banana

banana plots B-DNA bending and curvature to analyze DNA structural properties relevant to DNA–protein interactions and nucleosome positioning.

Key Features:

B-DNA bending and curvature plotting: Produces plots of B-DNA bending and curvature for quantitative analysis of local DNA shape.
EMBOSS integration: Operates as a component of the European Molecular Biology Open Software Suite (EMBOSS).
EMBOSS C libraries: Implements functionality using EMBOSS's extensive C programming libraries.
ACD configuration support: Supports customization via ACD (Application Configuration Definition) files for application configuration.

Scientific Applications:

B-DNA structural analysis: Enables analysis of bending and curvature to investigate DNA shape–dependent phenomena such as DNA–protein interactions and nucleosome positioning.
Genomics, epigenetics, and structural biology: Provides DNA curvature data relevant to studies in genomics, epigenetics, and structural biology.

Methodology:

Uses EMBOSS C programming libraries and ACD (Application Configuration Definition) files for implementation and configuration.

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Topics

Nucleic acid structure analysis

Collections

EMBOSS

Details

License:: GPL-3.0
Maturity:: Mature
Cost:: Free of charge
Tool Type:: command-line tool
Operating Systems:: Linux, Windows, Mac
Programming Languages:: C
Added:: 11/8/2015
Last Updated:: 12/10/2018

Operations

Nucleic acid curvature calculation

Publications

Rice P, Longden I, Bleasby A. EMBOSS: The European Molecular Biology Open Software Suite. Trends in Genetics. 2000;16(6):276-277. doi:10.1016/s0168-9525(00)02024-2.

DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9525(00)02024-2

Bleasby AJ, Ison JC, Rice PM. EMBOSS Administrator's Guide. Unknown Journal. 2011. doi:10.1017/cbo9781139151399.

DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139151399

Ison JC, Rice PM, Bleasby AJ. EMBOSS Developer's Guide. Unknown Journal. 2011. doi:10.1017/cbo9781139151405.

DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139151405