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How to align DNA sequences based on their amino acid translations
Read more: How to align DNA sequences based on their amino acid translationsA new tool in MacVector 15 allows you to align DNA sequences based on their amino acid translated sequence. For most alignments in MacVector you will use the Multiple Sequence Alignment tool. This allows you to align DNA or protein sequences using either Muscle, Clustalw or T-Coffee. MacVector 15 now allows you to align DNA…
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Functional domain analysis of protein sequences using InterProScan
Read more: Functional domain analysis of protein sequences using InterProScanThere’s a new tool in MacVector 15 that allows you to do functional domain analysis on your protein sequence using the InterProScan service. InterPro contains multiple databases of protein families, domains and motifs and InterProScan will submit a protein sequence to a search of these databases. It will also do extra analysis such as transmembrane…
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Create your own Primer Database.nsub from an Excel spreadsheet
Read more: Create your own Primer Database.nsub from an Excel spreadsheetEDIT: MacVector 18.6 onwards will natively import primers in spreadsheets. Wouldn’t it be great if there was an easy way of converting that huge primer collection you have into a format that MacVector can use? Well, luckily there is! There is a utility called “Primer Converter” that you can download from our website. To use…
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Use Analyze->Primer Database Search to scan sequences for primer binding sites
Read more: Use Analyze->Primer Database Search to scan sequences for primer binding sitesIt’s easy to keep track of all your primers using a MacVector subsequence (.nsub) file. We even ship MacVector with a starter file called “Primer Database.nsub” that you can find in the /Applications/MacVector/Subsequences/ folder. If you choose Analyze | Primer Database Search… and use this default file to search pUC19, you’ll find many of the…
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Viewing external database entries for features in a sequence.
Read more: Viewing external database entries for features in a sequence.Sequences, or regions of sequences, can be linked to external databases. For example an entire sequence entry or for when annotation tools are used to annotate proteins with domain or motif information (e.g. InterProScan available in MacVector 15). Very useful for when you want to view more detailed or updated information. Within the Genbank specification,…
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Optimizing the Reverse Translation function
Read more: Optimizing the Reverse Translation functionThe Analyze | Reverse Translation menu option lets you create a DNA sequence from a Protein sequence, reverse translated using a specific Genetic Code (by default, the Universal Genetic Code). The default option creates a DNA sequence with N’s and other ambiguities reflecting the degeneracy of the genetic code. This is great if you want…
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Tear-off Result Window Tabs: make viewing results easier.
Read more: Tear-off Result Window Tabs: make viewing results easier.All analysis results for an individual sequence are collected into a single tabbed result window to reduce window clutter. However, there are times when it is very convenient to have results displayed in side-by-side windows. For example, if you run a dot plot you can zoom in to view sections of the comparison by drag-selecting…
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Highlighting sequence using color and lower case in the Editor tab
Read more: Highlighting sequence using color and lower case in the Editor tabYou can very quickly annotate a region of interest in your sequence in the Editor tab. For example, showing introns in lower case or highlighting CDS features with a colored background. Using the TRANSFORMATIONS menu To enter sequences as mixed case. To color a region. To change the case of a region.
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Estimating insert length quickly for a read pair
Read more: Estimating insert length quickly for a read pair[Edit December 20, 2017 – As of MacVector 15.5 you can simply right click a READ and select “SEE MATCHING READS” to view the pair of reads. The total sequence length is selected. ] Insert length is the length of the sequence in between a pair of reads. Sequencers are supplied DNA samples in fragments of…
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Drag and drop to quickly annotate ORFs
Read more: Drag and drop to quickly annotate ORFsYou can use the Analyze | Open Reading Frames function to very quickly find ORFs on a sequence. Did you know that you can very quickly turn those results into permanent CDS features on your sequence? After running the Open Reading Frames analysis, simply drag and drop the ORF objects you are interested in from…
