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. 1991 Apr;7(2):257-60.
doi: 10.1093/bioinformatics/7.2.257.

PROMOT: a FORTRAN program to scan protein sequences against a library of known motifs

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PROMOT: a FORTRAN program to scan protein sequences against a library of known motifs

M J Sternberg. Comput Appl Biosci. 1991 Apr.

Abstract

Information about the three-dimensional structure or function of a newly determined protein sequence can be obtained if the protein is found to contain a characterized motif or pattern of residues. Recently a database (PROSITE) has been established that contains 337 known motifs encoded as a list of allowed residue types at specific positions along the sequence. PROMOT is a FORTRAN computer program that takes a protein sequence and examines if it contains any of the motifs in PROSITE. The program also extends the definitions of patterns beyond those used in PROSITE to provide a simple, yet flexible, method to scan either a PROSITE or a user-defined pattern against a protein sequence database.

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