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All posts created by debbie

| posted 27 Apr, 2018 02:28
Megan,
I agree in your assessment. If I am right in the Golden annotation of the slippery sequence, then Adromedas shows a point mutation obliterating the slippage with a stop codon. While I believe that is where the slippage occurs, it is unclear how that works or what the slippage is. So I am confident calling both genes the TAC genes, but no slippage should be annotated.
Posted in: Frameshifts and IntronsAnnotation advise: Frameshift in EA1
| posted 26 Apr, 2018 17:03
Thanks Welkin!
Posted in: DNA MasterSaving Blast Results in DNA Master
| posted 26 Apr, 2018 12:06
Kayla,
Hi. I have fixed the file. I believe the issue involves not providing DNA master enough time to build he database correctly. I used a DNA master utility to repack the file (which has no value until I show you what that means). I couldn't quickly find a protocol to this on the on-line bioinformatics guide. i will get it posted soon.
If you are coming to the symposium/faculty meeting, let's chat.
Posted in: DNA MasterSaving Blast Results in DNA Master
| posted 26 Apr, 2018 11:50
Andrea,
The databases need a moment to talk to one another. Once data is updated in Phamerator, phagesDB will follow. You just caught them in the middle.
Posted in: Web PhameratorPham Number Discrepancy
| posted 26 Apr, 2018 11:38
Hi. My supporting data is:
Sitar_31 has a Pfam hit to TAC (90.6%/40% coverage). It is in the right location for a TAC. The G protein most typically hits homologs (vs T). I could not find the slippery sequence when I checked this genome. Could it be a +1 at position 24240, 24242?
Posted in: Cluster DE Annotation TipsTail assembly chaperones
| posted 13 Apr, 2018 14:40
I think that this is a gene and the coding potential says to use the longest start. I did not find Starterator helpful. Blast at PhagesDB and NCBI along with HHpred results did not show any functions. CLUSTALW does show the 'insert' you mention, but i don't believe there is anything to say about it at this point (not knowing function or relevance).
Posted in: Gene or not a GeneCluster A1 gene question
| posted 27 Mar, 2018 01:40
I think that at this time, we can only call the G of the G/T frameshift because, there is no start codon in the frame of the T gene nor can I find a slippery sequence as per published literature. So for now, I recommend that we only call the G gene as a tail assembly chaperone if you have supporting evidence. Continue to look for a slippery sequence.
Edited 27 Mar, 2018 01:42
Posted in: Cluster DM Annotation Tipstail assembly chaperone
| posted 01 Mar, 2018 17:25
The last gene in these genomes is an HNH endonuclease. The auto-annotated gene in that space is not it and it is usually on the opposite strand!
Posted in: Cluster AN Annotation Tipsthe last gene
| posted 20 Feb, 2018 19:32
Mike,
Yes! One of the techs in our lab has tested Soups, KatherineG, and Rosalind on smeg. No evidence of infection was seen.
Posted in: Host-Range ProjectPost Results Here
| posted 20 Feb, 2018 12:16
Evan,
I think these are the tail assembly chaperone genes, but I could not locate the slippery sequence. If you have a suggestion, let me know.
Posted in: Frameshifts and IntronsAnnotation advise: Frameshift in EA1