Exercise 2

In your groups search your sequence from the previous exercise against the Rfam database.

• What is the species distributions and possible function for the homologues of your sequence?
• What is the function of your sequence?
• Is it related to any other type of RNA family?

>A

AACAAAAUAAUUUACAUUCCAAGGACCGGUAUUAUUGUAGGGGAUUUGUGACUUUCAAGGCAACGUCCUCUCUACAACCGAG

UUCGAGAAUAAGUACAAAUGGCUCUUUUUGUUAUUCGAAAGCUUACAAGUUCUGGUAUAUUCUAUAUACUCACUUAUUACUU

UCAAGUACUUCACACGGGCCUGACAUCU

>B

UAAAUAUACAACACCCAGUAUUUUUGGCUGCCCGUGUCUUUCUCUACCACGGGUAGUCUCUCUAAGCUGGCAGAUAGAUGUU

UAUUGAACCGCUUAAGUUCCGUUGUGAAGUUUUCGUCUUUCAGGCUGUAUUUCAUAACACUACUGUAGUUCACACAUAC

>C

UCGGCCUGUGCCACUCAAACUGUGGGGGCACUUUCUGUUCUAGGUAGGAAAGUGCCGCCAUUUUUUGAGUGUCCCCGGCUGA

>D

UCCUUAUCCCGUUCGCAAUGGCACUGCAUGAAUUCACGGCUAUGCAUAACGACAGACCGCGGAUCAUACGGUACCAUAGCGG

ACGGUGAUGAGGUUAAU

>E

AUUGCAAUUAACUAAAAUCCCUAUCAGGGAUUGAAAC

>F

GGUCACGAGUGCCAGCGCUAAACCCCGGUUUGCUGGCCGGCAACCCUCCAUUCGCGGUGGGGUGCCCCGGGUGACGACCCGG

CCGGUCCGGAAUGGAUGCGGCAAGCGCGGAUC

>G

GUAGAUGCUCAUUCCAUCUCUUAUGUUCGCCUUCGUGCCUCAUAAACUCCGGAAUGAUGCAGAGCCGUUCUUACGGUGCUUA

UCGUCCACUGACAGAUGUCGCAUUUAUGCCUCAUCAAACACCAUGGACAUUACGUUGAGUGAAGCACCCAAUUUGUUGUCAA

ACAGACCUGUUUUAACGCCUGCCCUGAUuucaGCGCAGGCGUUUUUUU

>H

GAUACAUAGGAACCUCCUCACAAAGGAUUCUAUGGACAGUCGAUGCAGGGAGGAGAGAACUCCCUGCAUCGGCGAUUUU