CPS 006G, Fall 2004, Proteins and ORFs

Use the ORF Finder at NCBI to find ORFs, and potential proteins, from the E Coli genome. Use cut/paste and the part of the genome shown below.

Interpret the results. You should be able to explain what you see and how the graphical representation works.

    tgatcttacc cagcaatagt ggacacgcgg ctaagtgagt aaactctcag tcagaggtga
    ctcacatgac aaaaacagta tcaaccagta aaaaaccccg taaacagcat tcgcctgaat
    ttcgcagtga agccctgaag cttgctgaac gcatcggtgt tactgccgca gcccgtgaac
    tcagcctgta tgaatcacaa ctctacaact ggcgcagtaa acagcaaaat cagcagacgt
    cttctgaacg tgaactggag atgtctaccg agattgcacg tctcaaacgc cagctggcag
    aacgggatga agagctggct atcctccaaa aggccgcgac atacttcgcg aagcgcctga
    aatgaagtat gtctttattg aaaaacatca ggctgagttc agcatcaaag caatgtgccg
    cgtgctccgg gtggcccgca gcggctggta tacgtggtgt cagcggcgga caaggataag
    cacgcgtcag cagttccgcc aacactgcga cagcgttgtc ctcgcggctt ttacccggtc
    aaaacagcgt tacggtgccc cacgcctgac ggatgaactg cgtgctcagg gttacccctt
    taacgtaaaa accgtggcgg caagcctgcg ccgtcaggga ctgagggcaa aggcctcccg
    gaagttcagc ccggtcagct accgcgcaca cggcctgcct gtgtcagaaa atctgttgga
    gcaggatttt tacgccagtg gcccgaacca gaagtgggca ggagacatca cgtacttacg
    tacagatgaa ggctggctgt atctggcagt ggtcattgac ctgtggtcac gtgccgttat
    tggctggtca atgtcgccac gcatgacggc gcaactggcc tgcgatgccc tgcagatggc
    gctgtggcgg cgtaagaggc cccggaacgt tatcgttcac acggaccgtg gaggccagta
    ctgttcagca gattatcagg cgcaactgaa gcggcataat ctgcgtggaa gtatgagcgc
    aaaaggttgc tgctacgata atgcctgcgt ggaaagcttc tttcattcgc tgaaagtgga
    atgtatccat ggagaacact ttatcagccg ggaaataatg cgggcaacgg tgtttaatta
    tatcgaatgt gattacaatc ggtggcggcg gcacagttgg tgtggcggcc tcagtccgga
    acaatttgaa aacaagaacc tcgcttaggc ctgtgtccat attacgtggg taggatcaag
    ctatctgtgt gccatgaaag ccggtgcctg ccggtatgac acggaagggt atgtgacgga
    gcatatttct caggaggagg aagcgtatgc ggcagagcgt ctggataaaa tccgccgcca
    gaaccggata aaggcagaac ttcaggccgt gcttgatgag aaataaaaaa aagcctccat
    cagagagagg aggcagggaa ataaggctta aaaggaaata acttccgtac ccgaaaggaa
    gccagtccac tgaattattt accacaataa tactgacgac taaaagggag gggcagaaaa
    atgaatggat tcagaaacag ttcacggaac ggtcaggtct ggcgctggca gcgtgccgga
    agccgggccg ttattctgga ggtcagtgga cgctggatgg aagcggcaga agcatggcga
    cgggctgccg gggaaaggtg taacgaaaaa agcagccttc attactccag gagtcagaag
    gctgaataat gcatgagatt tactttttta atctccggtc gggtagtatg accggacaat
    tctgagtagc acagagtttt ttttcgtatt aagtcgtgat tttatatttt gtgatttatt
    tcacaaaata aggtgttatt caatgtgtgc tgcaatattc aggatgcctg aaatacaggt
    gccatttatt tgatatggag aataacatga gggaatatat tccactggta ttatttatct
    tttcatagcc ggtattgtct gcagatattt atgggcaggt tgttcgtgta ctgggccagc
    aggaaagtct gtgcagaaac ttacggtttg aataagttga cccccataag actctgatta
    atataatttg tggcacacag atacttgcgg gaaaagtgtt tcgcactgaa tcttaactgg
    aaatgtaaac tatttttaac acccccaaaa tccttttggg gaacaactca tgcttacaat
    ttctgcccca tacattttct ccaggcactc ccctcattac cattgtcgag gaacgtagag
    gttgcatatg gaatgcctct gatttttgtt gatgtgaatg ggccatcaga cgtcgaagtt
    gtacggagtt ttgatgttag tacgtattta ccacttatgc ctttctctgc cagagctctt
    gattttatga taactaaatc tgcacatttc tctgcggcta catattgcgg gtctttttca
    acctttccag cacatgcagt tatcgttaaa acggtagcgg cggctaacaa cttacctggt
    ttcatcttca taccttattg ggtgtattaa aaacagtagg ctgccaaagt cttaaacaag

Owen L. Astrachan
Last modified: Fri Sep 10 13:22:26 EDT 2004