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RNAML: A standard syntax for exchanging RNA information

  • ALLISON WAUGH (a1), PATRICK GENDRON (a2), RUSS ALTMAN (a1), JAMES W. BROWN (a3), DAVID CASE (a4), DANIEL GAUTHERET (a5), STEPHEN C. HARVEY (a6), NEOCLES LEONTIS (a7), JOHN WESTBROOK (a8), ERIC WESTHOF (a9), MICHAEL ZUKER (a10) and FRANÇOIS MAJOR (a2)...
Abstract

Analyzing a single data set using multiple RNA informatics programs often requires a file format conversion between each pair of programs, significantly hampering productivity. To facilitate the interoperation of these programs, we propose a syntax to exchange basic RNA molecular information. This RNAML syntax allows for the storage and the exchange of information about RNA sequence and secondary and tertiary structures. The syntax permits the description of higher level information about the data including, but not restricted to, base pairs, base triples, and pseudoknots. A class-oriented approach allows us to represent data common to a given set of RNA molecules, such as a sequence alignment and a consensus secondary structure. Documentation about experiments and computations, as well as references to journals and external databases, are included in the syntax. The chief challenge in creating such a syntax was to determine the appropriate scope of usage and to ensure extensibility as new needs will arise. The syntax complies with the eXtensible Markup Language (XML) recommendations, a widely accepted standard for syntax specifications. In addition to the various generic packages that exist to read and interpret XML formats, an XML processor was developed and put in the open-source MC-Core library for nucleic acid and protein structure computer manipulation.

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Reprint requests to: François Major, Département d'Informatique et de Recherche Opérationnelle, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, Succ. Centre-Ville, Montréal, Québec, H3C 3J7, Canada; e-mail: major@iro.umontreal.ca.
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RNA
  • ISSN: 1355-8382
  • EISSN: 1469-9001
  • URL: /core/journals/rna
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