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aRNAque: an evolutionary algorithm for inverse pseudoknotted RNA folding inspired by Lévy flights.

Nono S C Merleau¹, Matteo Smerlak²

¹Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences, Inselstrasse 22, 04103, Leipzig, Germany. nonosaha@mis.mpg.de.

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|August 13, 2022

Summary

We developed an improved RNA inverse folding algorithm using a Lévy flight mutation scheme. This method enhances RNA sequence design diversity and success rates, outperforming existing tools.

Keywords:

Evolutionary algorithm (EA)Lévy flight Pseudoknotted RNAs RNA inverse folding

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Background:

The inverse folding problem in RNA involves designing nucleotide sequences that adopt specific secondary structures.
Understanding RNA folding is crucial for various biological processes and therapeutic applications.

Purpose of the Study:

To enhance RNA sequence design by optimizing inverse folding algorithms.
To evaluate the efficacy of a Lévy mutation scheme in an evolutionary algorithm for RNA design.

Main Methods:

Implementation of a Lévy mutation scheme within the aRNAque evolutionary algorithm.
Application of the updated algorithm to design RNA sequences, including those with pseudoknots.
Comparison of aRNAque performance against the antaRNA tool and benchmark datasets (Pseudobase++ and Eterna100).

Main Results:

The Lévy mutation scheme increased the diversity of designed RNA sequences.
The algorithm showed reduced computational effort (fewer evaluations) compared to standard methods.
aRNAque demonstrated higher success rates in designing functional RNA sequences than antaRNA, despite longer CPU times.

Conclusions:

A Lévy flight-based mutation scheme is proposed as a superior method for optimizing RNA design.
The updated aRNAque algorithm shows improved performance for RNA inverse folding, outperforming existing tools.
The enhanced aRNAque tool is publicly available as a Python script on GitHub.