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    • Bioinformatics
    • Computational Biology
    • Systems Biology

    Background:

    • High-throughput screening generates vast biological network data, including protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks.
    • Analyzing PPI networks aids in understanding cellular processes and evolutionary relationships across species.
    • Existing evolutionary algorithms for PPI network alignment often suffer from low search efficiency due to limited prior knowledge.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop an efficient memetic algorithm (MeAlign) for biological network alignment.
    • To optimize an objective function that integrates topological structure and sequence similarities for improved alignment accuracy.
    • To enhance the understanding of conserved biological pathways and evolutionary trajectories.

    Main Methods:

    • Proposed a memetic algorithm (MeAlign) combining genetic algorithms and local search refinement.
    • Developed an objective function incorporating both topological structure and sequence similarities.
    • Utilized a coarse similarity score matrix for initialization and a neighborhood heuristic local search for optimization.
    • Employed topological and sequence information to guide the network mapping process.

    Main Results:

    • MeAlign demonstrated superior mapping performance compared to state-of-the-art algorithms.
    • The algorithm achieved a better balance between network topology and node sequence similarities.
    • Experimental results validated the effectiveness of the proposed memetic approach.

    Conclusions:

    • MeAlign offers an effective solution for biological network alignment, particularly for PPI networks.
    • The integration of topological and sequence information significantly improves alignment quality.
    • This method provides a valuable tool for comparative network analysis and evolutionary studies.