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Prediction of significant cruciform structures from sequence in topologically constrained DNA 
- a probabilistic modelling approach
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| Original title: | Prediction of significant cruciform structures from sequence in topologically constrained DNA - a probabilistic modelling approach |
| Authors: | Matej Lexa, Karel Nejedlý, Lucie Navrátilová, Marie Brázdová |
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| Citation: | LEXA, Matej, Karel NEJEDLÝ, Lucie NAVRÁTILOVÁ and Marie
BRÁZDOVÁ. Prediction of significant cruciform structures from
sequence in topologically constrained DNA - a probabilistic
modelling approach (Prediction of significant cruciform
structures from sequence in topologically constrained DNA - a
probabilistic modelling approach). In Jan Schier, Carlos
Correia, Ana Fred and Hugo Gamboa. Proceedings of the
International Conference on Bioinformatics Models, Methods and
Algorithms. Neuveden: SciTePress, 2012. p. 124-130, 7 pp. ISBN
978-989-8425-90-4. doi:10.5220/0003705701240130.Export BibTeX @inproceedings{972793, author = {Lexa, Matej and Nejedlý, Karel and Navrátilová, Lucie and Brázdová, Marie}, address = {Neuveden}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on Bioinformatics Models, Methods and Algorithms.}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.5220/0003705701240130}, editor = {Jan Schier, Carlos Correia, Ana Fred and Hugo Gamboa}, keywords = {cruciforms; simulation; mathematical model; stability; DNA; superhelicity}, howpublished = {tištěná verze "print"}, language = {eng}, location = {Neuveden}, isbn = {978 -989-8425-90-4},pages = {124 -130},publisher = {SciTePress}, title = {Prediction of significant cruciform structures from sequence in topologically constrained DNA - a probabilistic modelling approach},url = {http://www.scitepress.org/DigitalLibrary/Link.aspx?paper=9f700959 -af79-464c-b538-1dee9f7ee26f},year = {2012} } |
| Original language: | English |
| Field: | Genetics and molecular biology |
| WWW: |  http://www.scitepress.org/DigitalLibrary/Link.aspx?paper=9f700959-af79-464c-b538-1dee9f7ee26f |
| Type: | Article in Proceedings |
| Keywords: | cruciforms; simulation; mathematical model; stability; DNA; superhelicity |
Sequence-dependent secondary DNA structures, such as cruciform or triplex DNA, are implicated in regulation of gene transcription and other important biological processes at the molecular level. Sequences capable of forming these structures can readily be identified in entire genomes by appropriate searching techniques. However, not every DNA segment containing the proper sequence has equal probability of forming an alternative structure. Calculating the free energy of the potential structures provides an estimate of their stability in vivo, but there are other structural factors, both local and non-local, not taken into account by such simplistic approach. In is paper we present the procedure we currently use to identify potential cruciform structures in DNA sequences. The procedure relies on identification of palindromes (or inverted repeats) and their evaluation by a nucleic acid folding program (UNAFold). We further extended the procedure by adding a modelling step to filter the predicted cruciforms. The model takes into account superhelical density of the analyzed segments of DNA and calculates the probability of cruciforms forming at several locations of the analyzed DNA, based on the sequences in the stem and loop areas of the structures and competition among them.
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