Subsequence files contain a list of motifs that can be used to look for structural and functional patterns within sequences. A subsequence may consist of up to three parts, with the permitted gap between each part defined, as well as the allowed mismatch for each part in a search. The logic operators OR and AND can be used to specify whether any or all of the parts need to be found in a sequence for it to be accepted.
MacVector is supplied with several subsequence files for both proteins and nucleic acids. You can edit them to:
- select a subset of entries and save the selection for use with the subsequence analyses
- delete existing entries from the file
- change the data for existing entries
- add new entries to the file.