Pattern searching/alignment with RNA primary and secondary structures: an effective descriptor for tRNA.

摘要: A convenient pattern-matching program using primary and higher-order structural features has been developed based on a 'backtracking' algorithm. second implementation of the algorithm uses descriptors (including sequences) to align list homologous or highly similar sequences. An application pattern matcher search for tRNA group I intron motifs in sequence data banks is presented. The design discriminate motif, common all cellular tRNAs not found control bank, was accomplished conjunction with alignment program.