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DNA Motif discovery from a large number of FASTA sequences

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flyguymail22 ▴ 10

Hello

I wish to find the recurring/enriched motif(s) in a large number (approx. 7000) of DNA FASTA sequences. I have given MEME a try but it does not scale as intended.

Any thoughts/suggestions/recommendations for another software or strategy are highly appreciated.

Thanks. FG

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ADD COMMENT • link updated 6.5 years ago by c.chakraborty ▴ 180 • written 6.5 years ago by flyguymail22 ▴ 10

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Hello, did you attempt to use MEME via command line or the web version of it? In the second case, I would just recommend switching to command line.

ADD REPLY • link 6.5 years ago by Anima Mundi ★ 2.9k

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Hi, I used the command line version.

ADD REPLY • link 6.5 years ago by flyguymail22 ▴ 10

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I see, then I think you should be just fine with the MEME suite, what is your problem exactly?

ADD REPLY • link 6.5 years ago by Anima Mundi ★ 2.9k

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Hi, sorry for bothering you but do you want novel DNA motifs for example from ChIP-Seq studies?

ADD REPLY • link 6.5 years ago by c.chakraborty ▴ 180

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Hi. Yes. I am looking at discovering novel motifs from a RNA+Chip-Seq study.

ADD REPLY • link 6.5 years ago by flyguymail22 ▴ 10

score 2 · Answer 1 · 2018-03-27

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EagleEye 7.6k

Try Homer, http://homer.ucsd.edu/homer/motif/

ADD COMMENT • link 6.5 years ago by EagleEye 7.6k

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Thanks EagleEye for the suggestion. However, with Homer, what would you recommend for a 'background' FASTA file.

ADD REPLY • link 6.5 years ago by flyguymail22 ▴ 10

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2. Background Selection findMotifs.pl/findMotifsGenome.pl

If the background sequences were not explicitly defined, HOMER will automatically select them for you. If you are using genomic positions, sequences will be randomly selected from the genome, matched for GC% content (to make GC normalization easier in the next step). If you are using promoter based analysis, all promoters (except those chosen for analysis) will be used as background. Custom backgrounds can be specified with "-bg <file>".

ADD REPLY • link 6.5 years ago by EagleEye 7.6k

score 0 · Answer 2 · 2018-03-28

Hey if you are looking for motif enrichment use centrimo or MEME-ChIP, because there you can upload you sequences from DEG and unchanged genes and look for Transcription factor binding sites, for example or for miR datasets. If you are using MEME or any othe above mentioned tools, you can use the out put for further categorical analysis, as to which genes possess these motifs and their recorded possible function by using GoMO