Figure 4From: XSTREAM: A practical algorithm for identification and architecture modeling of tandem repeats in protein sequencesExample of a Nested TR Architecture. A nested TR of two hierarchical levels is illustrated with an example from T. brucei (copy number = 7.78, period = 138, positions = 651 – 1738). Since a nested TR is by definition, a TR within another TR, the level of nesting depth corresponds to the number of TR domains that encapsulate a particular nested TR. This example shows nested TRs in two representations: the compressed consensus sequence with nested TRs denoted within brackets, and a graphical depiction of the hierarchical structure and distribution of nested TRs, with the consensus represented by the brown bottom bar, and increasing levels of nesting represented by additional bars moving upward.Back to article page