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Bio::Tools::pSW - pairwise Smith Waterman object
use Bio::Tools::pSW;
use Bio::AlignIO;
my $factory = Bio::Tools::pSW->new( '-matrix' => 'blosum62.bla',
'-gap' => 12,
'-ext' => 2,
);
#use the factory to make some output
$factory->align_and_show($seq1,$seq2,STDOUT);
# make a Bio::SimpleAlign and do something with it
my $aln = $factory->pairwise_alignment($seq1,$seq2);
my $alnout = Bio::AlignIO->new(-format => 'msf',
-fh => \*STDOUT);
$alnout->write_aln($aln);
This module is included with the central Bioperl distribution:
http://bio.perl.org/Core/Latest ftp://bio.perl.org/pub/DIST
Follow the installation instructions included in the INSTALL file.
pSW is an Alignment Factory for protein sequences. It builds pairwise alignments using the Smith-Waterman algorithm. The alignment algorithm is implemented in C and added in using an XS extension. The XS extension basically comes from the Wise2 package, but has been slimmed down to only be the alignment part of that (this is a good thing!). The XS extension comes from the bioperl-ext package which is distributed along with bioperl. Warning: This package will not work if you have not compiled the bioperl-ext package.
The mixture of C and Perl is ideal for this sort of problem. Here are some plus points for this strategy:
The algorithm is actually implemented in C, which means it is faster than a pure perl implementation (I have never done one, so I have no idea how faster) and will use considerably less memory, as it efficiently assigns memory for the calculation.
The algorithm was written using Dynamite, and so contains an automatic switch to the linear space divide-and-conquer method. This means you could effectively align very large sequences without killing your machine (it could take a while though!).
User feedback is an integral part of the evolution of this and other Bioperl modules. Send your comments and suggestions preferably to one of the Bioperl mailing lists. Your participation is much appreciated.
bioperl-l@bioperl.org - General discussion http://bioperl.org/wiki/Mailing_lists - About the mailing lists
Please direct usage questions or support issues to the mailing list:
bioperl-l@bioperl.org
rather than to the module maintainer directly. Many experienced and reponsive experts will be able look at the problem and quickly address it. Please include a thorough description of the problem with code and data examples if at all possible.
Report bugs to the Bioperl bug tracking system to help us keep track the bugs and their resolution. Bug reports can be submitted via the web:
https://redmine.open-bio.org/projects/bioperl/
Ewan Birney, birney-at-sanger.ac.uk or birney-at-ebi.ac.uk
Jason Stajich, jason-at-bioperl.org
The rest of the documentation details each of the object methods. Internal methods are usually preceded with an underscore "_".
Title : pairwise_alignment Usage : $aln = $factory->pairwise_alignment($seq1,$seq2) Function: Makes a SimpleAlign object from two sequences Returns : A SimpleAlign object Args :
Title : align_and_show Usage : $factory->align_and_show($seq1,$seq2,STDOUT)
Title : matrix()
Usage : $factory->matrix('blosum62.bla');
Function : Reads in comparison matrix based on name
:
Returns :
Argument : comparison matrix
Title : gap
Usage : $gap = $factory->gap() #get
: $factory->gap($value) #set
Function : the set get for the gap penalty
Example :
Returns : gap value
Arguments : new value
Title : ext
Usage : $ext = $factory->ext() #get
: $factory->ext($value) #set
Function : the set get for the ext penalty
Example :
Returns : ext value
Arguments : new value
| BioPerl documentation | Contained in the BioPerl distribution. |
# # BioPerl module for Bio::Tools::pSW # # Please direct questions and support issues to <bioperl-l@bioperl.org> # # Cared for by Ewan Birney <birney@sanger.ac.uk> # # Copyright Ewan Birney # # You may distribute this module under the same terms as perl itself # POD documentation - main docs before the code
# Let the code begin... package Bio::Tools::pSW; use strict; no strict ( 'refs'); BEGIN { eval { require Bio::Ext::Align; }; if ( $@ ) { die("\nThe C-compiled engine for Smith Waterman alignments (Bio::Ext::Align) has not been installed.\n Please read the install the bioperl-ext package\n\n"); exit(1); } } use Bio::SimpleAlign; use base qw(Bio::Tools::AlignFactory); sub new { my($class,@args) = @_; my $self = $class->SUPER::new(@args); my($matrix,$gap,$ext) = $self->_rearrange([qw(MATRIX GAP EXT )],@args); #default values - we have to load matrix into memory, so # we need to check it out now if( ! defined $matrix || !($matrix =~ /\w/) ) { $matrix = 'blosum62.bla'; } $self->matrix($matrix); # will throw exception if it can't load it $self->gap(12) unless defined $gap; $self->ext(2) unless defined $ext; # I'm pretty sure I am not doing this right... ho hum... # This was not roght ($gap and $ext could not be 0) It is fixed now /AE if( defined $gap ) { if( $gap =~ /^\d+$/ ) { $self->gap($gap); } else { $self->throw("Gap penalty must be a number, not [$gap]"); } } if( defined $ext ) { if( $ext =~ /^\d+$/ ) { $self->ext($ext); } else { $self->throw("Extension penalty must be a number, not [$ext]"); } } return $self; }
sub pairwise_alignment{ my ($self,$seq1,$seq2) = @_; my($t1,$t2,$aln,$out,@str1,@str2,@ostr1,@ostr2,$alc,$tstr,$tid,$start1,$end1,$start2,$end2,$alctemp); if( ! defined $seq1 || ! $seq1->isa('Bio::PrimarySeqI') || ! defined $seq2 || ! $seq2->isa('Bio::PrimarySeqI') ) { $self->warn("Cannot call pairwise_alignment without specifing 2 sequences (Bio::PrimarySeqI objects)"); return; } # fix Jitterbug #1044 if( $seq1->length() < 2 || $seq2->length() < 2 ) { $self->warn("cannot align sequences with length less than 2"); return; } $self->set_memory_and_report(); # create engine objects $seq1->display_id('seq1') unless ( defined $seq1->id() ); $seq2->display_id('seq2') unless ( defined $seq2->id() ); $t1 = &Bio::Ext::Align::new_Sequence_from_strings($seq1->id(), $seq1->seq()); $t2 = &Bio::Ext::Align::new_Sequence_from_strings($seq2->id(), $seq2->seq()); $aln = &Bio::Ext::Align::Align_Sequences_ProteinSmithWaterman($t1,$t2,$self->{'matrix'},-$self->gap,-$self->ext); if( ! defined $aln || $aln == 0 ) { $self->throw("Unable to build an alignment"); } # free sequence engine objects $t1 = $t2 = 0; # now we have to get into the AlnBlock structure and # figure out what is aligned to what... # we are going to need the sequences as arrays for convience @str1 = split(//, $seq1->seq()); @str2 = split(//, $seq2->seq()); # get out start points # The alignment is in alignment coordinates - ie the first # residues starts at -1 and ends at 0. (weird I know). # bio-coordinates are +2 from this... $start1 = $aln->start()->alu(0)->start +2; $start2 = $aln->start()->alu(1)->start +2; # step along the linked list of alc units... for($alc = $aln->start();$alc->at_end() != 1;$alc = $alc->next()) { if( $alc->alu(0)->text_label eq 'SEQUENCE' ) { push(@ostr1,$str1[$alc->alu(0)->start+1]); } else { # assumme it is in insert! push(@ostr1,'-'); } if( $alc->alu(1)->text_label eq 'SEQUENCE' ) { push(@ostr2,$str2[$alc->alu(1)->start+1]); } else { # assumme it is in insert! push(@ostr2,'-'); } $alctemp = $alc; } # # get out end points # # end points = real residue end in 'C' coordinates = residue # end in biocoordinates. Oh... the wonder of coordinate systems! $end1 = $alctemp->alu(0)->end+1; $end2 = $alctemp->alu(1)->end+1; # get rid of the alnblock $alc = 0; $aln = 0; # new SimpleAlignment $out = Bio::SimpleAlign->new(); # new SimpleAlignment $tstr = join('',@ostr1); $tid = $seq1->id(); $out->add_seq(Bio::LocatableSeq->new( -seq=> $tstr, -start => $start1, -end => $end1, -id=>$tid )); $tstr = join('',@ostr2); $tid = $seq2->id(); $out->add_seq(Bio::LocatableSeq->new( -seq=> $tstr, -start => $start2, -end => $end2, -id=> $tid )); # give'm back the alignment return $out; }
sub align_and_show { my($self,$seq1,$seq2,$fh) = @_; my($t1,$t2,$aln,$id,$str); if( ! defined $seq1 || ! $seq1->isa('Bio::PrimarySeqI') || ! defined $seq2 || ! $seq2->isa('Bio::PrimarySeqI') ) { $self->warn("Cannot call align_and_show without specifing 2 sequences (Bio::PrimarySeqI objects)"); return; } # fix Jitterbug #1044 if( $seq1->length() < 2 || $seq2->length() < 2 ) { $self->warn("cannot align sequences with length less than 2"); return; } if( ! defined $fh ) { $fh = \*STDOUT; } $self->set_memory_and_report(); $seq1->display_id('seq1') unless ( defined $seq1->id() ); $seq2->display_id('seq2') unless ( defined $seq2->id() ); $t1 = &Bio::Ext::Align::new_Sequence_from_strings($seq1->id(),$seq1->seq()); $t2 = &Bio::Ext::Align::new_Sequence_from_strings($seq2->id(),$seq2->seq()); $aln = &Bio::Ext::Align::Align_Sequences_ProteinSmithWaterman($t1,$t2,$self->{'matrix'},-$self->gap,-$self->ext); if( ! defined $aln || $aln == 0 ) { $self->throw("Unable to build an alignment"); } &Bio::Ext::Align::write_pretty_seq_align($aln,$t1,$t2,12,50,$fh); }
sub matrix { my($self,$comp) = @_; my $temp; if( !defined $comp ) { $self->throw("You must have a comparison matrix to set!"); } # talking to the engine here... $temp = &Bio::Ext::Align::CompMat::read_Blast_file_CompMat($comp); if( !(defined $temp) || $temp == 0 ) { $self->throw("$comp cannot be read as a BLAST comparison matrix file"); } $self->{'matrix'} = $temp; }
sub gap { my ($self,$val) = @_; if( defined $val ) { if( $val < 0 ) { # Fixed so that gap==0 is allowed /AE $self->throw("Can't have a gap penalty less than 0"); } $self->{'gap'} = $val; } return $self->{'gap'}; }
sub ext { my ($self,$val) = @_; if( defined $val ) { if( $val < 0 ) { # Fixed so that gap==0 is allowed /AE $self->throw("Can't have a gap penalty less than 0"); } $self->{'ext'} = $val; } return $self->{'ext'}; } 1;