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Table 1 Attributes of a minimotif definition

From: A proposed syntax for Minimotif Semantics, version 1

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Attribute1

Valid values and description

1

Motif sequence type

(Consensus, instance, PSSM) type of sequence definition

2

Motif sequence

Any consensus, instance, or PSSM describing a minimotif protein sequence

3

Required modification

description of chemical change to minimotif sequence

4

Motif source name

The name of protein or peptide that contains the minimotif

5

Motif source accession number

Swiss-Prot, RefSeq accession numbers for protein sequences containing the minimotif

6

Motif start position

Integer start position of the minimotif in motif source accession number

7

Motif source type

(Peptide and/or protein) indicates whether minimotif was investigated as a peptide fragment or in a protein domain

8

Activity

(binds, modifies, requires, traffics) the action of the minimotif

9

Subactivity

A more detailed description

10

Activity modification

Description of activity that covalently changes a minimotif sequence

11

Target name

The name of the molecule that acts upon the minimotif

12

Target accession number

If the target is a protein, the Swiss-Prot or RefSeq accession number(s) for Target protein sequence(s). The target can be a complex

13

Target type

(Peptide and/or protein) indicates whether Target was investigated as a peptide fragment or in a protein domain

14

Target domain

(any domain in the CDD) protein domain in the minimotif Target

15

Target domain position

Integer that indicates the relative location of a domain relative to its N-terminus for proteins that have more than one copy of the same domain

16

Target site

Integer for site where a minimotif binds a molecule, if more than one site is known

17

Subcellular localization

Region of the cell where the minimotif activity occurs

18

Affinity

(Kd, IC50, Km) measurement of affinity of minimotif for its target

19

Structure

(PDB accession number) for a structure of the minimotif in complex with its target. A related attribute is 'related structures' of the minimotif source or target.

20

Experimental evidence

(X-ray, NMR, Phage display, peptide mapping, alanine scanning mutagenesis, evolutionary conservation, mutagenesis, modeling, deletion mapping, peptide binding, peptide competition, full-length protein, Surface Plasmon Resonance, ITC, SPOT array, Far-western, Co-immunoprecipitation, yeast 2-hyrbid, pulldown) different types of experimental evidence that supports a minimotif sentence.

21

Minimotif reference

(PubMed identifier or PDB accession number) indicates the references source(s) of the data supporting the minimotif definition

22

Database reference

Cross reference ID to other database that contains similar minimotif definition.

  1. 1 1 Attributes are broken up into 4 sections related to the Minimotif (1-6), Activity (7-9), Target (10-15), and properties (16-19) of Motif/Activity/Target minimotif sentences.