Web-Based Programs for the Display and Analysis of Transmembrane α-Helices in Aligned Protein Sequences

We developed novel programs for displaying and analyzing the transmembrane α-helical segments (TMSs) in the aligned sequences of homologous integral membrane proteins. TMS_ALIGN predicts the positions of putative TMSs in multiply aligned protein sequences and graphically shows the TMSs in the alignment. TMS_SPLIT (1) predicts the positions of TMSs for each sequence; (2) allows a user to select proteins with a specified number of TMSs, and (3) splits the sequences into groups of TMSs of equal numbers. TMS_CUT works like TMS_SPLIT, but it can cut sequences with any combination of TMSs. The BASS program similarly allows comparison of protein repeat elements, equivalent to TMS_SPLIT plus IC, but it provides the comparison data expressed in BLAST E values. These programs, together with the IntraCompare program, facilitate the identification of repeat sequences in integral membrane proteins. They also facilitate the estimation of protein topology and the determination of evolutionary pathways.

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