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Kalign-LCS —a more accurate and faster variant of kalign2 algorithm for the multiple sequence alignment problem

  • Silesian University of Technology

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Abstract

Determination of similarities between species is a crucial issue in life sciences. This task is usually done by comparing fragments of genomic or proteomic sequences of organisms subjected to analysis. The basic procedure which facilitates these comparisons is called multiple sequence alignment. There are a lot of algorithms aiming at this problem, which are either accurate or fast. We present Kalign-LCS, a variant of fast Kalign2 algorithm, that addresses the accuracy vs. speed trade-off. It employs the longest common subsequencemeasure and was thoroughly optimized. Experiments show that it is faster than Kalign2 and produces noticeably more accurate alignments.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMan-Machine Interactions 3
EditorsAleksandra Gruca, Tadeusz Czachórski, Stanisław Kozielski, Tadeusz Czachórski
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages495-502
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9783319023083
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Event3rd International Conference on Man-Machine Interactions, ICMMI 2013 - Brenna, Poland
Duration: 22 Oct 201325 Oct 2013

Publication series

NameAdvances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Volume242
ISSN (Print)2194-5357

Conference

Conference3rd International Conference on Man-Machine Interactions, ICMMI 2013
Country/TerritoryPoland
CityBrenna
Period22/10/1325/10/13

Keywords

  • Longest common subsequence
  • Multiple sequence alignment

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • General Computer Science

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