How to predict by coordinate

Input the genomic coordinates of your region of interest, using hg38 as the reference genome. This input is the most flexible, and is unconstrained by sequencing coverage or any annotation. Be sure to double-check that the output sequence matches your expected region, and check that the output coverage of A/C bases is above the recommended 70%, which is reflective of DMS-modifiable bases meeting all coverage and quality filters.

For most users, only one set of coordinates will be used to define their region of interest. However, two sets of coordinates may be needed when joining two separate regions together, such as when crossing a splice junction.

When analyzing a region within a larger transcript, it is generally recommended to test “buffer” regions, where the region of interest should be extended by 20-50 nt on each end in order to reduce the likelihood of structures being arbitrarily interrupted by the region borders.

Due to computational and server constraints, users will be limited to a maximum input length of 500 nucleotides and a maximum output of 5 predicted structures, though some regions may yield fewer than that. If this does not suit your needs, consider downloading and running the data and code locally (see Download).

Predict by Gene


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ACTB
ENST00000675515 (-) ENSG00000075624 (-)

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  Region Local Coords Chrom Coords Length R N Gini Action
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5'UTR,CDS 190-288 5529565-5529663 99 0.9909 50 0.21
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CDS 289-391 5529328-5529400 / 5529535-5529564 103 0.9915 50 0.27
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CDS 392-469 5529250-5529327 78 0.9954 50 0.22
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CDS 470-555 5529164-5529249 86 0.9884 50 0.17
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CDS 556-648 5528630-5528719 / 5529161-5529163 93 0.9881 50 0.22
6
CDS 652-748 5528530-5528626 97 0.9873 50 0.19
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CDS 751-836 5528442-5528527 86 0.9905 50 0.21
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CDS 838-932 5528346-5528440 95 0.9922 50 0.27
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CDS 936-1029 5528154-5528185 / 5528281-5528342 94 0.9906 50 0.20
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CDS 1032-1115 5528068-5528151 84 0.9875 50 0.21
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CDS 1119-1202 5527869-5527891 / 5528004-5528064 84 0.9881 50 0.16
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CDS 1205-1300 5527771-5527866 96 0.9851 50 0.18
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CDS,3'UTR 1302-1388 5527683-5527769 87 0.9930 50 0.16
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3'UTR 1391-1535 5527536-5527680 145 0.9921 50 0.22
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3'UTR 1538-1638 5527433-5527533 101 0.9966 50 0.31
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3'UTR 1640-1741 5527330-5527431 102 0.9975 50 0.35
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3'UTR 1743-1871 5527200-5527328 129 0.9866 50 0.32
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3'UTR 1872-1919 5527152-5527199 48 0.9052 29 0.32
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Custom Gene Windows

Gene Window Instructions/Interpretation
  1. Search for a gene by name. For each gene, only the canonical transcript (as defined by UCSC in GRCh38.106) is shown. Some gene names may correspond to multiple genomic locations.
  2. For the selected gene, a scatterplot showing the Gini indices, where a high Gini index corresponds to a highly-structured region, for small windows within the transcript. For small RNAs, these windows are sized 20 valid (coverage- and quality-filtered) A/C data points; for all other transcripts, these windows are sized 50 valid A/C data points, due to the ability of DMS to modify primarily A/C bases. In regions with sufficient coverage, these windows correspond to actual transcript lengths of roughly 40 and 100 nucleotides, respectively.
  3. Select a window of interest, either from the scatter plot or from the table below. Generally, windows with a high Gini will yield better results, where the DMS signal aligns more accurately with the predicted base-pais. Windows with high Gini indices relative to the rest of the transcript can also be used to find functional structural elements (ex: TFRC iron response elements).
  4. If previously-defined windows do not suit your needs, you can define a custom window either using (1) the slider below the scatterplot, which shows both a heatmap of previously-defined windows as well as the locations of each UTR and CDS; or (2) custom coordinate-based entry via Predict by Coordinates.
See About for more information on the dataset and for best practices in structure determination.

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ACTB

Aoi: Chr: Coords Strand:
ACTB 7 5527330 - 5527431 -


  • Annotation Based on canonical annotations, the following gene is in your area of interest: ACTB(-)
  • Length Length of region: 102 nt.
  • Coverage 100.0% of the region's A/C bases included in the filtered DMS dataset. Ideally, this number should be as high as possible for an experimenally-accurate prediction, and over 70% is recommended.
  • Structures This region has 4 maximum predicted structures. 5 is the maximum structures visible on this site. For up to 20 predictions per region, download and run the code locally.
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