NAME¶

Bio::Restriction::EnzymeCollection - Set of restriction endonucleases

SYNOPSIS¶

  use Bio::Restriction::EnzymeCollection;
  # Create a collection with the default enzymes.
  my $default_collection = Bio::Restriction::EnzymeCollection->new();
  # Or create a collection from a REBASE 'withrefm' file obtained from
  # ftp://ftp.neb.com/pub/rebase/. (See Bio::Restriction::IO for more
  # information.)
  my $rebase = Bio::Restriction::IO->new(
      -file   => 'withrefm.610',
      -format => 'withrefm' );
  my $rebase_collection = $rebase->read();
  # Or create an empty collection and set the enzymes later. See
  # 'CUSTOM COLLECTIONS' below for more information.
  my $empty_collection =
    Bio::Restriction::EnzymeCollection->new( -empty => 1 );
  # Get an array of Bio::Restriction::Enzyme objects from the collection.
  my @enzymes = $default_collection->each_enzyme();
  # Get a Bio::Restriction::Enzyme object for a particular enzyme by name.
  my $enz = $default_collection->get_enzyme( 'EcoRI' );
  # Get a Bio::Restriction::EnzymeCollection object containing the enzymes
  # that have the equivalent of 6-bp recognition sequences.
  my $six_cutters = $default_collection->cutters( 6 );
  # Get a Bio::Restriction::EnzymeCollection object containing the enzymes
  # that are rare cutters.
  my $rare_cutters = $default_collection->cutters( -start => 6, -end => 8 );
  # Get a Bio::Restriction::EnzymeCollection object that contains enzymes
  # that generate blunt ends:
  my $blunt_cutters = $default_collection->blunt_enzymes();
  # See 'CUSTOM COLLECTIONS' below for an example of creating a
  # Bio::Restriction::EnzymeCollection object with a specified subset of
  # enzymes using methods provided by the Bio::RestrictionEnzyme class.

DESCRIPTION¶

Bio::Restriction::EnzymeCollection represents a collection of restriction enzymes.

If you create a new collection directly rather than from a REBASE file using Bio::Restriction::IO, it will be populated by a default set of enzymes with site and cut information only.

Use Bio::Restriction::Analysis to figure out which enzymes are available and where they cut your sequence.

CUSTOM COLLECTIONS¶

Note that the underlying Bio::Restriction::Enzyme objects have a rich variety of methods that allow more complicated selections than the methods that are defined by Bio::Restriction::EnzymeCollection.

For example, the way to create a custom collection of Type II enzymes is as follows:

  my $complete_collection =
      Bio::Restriction::EnzymeCollection->new();
  my $type_ii_collection  =
      Bio::Restriction::EnzymeCollection->new( -empty => 1 );
  $type_ii_collection->enzymes(
      grep { $_->type() eq 'II' } $complete_collection->each_enzyme() );

SEE ALSO¶

Bio::Restriction::IO - read in enzymes from REBASE files

Bio::Restriction::Analysis - figure out what enzymes cut a sequence

Bio::Restriction::Enzyme - define a single restriction enzyme

FEEDBACK¶

  bioperl-l@bioperl.org                  - General discussion
  http://bioperl.org/wiki/Mailing_lists  - About the mailing lists

  https://github.com/bioperl/bioperl-live/issues

AUTHOR¶

Rob Edwards, redwards@utmem.edu

CONTRIBUTORS¶

Heikki Lehvaslaiho, heikki-at-bioperl-dot-org

COPYRIGHT¶

Copyright (c) 2003 Rob Edwards.

Some of this work is Copyright (c) 1997-2002 Steve A. Chervitz. All Rights Reserved.

This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

APPENDIX¶

Methods beginning with a leading underscore are considered private and are intended for internal use by this module. They are not considered part of the public interface and are described here for documentation purposes only.

 Title     : new
 Function  : Initializes the Restriction::EnzymeCollection object
 Returns   : The Restriction::EnzymeCollection object
 Arguments : optional named parameter -empty

 Title     : enzyme
 Function  : add/get method for enzymes and enzyme collections
 Returns   : object itself
 Arguments : array of Bio::Restriction::Enzyme and
             Bio::Restriction::EnzymeCollection objects

 Title     : each_enzyme
 Function  : get an array of enzymes
 Returns   : array of Bio::Restriction::Enzyme objects
 Arguments : -

 Title     : get_enzyme
 Function  : Gets a Bio::Restriction::Enzyme object for the enzyme name
 Returns   : A Bio::Restriction::Enzyme object or undef
 Arguments : An enzyme name that is in the collection

 Title     : available_list
 Function  : Gets a list of all the enzymes that we know about
 Returns   : A reference to an array with all the enzyme names
             that we have defined or 0 if none are defined
 Arguments : Nothing
 Comments  : Note, I maintain this for backwards compatibility,
             but I don't like the name as it is very ambiguous

 Title     : longest_cutter
 Function  : Gets the enzyme with the longest recognition site
 Returns   : A Bio::Restriction::Enzyme object
 Arguments : Nothing
 Comments  : Note, this is used by Bio::Restriction::Analysis
             to figure out what to do with circular sequences

  Title     : blunt_enzymes
  Function  : Gets a list of all the enzymes that are blunt cutters
  Returns   : A reference to an array with all the enzyme names that
              are blunt cutters or 0 if none are defined
  Arguments : Nothing
  Comments  :

  Title     : cutters
  Function  : Gets a list of all the enzymes that recognize a
              certain size, e.g. 6-cutters
  Usage     : $cutters = $collection->cutters(6);
  Returns   : A reference to an array with all the enzyme names
              that are x cutters or 0 if none are defined
  Arguments : A positive number for the size of cutters to return
              OR
              A range: (-start => 6, -end => 8,
                        -inclusive => 1, -exclusive = 0 )