<DIV>Hi, I'm a new user of protein databases, could someone help me with a few questions?</DIV>
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<DIV>1. can anyone tell me how to download 200 random sequences of length >150 from a reliable protein database?</DIV>
<DIV>2. For the profiles in pfam, if there are gaps between two continuoud patterns, does it make sense to search only one of the pattern? Is it correct the whole thing is a domain, and the patterns seperated by the gaps are motifs? </DIV>
<DIV>3. also, in pfam, the uk site</DIV>
<DIV><A href="http://www.sanger.ac.uk/Software/Pfam/data/jtml/seed/PF00047.shtml">http://www.sanger.ac.uk/Software/Pfam/data/jtml/seed/PF00047.shtml</A></DIV>
<DIV>i got results like </DIV>
<DIV><A name=PIGR_RABIT/362-440~></A><B><NOBR><A name=PIGR_HUMAN/33-112~><A href="http://www.sanger.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pfam/swisspfamget.pl?name=PIGR_HUMAN">PIGR_HUMAN/33-112</A></NOBR>                </B><B id=d>G</B><B>NS</B><B id=b>V</B><B>S</B><B id=b>I</B><B>T</B><B id=f>C</B><B>Y</B><B id=e>Y</B><B id=g>P</B><B>.........</B><B id=g>P</B><B>TSVNRH</B><B id=c>T</B><B>RKY</B><B id=b>W</B><B>CR....Q</B><B id=d>G</B><B>AR</B><B id=d>GG</B><B>CITLISSE</B><B id=d>G</B><B>YVSSK............YA</B><B id=d>G</B><B>RANLTNF</B><BR><B><NOBR><A name=O60667/30-106~><A href="http://www.sanger.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pfam/swisspfamget.pl?name=O60667">O60667/30-106</A></NOBR>                    </B><B id=d>GG</B><B>S</B><B id=b>V</B><B>T</B><B id=b>I</B><B>K</B><B id=f>C</B><B id=g>P</B><B id=b>L</B><B
 id=g>P</B><B>.............EMH</B><B id=b>V</B><B>R</B><B id=b>I</B><B>Y</B><B id=b>L</B><B>C.......REMA</B><B id=d>G</B><B>S</B><B id=d>G</B><B>TC</B><B id=d>G</B><B>TVVSTTNFIK........AEYK</B><B id=d>G</B><B>RVTLKQY</B><BR><B><NOBR><A name=TVA1_HUMAN/35-113~><A href="http://www.sanger.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pfam/swisspfamget.pl?name=TVA1_HUMAN">TVA1_HUMAN/35-113</A></NOBR>                </B><B>KED</B><B id=b>V</B><B>T</B><B id=b>L</B><B>D</B><B id=f>C</B><B>V</B><B id=e>Y</B><B>E...........TRDTT</B><B id=e>Y</B><B>Y</B><B id=b>L</B><B>F</B><B id=b>W</B><B>Y.......KQ</B><B id=g>PP</B><B>S</B><B id=d>G</B><B>ELVFLIRRNSFDEQ........NEIS</B><B id=d>G</B><B>RYSWNFQ</B><BR><B><NOBR><A name=TVA1_MOUSE/35-112~><A href="http://www.sanger.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pfam/swisspfamget.pl?name=TVA1_MOUSE">TVA1_MOUSE/35-112</A></NOBR>                </B
 ><B
 id=d>G</B><B>AS</B><B id=b>L</B><B>Q</B><B id=b>L</B><B>R</B><B id=f>C</B><B>K</B><B id=e>Y</B><B>S............YSAT</B><B id=g>P</B><B>Y</B><B id=b>L</B><B>F</B><B id=b>W</B><B>Y.......VQY</B><B id=g>P</B><B>RQ</B><B id=d>G</B><B>LQLLLKYYS</B><B id=d>G</B><B>D</B><B id=g>P</B><B>V........VQ</B><B id=d>G</B><B>VN</B><B id=d>G</B><B>FEAEFS</B><BR><B><NOBR><A name=TVA1_MOUSE/35-112-SS~><A href="http://www.sanger.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pfam/swisspfamget.pl?name=TVA1_MOUSE">TVA1_MOUSE/35-112-SS</A></NOBR>             </B><B>TSC</B><B id=i>EEE</B><B>CCC</B><B id=i>E</B><B>C............CSSCC</B><B id=i>EEEEE</B><B>.......</B><B id=i>EE</B><B>CTTCCC</B><B id=i>EEEEEE</B><B>CSSCS</B><B id=i>E</B><B>........</B><B id=i>EE</B><B>CTTTC</B><B id=i>EEEEE</B><BR><B><NOBR><A name=TVA1_MOUSE/35-112-SA~><A
 href="http://www.sanger.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pfam/swisspfamget.pl?name=TVA1_MOUSE">TVA1_MOUSE/35-112-SA</A></NOBR>             </B><B>43603040406............2735020000.......01275521531041246633........172675040511</B><BR><B><NOBR><A name=TVA2_MOUSE/36-111~><A href="http://www.sanger.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pfam/swisspfamget.pl?name=TVA2_MOUSE">TVA2_MOUSE/36-111</A></NOBR>                </B><B id=d>G</B><B>AR</B><B id=c>T</B><B>S</B><B id=b>L</B><B>N</B><B id=f>C</B><B>T</B><B id=b>F</B><B>S............DSASQY</B><B id=b>F</B><B>W</B><B id=b>W</B><B>Y.......RQHS</B><B id=d>G</B><B>KA</B><B id=g>P</B><B>KALMSIFSN</B><B id=d>G</B><B>E..........KEE</B><B id=d>G</B><B>RFTIHLN</B><BR><B><NOBR><A name=TVB1_MOUSE/35-113~><A
 href="http://www.sanger.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pfam/swisspfamget.pl?name=TVB1_MOUSE">TVB1_MOUSE/35-113</A></NOBR>                </B><B id=d>G</B><B>QK</B><B id=b>A</B><B>K</B><B id=b>M</B><B>R</B><B id=f>C</B><B>I</B><B id=g>P</B><B>E.............K</B><B id=d>G</B><B>H</B><B id=g>P</B><B>V</B><B id=b>V</B><B>F</B><B id=b>W</B><B>Y.......QQNKNNEFKFLINFQNQEVLQ......QIDMTEKRFSAEC</B><BR><B><NOBR><A name=TVB7_MOUSE/35-113~><A href="http://www.sanger.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pfam/swisspfamget.pl?name=TVB7_MOUSE">TVB7_MOUSE/35-113</A></NOBR>                </B><B id=d>G</B><B>QE</B><B id=b>A</B><B>T</B><B id=b>L</B><B>W</B><B id=f>C</B><B>E</B><B id=g>P</B><B>I.............S</B><B id=d>G</B><B>H</B><B id=c>S</B><B>A</B><B id=b>V</B><B>F</B><B id=b>W</B><B>Y.......RQTIVQ</B><B id=d>G</B><B>LEFLTYFRNQA</B><B id=g>P</B><B>ID......DS</B><B
 id=d>G</B><B>M</B><B id=g>P</B><B>KERFSAQM</B><BR><B><NOBR><A name=TCB_FLV/44-121~><A href="http://www.sanger.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pfam/swisspfamget.pl?name=TCB_FLV">TCB_FLV/44-121</A></NOBR>                   </B><B id=d>G</B><B>QQ</B><B id=b>V</B><B>T</B><B id=b>L</B><B>S</B><B id=f>C</B><B>F</B><B id=g>P</B><B>I.............S</B><B id=d>G</B><B>H</B><B id=b>L</B><B>S</B><B id=b>L</B><B>Y</B><B id=b>W</B><B>Y.......QQAV</B><B id=d>G</B><B>Q</B><B id=d>G</B><B id=g>P</B><B>QLLIQYYNREER.......</B><B id=d>G</B><B>K</B><B id=d>G</B><B>NF</B><B id=g>P</B><B>ERFSAQQ</B><BR></DIV>
<P>what does the numbers on line 6 mean? </P>
<P>thanks very much.</P>
<P>Lily</P>
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