DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btp250 ISSN:

VARNA: Interactive drawing and editing of the RNA secondary structure

Kévin Darty, Alain Denise, Yann Ponty
  • Computational Mathematics
  • Computational Theory and Mathematics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Molecular Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Statistics and Probability
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Abstract

Description:  VARNA is a tool for the automated drawing, visualization and annotation of the secondary structure of RNA, designed as a companion software for web servers and databases.

Features:  VARNA implements four drawing algorithms, supports input/output using the classic formats dbn, ct, bpseq and RNAML and exports the drawing as five picture formats, either pixel-based (JPEG, PNG) or vector-based (SVG, EPS and XFIG). It also allows manual modification and structural annotation of the resulting drawing using either an interactive point and click approach, within a web server or through command-line arguments.

Availability:  VARNA is a free software, released under the terms of the GPLv3.0 license and available at http://varna.lri.fr

Contact:  ponty@lri.fr

Supplementary information:  Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.

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