable, simple, srs, table, tagseq.

See: http://emboss.sf.net/docs/themes/SequenceFormats.html for further information on sequence formats.

Output files for usage example

File: x13776.sixpack

X13776
Pseudomonas aeruginosa amiC and amiR gene for aliphatic amidase
regulation


          G  T  A  G  R  A  S  A  R  S  P  P  A  G  R  R  E  L  H  D     F1
           V  P  L  A  E  H  L  L  D  H  H  Q  P  G  D  G  N  C  T  I    F2
            Y  R  W  P  S  I  C  S  I  T  T  S  R  A  T  G  T  A  R  S   F3
        1 ggtaccgctggccgagcatctgctcgatcaccaccagccgggcgacgggaactgcacgat 60
          ----:----|----:----|----:----|----:----|----:----|----:----|
        1 ccatggcgaccggctcgtagacgagctagtggtggtcggcccgctgcccttgacgtgcta 60
           P  V  A  P  R  A  D  A  R  D  G  G  A  P  R  R  S  S  C  S    F6
          X  Y  R  Q  G  L  M  Q  E  I  V  V  L  R  A  V  P  V  A  R     F5
            T  G  S  A  S  C  R  S  S  *  W  W  G  P  S  P  F  Q  V  I   F4


          L  P  G  E  P  G  A  R  A  G  S  L  R  T  A  L  S  D  S  H     F1
           Y  L  A  S  L  E  H  E  R  V  R  F  V  R  R  *  A  T  V  T    F2
            T  W  R  A  W  S  T  S  G  F  A  S  Y  G  A  E  R  Q  S  Q   F3
       61 ctacctggcgagcctggagcacgagcgggttcgcttcgtacggcgctgagcgacagtcac 120
          ----:----|----:----|----:----|----:----|----:----|----:----|
       61 gatggaccgctcggacctcgtgctcgcccaagcgaagcatgccgcgactcgctgtcagtg 120
           R  G  P  S  G  P  A  R  A  P  E  S  R  V  A  S  L  S  L  *    F6
          D  V  Q  R  A  Q  L  V  L  P  N  A  E  Y  P  A  S  R  C  D     F5
            *  R  A  L  R  S  C  S  R  T  R  K  T  R  R  Q  A  V  T  V   F4


          R  R  G  N  G  W  D  R  T  R  S  G  R  *  S  A  C  C  S  P     F1
           G  E  E  T  D  G  I  A  P  G  A  A  A  D  R  P  A  V  L  R    F2
            E  R  K  R  M  G  S  H  Q  E  R  P  L  I  G  L  L  F  S  E   F3
      121 aggagaggaaacggatgggatcgcaccaggagcggccgctgatcggcctgctgttctccg 180
          ----:----|----:----|----:----|----:----|----:----|----:----|
      121 tcctctcctttgcctaccctagcgtggtcctcgccggcgactagccggacgacaagaggc 180
           L  L  P  F  P  H  S  R  V  L  L  P  R  Q  D  A  Q  Q  E  G    F6
          C  S  L  F  R  I  P  D  C  W  S  R  G  S  I  P  R  S  N  E     F5
            P  S  S  V  S  P  I  A  G  P  A  A  A  S  R  G  A  T  R  R   F4


          K  P  A  S  P  P  I  S  S  A  R  T  R  M  A  H  C  S  R  S     F1
           N  R  R  H  R  R  Y  R  A  L  A  R  V  W  R  I  A  R  G  R    F2
            T  G  V  T  A  D  I  E  R  S  H  A  Y  G  A  L  L  A  V  E   F3
      181 aaaccggcgtcaccgccgatatcgagcgctcgcacgcgtatggcgcattgctcgcggtcg 240
          ----:----|----:----|----:----|----:----|----:----|----:----|
      181 tttggccgcagtggcggctatagctcgcgagcgtgcgcataccgcgtaacgagcgccagc 240
           F  G  A  D  G  G  I  D  L  A  R  V  R  I  A  C  Q  E  R  D    F6
          S  V  P  T  V  A  S  I  S  R  E  C  A  Y  P  A  N  S  A  T     F5
            F  R  R  *  R  R  Y  R  A  S  A  R  T  H  R  M  A  R  P  R   F4


          S  N  *  T  A  R  A  A  S  A  V  A  R  S  K  R  C  P  R  T     F1


  [Part of this file has been deleted for brevity]

     1981 caacgacccgttctagtcgccagccctccaccgccactagttgaaggaccagccgcacga 2040
           T  A  P  C  S  *  R  D  P  P  P  P  S  *  S  G  P  R  R  A    F6
          P  Q  Q  A  L  D  A  T  P  L  H  R  H  D  V  E  Q  D  A  H     F5
            N  S  P  L  I  L  P  R  S  T  A  T  I  L  K  R  T  P  T  S   F4


          E  R  L  R  R  V  L  P  D  L  F  R  S  S  R  A  G  L  A  E     F1
           S  A  C  V  A  F  Y  L  I  F  S  A  A  A  G  Q  G  S  L  K    F2
            A  P  A  S  R  S  T  *  S  F  P  Q  Q  P  G  R  A  R  *  R   F3
     2041 gagcgcctgcgtcgcgttctacctgatcttttccgcagcagccgggcagggctcgctgaa 2100
          ----:----|----:----|----:----|----:----|----:----|----:----|
     2041 ctcgcggacgcagcgcaagatggactagaaaaggcgtcgtcggcccgtcccgagcgactt 2100
           S  R  R  R  R  T  R  G  S  R  K  R  L  L  R  A  P  S  A  S    F6
          Q  A  G  A  D  R  E  V  Q  D  K  G  C  C  G  P  L  A  R  Q     F5
            L  A  Q  T  A  N  *  R  I  K  E  A  A  A  P  C  P  E  S  F   F4


          G  R  S  A  D  P  A  I  R  F  Y  L  S  V  G  G  R  Q  P  V     F1
           A  G  A  L  T  L  L  F  A  F  T  Y  L  W  V  A  A  N  Q  F    F2
            P  E  R  *  P  C  Y  S  L  L  P  I  C  G  W  P  P  T  S  S   F3
     2101 ggccggagcgctgaccctgctattcgcttttacctatctgtgggtggccgccaaccagtt 2160
          ----:----|----:----|----:----|----:----|----:----|----:----|
     2101 ccggcctcgcgactgggacgataagcgaaaatggatagacacccaccggcggttggtcaa 2160
           P  R  L  A  S  G  A  I  R  K  *  R  D  T  P  P  R  W  G  T    F6
          L  G  S  R  Q  G  Q  *  E  S  K  G  I  Q  P  H  G  G  V  L     F5
            A  P  A  S  V  R  S  N  A  K  V  *  R  H  T  A  A  L  W  N   F4


          P  R  X                                                        F1
           L  E                                                          F2
            S  X                                                         F3
     2161 cctcgag 2167
          ----:--
     2161 ggagctc 2220
           G  R                                                          F6
          E  E  L                                                        F5
            R  S                                                         F4

##############################
Minimum size of ORFs : 1

Total ORFs in frame 1 :     8
Total ORFs in frame 2 :     5
Total ORFs in frame 3 :    13
Total ORFs in frame 4 :    10
Total ORFs in frame 5 :    16
Total ORFs in frame 6 :    15

Total ORFs :    67
##############################

File: x13776.fasta

>X13776_1_ORF1  Translation of X13776 in frame 1, ORF 1, threshold 1, 53aa
GTAGRASARSPPAGRRELHDLPGEPGARAGSLRTALSDSHRRGNGWDRTRSGR
>X13776_1_ORF2  Translation of X13776 in frame 1, ORF 2, threshold 1, 28aa
SACCSPKPASPPISSARTRMAHCSRSSN
>X13776_1_ORF3  Translation of X13776 in frame 1, ORF 3, threshold 1, 52aa
TARAASAVARSKRCPRTPAATRTAIGCAPRTSFATGGYGSSWAATCRTRARR
>X13776_1_ORF4  Translation of X13776 in frame 1, ORF 4, threshold 1, 43aa
CRWSSAPTRCSATRPPTRASSIRRTSSTAVRRRTRTVRRWRRT
>X13776_1_ORF5  Translation of X13776 in frame 1, ORF 5, threshold 1, 23aa
FATTASGWCSSARTTSIRGKATM
>X13776_1_ORF6  Translation of X13776 in frame 1, ORF 6, threshold 1, 72aa
CATCIASTAARCSRKSTFRCIPPTTTCSAPSSASTRRAPTWSSPPWWAPAPPSCIAPSPV
ATATAGGRRSPA
>X13776_1_ORF7  Translation of X13776 in frame 1, ORF 7, threshold 1, 357aa
PPARRRWRRWRVTWQRGRWWSRLTSPASIRPPAGPSSRPAMVSSRRTRPSPPGPRRPTGR
PCCSAAPRRPQATGGWKTCSGTCTTSTSTRHRGRSGWSARTTTAACLRASRKSMRAACSR
SAGSRPNRFAPTLMSSCITSTTGPPAWAGDRSHERQLAARQPARVAGAGPQPAGGGQRRP
GLAADPHRLFGAPVLAAAGSLRRAGGRGLHQHFPEWPPRRDRCAARRRDSAHYPGGAGGV
RKPRGALADHRAGVPRRDHPAARCPPGAACAGIGAAHQRGNGEAEAEDRAAPGPHRRPGP
DQPGQGVADAAPWLGRARGAPAPVAGSDEAARADPEDRSGVAGKRAVRLSDPGRPEQ
>X13776_1_ORF8  Translation of X13776 in frame 1, ORF 8, threshold 1, 88aa
QEGYRHHAGTGSAVRWRGAVSQCRLVAGQDQRSGGGGDQLPGRRAERLRRVLPDLFRSSR
AGLAEGRSADPAIRFYLSVGGRQPVPRX
>X13776_2_ORF1  Translation of X13776 in frame 2, ORF 1, threshold 1, 35aa
VPLAEHLLDHHQPGDGNCTIYLASLEHERVRFVRR
>X13776_2_ORF2  Translation of X13776 in frame 2, ORF 2, threshold 1, 252aa
ATVTGEETDGIAPGAAADRPAVLRNRRHRRYRALARVWRIARGRATEPRGRRRRSPDRNA
VPGPRRRPGPLSAVRRGLHSQPGGTVPRGLLHVAHAQGGDAGGRARRRAALLPDPLRGLR
VFAEHRLRRSGAEPEQCAAGGVPDSPLRRAGGVHRLGLHLSAGKQPCDAPPVSPARRHGA
RGNLHSAVSLRRRLAARRRAHLPGARRRGLLHRGGHRHRRAVSRHRPSLRRRQAAADRQP
DHQRGGGGEDGE
>X13776_2_ORF3  Translation of X13776 in frame 2, ORF 3, threshold 1, 125aa
RGRGAGGGRALLLQHRYARQPGLRPGLPWFLPGERDHHRLGRGGLLADLVARPRRAGRRQ
LAGGRRAAAPVRHRHRRATGAGPGGAPEQPQPPVFAHRGNRCARRVPGPLAVARTDSPRP
LCRRA
>X13776_2_ORF4  Translation of X13776 in frame 2, ORF 4, threshold 1, 210aa
PRRLVRQHGRGTAPMSANSLLGSLRELQVLVLNPPGEVSDALVLQLIRIGCSVRQCWPPP
EAFDVPVDVVFTSIFQNGHHDEIAALLAAGTPRTTLVALVEYESPAVLSQIIELECHGVI
TQPLDAHRVLPVLVSARRISEEMAKLKQKTEQLQDRIAGQARINQAKVLLMQRHGWDERE
AHQHLSREAMKRREPILKIAQELLGNEPSA
>X13776_2_ORF5  Translation of X13776 in frame 2, ORF 5, threshold 1, 96aa
AIRADQNNNKRGIVIMLGLVLLYVGAVLFLNAVWLLGKISGREVAVINFLVGVLSACVAF
YLIFSAAAGQGSLKAGALTLLFAFTYLWVAANQFLE
>X13776_3_ORF1  Translation of X13776 in frame 3, ORF 1, threshold 1, 429aa
YRWPSICSITTSRATGTARSTWRAWSTSGFASYGAERQSQERKRMGSHQERPLIGLLFSE
TGVTADIERSHAYGALLAVEQLNREGGVGGRPIETLSQDPGGDPDRYRLCAEDFIRNRGV
RFLVGCYMSHTRKAVMPVVERADALLCYPTPYEGFEYSPNIVYGGPAPNQNSAPLAAYLI
RHYGERVVFIGSDYIYPRESNHVMRHLYRQHGGTVLEEIYIPLYPSDDDLQRAVERIYQA
RADVVFSTVVGTGTAELYRAIARRYGDGRRPPIASLTTSEAEVAKMESDVAEGQVVVAPY
FSSIDTPASRAFVQACHGFFPENATITAWAEAAYWQTLLLGRAAQAAGNWRVEDVQRHLY


  [Part of this file has been deleted for brevity]

SEPMNTTRSP
>X13776_5_ORF11  Translation of X13776 in frame 5, ORF 11, threshold 1, 19aa
WRIRYAASGALFWFGAGPP
>X13776_5_ORF12  Translation of X13776 in frame 5, ORF 12, threshold 1, 10aa
TMFGEYSKPS
>X13776_5_ORF13  Translation of X13776 in frame 5, ORF 13, threshold 1, 3aa
GVG
>X13776_5_ORF14  Translation of X13776 in frame 5, ORF 14, threshold 1, 20aa
QSSASARSTTGITALRVCDM
>X13776_5_ORF15  Translation of X13776 in frame 5, ORF 15, threshold 1, 19aa
QPTRNRTPRLRMKSSAHSR
>X13776_5_ORF16  Translation of X13776 in frame 5, ORF 16, threshold 1, 107aa
RSGSPPGSWDSVSIGRPPTPPSRFSCSTASNAPYACERSISAVTPVSENSRPISGRSWCD
PIRFLSCDCRSAPYEANPLVLQARQVDRAVPVARLVVIEQMLGQRYX
>X13776_6_ORF1  Translation of X13776 in frame 6, ORF 1, threshold 1, 11aa
RGTGWRPPTDR
>X13776_6_ORF2  Translation of X13776 in frame 6, ORF 2, threshold 1, 36aa
KRIAGSALRPSASPARLLRKRSGRTRRRRSARRPGS
>X13776_6_ORF3  Translation of X13776 in frame 6, ORF 3, threshold 1, 7aa
SPPPPDR
>X13776_6_ORF4  Translation of X13776 in frame 6, ORF 4, threshold 1, 8aa
SCPATRRH
>X13776_6_ORF5  Translation of X13776 in frame 6, ORF 5, threshold 1, 14aa
ETAPRQRTAEPVPA
>X13776_6_ORF6  Translation of X13776 in frame 6, ORF 6, threshold 1, 61aa
RYPSCYCSGRPGSLRRTARFPATPERSSGSARAASSLPATGAGAPRARPSHGAASATPWP
G
>X13776_6_ORF7  Translation of X13776 in frame 6, ORF 7, threshold 1, 23aa
SGPGRRCGPGAARSSASASPFPR
>X13776_6_ORF8  Translation of X13776 in frame 6, ORF 8, threshold 1, 18aa
CAAPIPAQAAPGGHRAAG
>X13776_6_ORF9  Translation of X13776 in frame 6, ORF 9, threshold 1, 8aa
SRRGTPAR
>X13776_6_ORF10  Translation of X13776 in frame 6, ORF 10, threshold 1, 16aa
SARAPRGFRTPPAPPG
>X13776_6_ORF11  Translation of X13776 in frame 6, ORF 11, threshold 1, 22aa
CAESRRRAAQRSRRGGHSGKCW
>X13776_6_ORF12  Translation of X13776 in frame 6, ORF 12, threshold 1, 32aa
RPRPPARRRLPAAASTGAPNNRCGSAARPGRR
>X13776_6_ORF13  Translation of X13776 in frame 6, ORF 13, threshold 1, 5aa
PPPAG
>X13776_6_ORF14  Translation of X13776 in frame 6, ORF 14, threshold 1, 407aa
GPAPATRAGCRAASWRSWERSPAHAGGPVVEVMHDDIRVGANRFGRLPADLEHAARIDFR
DARRQAAVVVLALHPDRPLWRVDVDVVQVPLHVFHPPVACGLRGAAEQQGLPVGRLGPGG
DGRVLREETMAGLDEGPAGGRIDAGEVRRDHHLPLCHVTLHLRHLRLAGGQAGDRRPPAV
AVATGDGAIQLGGAGAHHGGEDHVGARLVDALDGALQVVVGGIQRNVDFLEHRAAVLAIQ
VAHHMVAFPRIDVVRADEHHPLAVVANQVRRQRRTVLVRRRTAVDDVRRILEALVGGRVA
EQRVGALDHRHHRLARVRHVAAHEEPYPPVANEVLGAQPIAVRVAAGVLGQRFDRATADA
ALAVQLLDREQCAIRVRALDIGGDAGFGEQQADQRPLLVRSHPFPLL
>X13776_6_ORF15  Translation of X13776 in frame 6, ORF 15, threshold 1, 39aa
LSLSAVRSEPARAPGSPGRSCSSRRPAGGDRADARPAVP

Data files

EMBOSS data files are distributed with the application and stored in the standard EMBOSS data directory, which is defined by the EMBOSS environment variable EMBOSS_DATA.

To see the available EMBOSS data files, run: 

% embossdata -showall

To fetch one of the data files (for example 'Exxx.dat') into your current directory for you to inspect or modify, run: 


% embossdata -fetch -file Exxx.dat

Users can provide their own data files in their own directories. Project specific files can be put in the current directory, or for tidier directory listings in a subdirectory called ".embossdata". Files for all EMBOSS runs can be put in the user's home directory, or again in a subdirectory called ".embossdata".

The directories are searched in the following order:

The Genetic Code data files are based on the NCBI genetic code tables. Their names and descriptions are:

EGC.0
Standard (Differs from GC.1 in that it only has initiation site 'AUG')
EGC.1
Standard
EGC.2
Vertebrate Mitochodrial
EGC.3
Yeast Mitochondrial
EGC.4
Mold, Protozoan, Coelenterate Mitochondrial and Mycoplasma/Spiroplasma
EGC.5
Invertebrate Mitochondrial
EGC.6
Ciliate Macronuclear and Dasycladacean
EGC.9
Echinoderm Mitochondrial
EGC.10
Euplotid Nuclear
EGC.11
Bacterial
EGC.12
Alternative Yeast Nuclear
EGC.13
Ascidian Mitochondrial
EGC.14
Flatworm Mitochondrial
EGC.15
Blepharisma Macronuclear
EGC.16
Chlorophycean Mitochondrial
EGC.21
Trematode Mitochondrial
EGC.22
Scenedesmus obliquus
EGC.23
Thraustochytrium Mitochondrial

The format of these files is very simple.

It consists of several lines of optional comments, each starting with a '#' character.

These are followed the line: 'Genetic Code [n]', where 'n' is the number of the genetic code file.

This is followed by the description of the code and then by four lines giving the IUPAC one-letter code of the translated amino acid, the start codons (indicdated by an 'M') and the three bases of the codon, lined up one on top of the other.

For example: 

   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Genetic Code Table
#
# Obtained from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/collab/FT/genetic_codes.html
# and: http://www3.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Taxonomy/wprintgc?mode=c
#
# Differs from Genetic Code [1] only in that the initiation sites have been
# changed to only 'AUG'

Genetic Code [0]
Standard
   
AAs  =   FFLLSSSSYY**CC*WLLLLPPPPHHQQRRRRIIIMTTTTNNKKSSRRVVVVAAAADDEEGGGG
Starts = -----------------------------------M----------------------------
Base1  = TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
Base2  = TTTTCCCCAAAAGGGGTTTTCCCCAAAAGGGGTTTTCCCCAAAAGGGGTTTTCCCCAAAAGGGG
Base3  = TCAGTCAGTCAGTCAGTCAGTCAGTCAGTCAGTCAGTCAGTCAGTCAGTCAGTCAGTCAGTCAG
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Notes

An open reading frame is defined in this program as any possible translation between two STOP codons. Optionally, the beginning or end of a sequence may be counted as an ORF even if it's less than the minimal ORF size or (end only) lacking a STOP codon. See the -firstorf and -lastorf options.

References

None.

Warnings

None.

Diagnostic Error Messages

None.

Exit status

It always exits with status 0.

Known bugs

None.

See also

Program name Description
abiview Display the trace in an ABI sequencer file
backtranambig Back-translate a protein sequence to ambiguous nucleotide sequence
backtranseq Back-translate a protein sequence to a nucleotide sequence
checktrans Reports STOP codons and ORF statistics of a protein
cirdna Draws circular maps of DNA constructs
coderet Extract CDS, mRNA and translations from feature tables
getorf Finds and extracts open reading frames (ORFs)
iep Calculate the isoelectric point of proteins
lindna Draws linear maps of DNA constructs
marscan Finds matrix/scaffold recognition (MRS) signatures in DNA sequences
pepinfo Plot amino acid properties of a protein sequence in parallel
pepnet Draw a helical net for a protein sequence
pepwheel Draw a helical wheel diagram for a protein sequence
plotorf Plot potential open reading frames in a nucleotide sequence
prettyplot Draw a sequence alignment with pretty formatting
prettyseq Write a nucleotide sequence and its translation to file
remap Display restriction enzyme binding sites in a nucleotide sequence
showfeat Display features of a sequence in pretty format
showorf Display a nucleotide sequence and translation in pretty format
showpep Displays protein sequences with features in pretty format
showseq Displays sequences with features in pretty format
syco Draw synonymous codon usage statistic plot for a nucleotide sequence
tcode Identify protein-coding regions using Fickett TESTCODE statistic
transeq Translate nucleic acid sequences
wobble Plot third base position variability in a nucleotide sequence

Author(s)

Thomas Laurent formerly at:
Lion Bioscience Ltd, Compass House, 80-82 Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8DZ, UK

Please report all bugs to the EMBOSS bug team (emboss-bug © emboss.open-bio.org) not to the original author.

History

Written (November 2002) - Thomas Laurent

Target users

This program is intended to be used by everyone and everything, from naive users to embedded scripts.

Comments

None