title: A backtranslation method based on codon usage strategy.
abstract: This study describes a method for the backtranslation of an aminoacidic sequence, an extremely useful tool for various experimental approaches. It involves two computer programs CLUSTER and BACKTR written in Fortran 77 running on a VAX/VMS computer. CLUSTER generates a reliable codon usage table through a cluster analysis, based on a chi 2-like distance between the sequences. BACKTR produces backtranslated sequences according to different options when use is made of the codon usage table obtained in addition to selecting the least ambiguous potential oligonucleotide probes within an aminoacidic sequence. The method was tested by applying it to 158 yeast genes.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Biochimica e Biologia Molecolare, University of Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pesole
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Attimonelli
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liuni
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D003062:Codon / Q000235:genetics*; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D007256:Information Systems; D008433:Mathematics; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics; D012984:Software / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D003062:Codon; D012333:RNA, Messenger