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Evaluation measures of multiple sequence alignments.

G H Gonnet1, C Korostensky, S Benner

  • 1Institute for Scientific Computing, ETH Zurich, Switzerland.

Journal of Computational Biology : a Journal of Computational Molecular Cell Biology
|July 13, 2000
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A new Circular Sum (CS) algorithm evaluates multiple sequence alignment (MSA) quality without needing an evolutionary tree. This method provides an upper bound score for MSAs, offering an absolute measure of alignment quality.

Area of Science:

  • Bioinformatics
  • Computational Biology
  • Evolutionary Biology

Background:

  • Multiple sequence alignments (MSAs) are crucial for understanding protein and nucleic acid sequence families.
  • Evaluating MSA quality is essential for accurate structural, functional, and evolutionary inference.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Introduce a novel algorithm, the Circular Sum (CS) method, for formally assessing MSA quality.
  • Provide a method to evaluate and compare different MSA generation techniques.

Main Methods:

  • The CS method utilizes a solution to the Traveling Salesman Problem to find a circular tour connecting sequences.
  • This approach bypasses the need for explicit evolutionary tree reconstruction and associated errors.

Main Results:

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  • The algorithm calculates an upper bound score, representing the optimal possible MSA quality for a given sequence set.
  • It provides a formal, absolute score for any specific MSA, enabling direct quality assessment.

Conclusions:

  • The CS measure offers a direct link between MSAs and evolutionary trees without requiring tree construction.
  • It presents advantages over sum-of-pairs measures by treating all evolutionary events equally and avoiding tree inference.