Exercise 1
In your groups search one of the below sequences using the EMBL nucleotide BLAST and FASTA webservers (http://www.ebi.ac.uk/Tools/similarity.html).
- What is the species distributions and possible function for your sequence?
- What is the function of your sequence?
- Is it related to any other type of RNA?
- Note: if the EBI services are too slow then try BLAST at the NCBI.
>A
AACAAAAUAAUUUACAUUCCAAGGACCGGUAUUAUUGUAGGGGAUUUGUGACUUUCAAGGCAACGUCCUCUCUACAACCGAGUUCGAGAAUAAGUACAAAUGGCUCUUUUUGUUAUUCGAAAGCUUACAAGUUCUGGUAUAUUCUAUAUACUCACUUAUUACUUUCAAGUACUUCACACGGGCCUGACAUCU
>B
UAAAUAUACAACACCCAGUAUUUUUGGCUGCCCGUGUCUUUCUCUACCACGGGUAGUCUCUCUAAGCUGGCAGAUAGAUGUUUAUUGAACCGCUUAAGUUCCGUUGUGAAGUUUUCGUCUUUCAGGCUGUAUUUCAUAACACUACUGUAGUUCACACAUAC
>C
UCGGCCUGUGCCACUCAAACUGUGGGGGCACUUUCUGUUCUAGGUAGGAAAGUGCCGCCAUUUUUUGAGUGUCCCCGGCUGA
>D
UCCUUAUCCCGUUCGCAAUGGCACUGCAUGAAUUCACGGCUAUGCAUAACGACAGACCGCGGAUCAUACGGUACCAUAGCGGACGGUGAUGAGGUUAAU
>E
AUUGCAAUUAACUAAAAUCCCUAUCAGGGAUUGAAAC
>F
GGUCACGAGUGCCAGCGCUAAACCCCGGUUUGCUGGCCGGCAACCCUCCAUUCGCGGUGGGGUGCCCCGGGUGACGACCCGGCCGGUCCGGAAUGGAUGCGGCAAGCGCGGAUC
>G
GUAGAUGCUCAUUCCAUCUCUUAUGUUCGCCUUCGUGCCUCAUAAACUCCGGAAUGAUGCAGAGCCGUUCUUACGGUGCUUAUCGUCCACUGACAGAUGUCGCAUUUAUGCCUCAUCAAACACCAUGGACAUUACGUUGAGUGAAGCACCCAAUUUGUUGUCAAACAGACCUGUUUUAACGCCUGCCCUGAUuucaGCGCAGGCGUUUUUUU
>H
GAUACAUAGGAACCUCCUCACAAAGGAUUCUAUGGACAGUCGAUGCAGGGAGGAGAGAACUCCCUGCAUCGGCGAUUUU