Unit

UNIT 12.11 Comparative ncRNA Gene and Structure Prediction Using Foldalign and FoldalignM

  1. Jakob Havgaard,
  2. Simranjeet Kaur,
  3. Jan Gorodkin

Published Online: 1 SEP 2012

DOI: 10.1002/0471250953.bi1211s39

Lab Protocol Title

Current Protocols in Bioinformatics

Current Protocols in Bioinformatics

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How to Cite

Havgaard, J., Kaur, S. and Gorodkin, J. 2012. Comparative ncRNA Gene and Structure Prediction Using Foldalign and FoldalignM. Current Protocols in Bioinformatics. 39:12.11:12.11.1–12.11.15.

Author Information

  1. Center for Non-Coding RNA in Technology and Health, Department of Veterinary Clinical and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 1 SEP 2012
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Abstract

This unit describes how to use Foldalign and FoldalignM to make structural alignments of non-protein-coding-RNA (ncRNA). These tools can be used to find new ncRNAs, to find the structure of novel ncRNAs, and to improve alignments for known ncRNAs. Curr. Protoc. Bioinform. 39:12.11.1-12.11.15. © 2012 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Keywords:

  • ncRNA;
  • RNA structural alignment;
  • RNA structure prediction;
  • RNA multiple sequence alignment;
  • ncRNA gene finding;
  • non-coding RNA
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