What is a motif?

• Motif is a region (a subsequence) of protein or DNA sequence that has a specific structure • Motifs are candidates for functionally important sites • Presence of a motif may be used as a base of protein classification.

How do I play motif?

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Why take motif online courses?

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What is the basic algorithm for the identification of new motifs?

The basic algorithm •  Initialization: Choose randomly at each sequence a candidate position for the motif •  Iterate the following two steps until convergence: – Predictive update: detecting current signal from the motif identified so far – Sampling: improving the signal