R2oDNA designer: computational design of biologically neutral synthetic DNA sequences

ACS Synth Biol. 2014 Aug 15;3(8):525-8. doi: 10.1021/sb4001323. Epub 2014 Feb 11.

Abstract

R2oDNA Designer is a web application that stochastically generates orthogonal sets of synthetic DNA sequences designed to be biologically neutral. Biologically neutral sequences may be used for directing efficient DNA assembly by overlap-directed methods, as a negative control for functional DNA, as barcodes, or potentially as spacer regions to insulate biological parts from local context. The software creates optimized sequences using a Monte Carlo simulated annealing approach followed by the elimination of sequences homologous to host genomes and commonly used biological parts. An orthogonal set is finally determined by using a network elimination algorithm. Design constraints can be defined using either a web-based graphical user interface (GUI) or uploading a file containing a set of text commands.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • DNA / chemistry*
  • DNA / genetics*
  • Genome
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Software*
  • Stochastic Processes
  • User-Computer Interface

Substances

  • DNA