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Winnowing sequences from a database search.

P Berman1, Z Zhang, Y I Wolf

  • 1Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802, USA.

Journal of Computational Biology : a Journal of Computational Molecular Cell Biology
|July 13, 2000
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This study presents an algorithm to filter redundant sequence similarity matches in database searches. It efficiently identifies and discards dominated intervals, improving the accuracy of biological sequence analysis.

Area of Science:

  • Bioinformatics
  • Computational Biology
  • Genomics

Background:

  • Database searches for sequence similarity often yield numerous matches, obscuring relevant hits to specific sequence regions like protein domains.
  • Redundant matches, where one alignment interval is contained within another with a lower score, pose a significant challenge in identifying true biological signals.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an efficient algorithm for discarding redundant sequence similarity matches based on a defined level of tolerable redundancy (K).
  • To provide a method for identifying intervals dominated by at least K other intervals, thereby reducing noise in database search results.

Main Methods:

  • The study models the problem using a list of intervals, each with a score representing alignment quality and position.
  • An algorithm was developed to identify intervals dominated by at least K other intervals, achieving O(N log N) time complexity and O(N*) space complexity.

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  • The criterion for discarding database hits was implemented within the Blast program.

    • Main Results:

    • A novel algorithm effectively identifies and discards redundant sequence similarity matches.
    • The algorithm demonstrates efficient performance with a time complexity of O(N log N) and space complexity of O(N*).
    • The implemented criterion in Blast successfully illustrates the practical application and benefits of the developed approach.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed algorithm provides an effective solution for managing redundant matches in sequence similarity searches.
    • This method enhances the signal-to-noise ratio in biological database searches, leading to more accurate identification of relevant sequence alignments.
    • The approach offers a valuable tool for bioinformatics and computational biology, with potential for further variations and extensions.