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DNA AS X: An Information-Coding-Based Model to Improve the Sensitivity in Comparative Gene Analysis

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Bioinformatics Research and Applications (ISBRA 2015)

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In recent studies [1-3], lots of hidden homology in DNA genome are not found by current comparative tools despite decades of research. Many scholars modeled the genome as a monotonous string, which limits and probably obstructs the discovery of some significant patterns. We propose an information-coding-based model called DNA As X (DAX) to improve the sensitivity in comparative genomic studies by integrating the principles and concepts of other disciplines including information coding theory and signal processing into genome analysis. The proposed DNA As X model uses character-analysis-free (CAF) techniques, where X is the intermediate for analysis that can be digit, code, signal, vector, tree, graph network and so on. It provides novel and comprehensive perspectives to further analyze and recognize the critical patterns hidden in DNA genomes. Comparing with traditional character-analysis-based (CAB) methods, DAX not only enriches the tools and the knowledge library of computational biology but also extends the domain from 1-D character string analysis to 2-D spatial/temporal domain. Furthermore, by applying the DAX model to the issue of exon prediction as an evaluation, we illustrate the insights behind this model. The experimental results show that the DAX methodology can improve the sensitivity in genome analysis by using the novel information-coding techniques.

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  1. Department of Computer Science, Georgia State University, 25 Park Place, Atlanta, GA, 30319, USA

    Ning Yu, Xuan Guo & Yi Pan

  2. Department of Computer Science, College of Staten Island, 2800 Victory Blvd., Staten Island, NY, 10314, USA

    Feng Gu

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Yu, N., Guo, X., Gu, F., Pan, Y. (2015). DNA AS X: An Information-Coding-Based Model to Improve the Sensitivity in Comparative Gene Analysis. In: Harrison, R., Li, Y., Măndoiu, I. (eds) Bioinformatics Research and Applications. ISBRA 2015. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 9096. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19048-8_31

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