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    Exercise #1:

    Pairwise sequence comparison

    Given are four pairs of amino acid sequences. Find out whether or not they are homologs. Test different algorithms for pairwise sequence comparisons. Do you find them by homology searches in the protein database, and if yes, under which conditions?

    Pair #1

    Protein 1 (HrpB7 from Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria):
            1 mrepaytwsv lhqlkarrce rmqerlsdcr ralehcdrel arcrqeaeac ttrlancdaa
           61 lmdktgvggs ididtilqhe rfrtvlvetc raaeqaraaa dqslhsarde lasvqqalsk
          121 lqaqaqvyad kaasarrarq aqrdaaeeed aiealvglrs hraahggar
    
    Protein 2 (HrpD from Ralstonia solanacearum):
            1 mkrkrrssvw ralieaktre rrrveadiea aqaalaeaqt avearqdalr qaeqrlddhl
           61 rsmddlttgp sltaqaylqy dayrtqlegg vgqaeqavaa aqgvvaerea alqaqrrkla
          121 rldamlercr etadrldrke daerelatee eaveailara ryttth
    

    Pair #2

    Protein 1 (HpaA from Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria):
            1 mirrispgtl rpsvsiehgg shhhgdhhad asgtsagspt diaaraprlr papprrrrrg
           61 irsldgqede fdaneqeeie akrecalrgr vsvaitpaqs rehgqgdqhg gdrsthtddp
          121 qagpwhsaap aqlsdsirtc idaivdryvt rrdadpvakr halaaalvel ravgvshpav
          181 apltatiwrl mrehlraydk ataaenllal rtrllelmps elepvpalrn fhlllplill
          241 naekprrrvd rthaitrlnt llieqpqqaa qevrp
    
    Protein 2 (HrpV from Ralstonia solanacearum):
            1 mtritgpssa iytlpdpatt paqpaaatpn thrrrprqlh ereieheheq dhelqyqeql
           61 tgrrkqlakl akrirrpglk rrnaanaade pttdsdfeel lmimeeharl skpllvgpsk
          121 qgnphdgqqg rrgnnpqsdl agrhamlrry lleaeaaeaa kaeekasaqa ssapgkeags
          181 aapvlpaqrk elaaqltgta eiptykmlla elcallyavr aghsmplrla lnlsrafika
          241 splagapetl havkkdlvas vppaehkars ereeafhlll plmllsaslp rtstmksegy
          301 arsgalarrw eaevwshqag vagmtvrpin vsa
    

    Pair #3

    Protein 1 (HrpD6 from Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria):
            1 mrdhtmfdam tdavtqdmsk ilqakamdls gerlrnveta ldataqqirv hwsaasdqva
           61 rndfnvlydg itaarnivah iasmp
    
    Protein 2 (HrpX from Ralstonia solanacearum):
            1 mfdrftpdii etfngvqafs kqdgakdfdp mrkaiaalre tsmefeqraf raantgdreq
           61 lrtlaqgfga aadvcnglip s
    

    Pair #4

    Protein 1 (HrpE from Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria):
            1 mqifpevssw rsrvgqgmdc ftgglsngis gaaalsgang qmdsllgdms asdeaqksmn
           61 nkitmlkndl dfnvalnkfi gkagdnakql vgq
    
    Protein 2 (HrpY from Ralstonia solanacearum):
            1 magvpkpntt nttsttstfq sfangvddaa srtgfqaqyq aitaqgqqdm ldaakmqnal
           61 nrtqmlaklm eagpkaakdl is
    

     

    Latest update: October 15, 2009


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