Hi Dante,
You can import raw data into MATLAB for bioinformatics analysis and use the NCBI database for identification. Here’s a general approach to achieve this:
Importing Raw Data
- Load Data: You can load raw data from various file formats such as FASTA, FASTQ, GenBank, and others using MATLAB’s Bioinformatics Toolbox.
data = fastaread('yourfile.fasta');
Using NCBI Database for Identification
- Retrieve Sequence Information: You can retrieve sequence information from the NCBI database using the getgenbank function.
accessionNumber = 'NM_000520'; % Example accession number
data = getgenbank(accessionNumber);
- BLAST Search: You can perform a BLAST search using the blastncbi function to identify sequences.
seq = 'ATGCGT...'; % Your sequence
[RID, RTOE] = blastncbi(seq, 'blastn');
- View Results: You can use the Sequence Viewer app to explore nucleotide sequences.
seqviewer;
This workflow allows you to import raw data, retrieve additional information from the NCBI database, perform sequence identification, and visualize the results within MATLAB
Hope this helps!
