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PeptideMapper for Multiple Sequences

Step 1: Protein Digestion
Accepts .fasta, .fas, .fa, .txt files. Multiple sequences supported for comparative analysis.
Step 2: Peptide Analysis
Step 3: Annotations
Preset Rules:
Rule Types & Examples
Format: [S#:]Identifier shape color[opacity] [placement] [direction] [level]

Multi-Sequence Support:
K fill red - Apply to all sequences
S1:K fill red - Apply only to sequence 1
S2:P4 text "Mutant" red out above - Apply only to sequence 2

Identifiers:
• Amino acid letter (K, R, C, etc.)
• Position number (121, 45, etc.)
• Peptide number (P1, P4, P10, etc.)

Shapes:
fill - Colors entire peptide
circle - Circle marker
square - Square marker
diamond - Diamond shape marker
text - Text label (see below)

Text Content (for text shape):
sequence - Shows peptide sequence
mass - Shows mass in Da
mh - Shows [M+H]+ mass with "+" suffix
m2h - Shows [M+2H]++ mass with "++" suffix
"Custom text" - Any text in quotes

Colors with Transparency:
red, green, blue, magenta, cyan, yellow, orange, purple, white, black
red - 100% opacity (solid)
red50 - 50% opacity (semi-transparent)
blue25 - 25% opacity (mostly transparent)

Placement (Multi-sequence only supports 'in'):
in - Inside peptide rectangle (automatic for stacked maps)
out - External with connecting line (single sequence only)

Direction (for 'out' only):
above - Above the peptide
below - Below the peptide (default)

Levels (for text 'out' only):
L1 - Closest to peptide (default)
L2 - Medium distance
L3 - Furthest from peptide

Examples (auto-converted to 'in' for stacked maps):
K fill red - Red peptides containing K (all sequences)
S1:C circle yellow - Yellow dots on cysteines in sequence 1
S2:P4 text "Mutation" red - Label mutation in sequence 2
P5 text mass blue - Show mass in all sequences
S1:121 text "WT" green - Mark wild-type position
S2:121 text "Mutant" red - Mark mutant position

Multi-sequence comparison example:
S1:P4 text "Wild-type" green out above L1
S2:P4 text "Mutant" red out above L1
S1:C fill green50
S2:C fill red50
Step 4: Draw Protein Map(s)