[EMBOSS] dreg: does it search both strands?

[Lionel (Lee) Brooks 3rd]

Hi Jon,

Thank you!  Apparently, I should have rtfm more than once.

Sincerely,
Lionel

Jon Ison wrote:
> Hi Lionel
>
> Didn't see a reply to you, sorry.
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> Anyhow, dreg will search the sequence as given.  This is taken as the sense/coding/+ strand.
>
> If you specify -sreverse (which is available to any applications that read sequences) it will I
> think search the reverse complement of that sequence instead.
>
> Cheers
>
> Jon
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>> Hello fellow EMBOSS fans,
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>> I am using the dreg program to search the human genome for my favorite
>> motif.  I was unable to find any information regarding the meaning of
>> the strand information in the output.  Does dreg search both strands or
>> will it always return "+" as the strand designation of the hits that it
>> finds?
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>> Thanks for your continued support and development of this fantastic tool!
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Lionel "Lee" Brooks 3rd
>> Dartmouth Genetics Grad Student
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