SYNOPSIS
# Bio::Search::HSP::HSPI objects cannot be instantiated since this
# module defines a pure interface.
# Given an object that implements the Bio::Search::HSP::HSPI interface,
# you can do the following things with it:
$r_type = $hsp->algorithm;
$pvalue = $hsp->pvalue();
$evalue = $hsp->evalue();
$frac_id = $hsp->frac_identical( ['query'|'hit'|'total'] );
$frac_cons = $hsp->frac_conserved( ['query'|'hit'|'total'] );
$gaps = $hsp->gaps( ['query'|'hit'|'total'] );
$qseq = $hsp->query_string;
$hseq = $hsp->hit_string;
$homology_string = $hsp->homology_string;
$len = $hsp->length( ['query'|'hit'|'total'] );
$rank = $hsp->rank;
DESCRIPTION
Bio::Search::HSP::HSPI objects cannot be instantiated since this module defines a pure interface.Given an object that implements the Bio::Search::HSP::HSPI interface, you can do the following things with it:
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AUTHOR - Steve Chervitz, Jason Stajich
Email sac-at-bioperl.org Email jason-at-bioperl.orgCOPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2001 Steve Chervitz, Jason Stajich. All Rights Reserved.DISCLAIMER
This software is provided ``as is'' without warranty of any kind.APPENDIX
The rest of the documentation details each of the object methods. Internal methods are usually preceded with a _algorithm
Title : algorithm Usage : my $r_type = $hsp->algorithm Function: Obtain the name of the algorithm used to obtain the HSP Returns : string (e.g., BLASTP) Args : none
pvalue
Title : pvalue
Usage : my $pvalue = $hsp->pvalue();
Function: Returns the P-value for this HSP or undef
Returns : float or exponential (2e-10)
P-value is not defined with NCBI Blast2 reports.
Args : none
evalue
Title : evalue Usage : my $evalue = $hsp->evalue(); Function: Returns the e-value for this HSP Returns : float or exponential (2e-10) Args : none
frac_identical
Title : frac_identical
Usage : my $frac_id = $hsp->frac_identical( ['query'|'hit'|'total'] );
Function: Returns the fraction of identitical positions for this HSP
Returns : Float in range 0.0 -> 1.0
Args : 'query' = num identical / length of query seq (without gaps)
'hit' = num identical / length of hit seq (without gaps)
'total' = num identical / length of alignment (with gaps)
default = 'total'
frac_conserved
Title : frac_conserved
Usage : my $frac_cons = $hsp->frac_conserved( ['query'|'hit'|'total'] );
Function : Returns the fraction of conserved positions for this HSP.
This is the fraction of symbols in the alignment with a
positive score.
Returns : Float in range 0.0 -> 1.0
Args : 'query' = num conserved / length of query seq (without gaps)
'hit' = num conserved / length of hit seq (without gaps)
'total' = num conserved / length of alignment (with gaps)
default = 'total'
num_identical
Title : num_identical Usage : $obj->num_identical($newval) Function: returns the number of identical residues in the alignment Returns : integer Args : integer (optional)
num_conserved
Title : num_conserved Usage : $obj->num_conserved($newval) Function: returns the number of conserved residues in the alignment Returns : inetger Args : integer (optional)
gaps
Title : gaps
Usage : my $gaps = $hsp->gaps( ['query'|'hit'|'total'] );
Function : Get the number of gap characters in the query, hit, or total alignment.
Returns : Integer, number of gap characters or 0 if none
Args : 'query' = num conserved / length of query seq (without gaps)
'hit' = num conserved / length of hit seq (without gaps)
'total' = num conserved / length of alignment (with gaps)
default = 'total'
query_string
Title : query_string Usage : my $qseq = $hsp->query_string; Function: Retrieves the query sequence of this HSP as a string Returns : string Args : none
hit_string
Title : hit_string Usage : my $hseq = $hsp->hit_string; Function: Retrieves the hit sequence of this HSP as a string Returns : string Args : none
homology_string
Title : homology_string
Usage : my $homo_string = $hsp->homology_string;
Function: Retrieves the homology sequence for this HSP as a string.
: The homology sequence is the string of symbols in between the
: query and hit sequences in the alignment indicating the degree
: of conservation (e.g., identical, similar, not similar).
Returns : string
Args : none
length
Title : length
Usage : my $len = $hsp->length( ['query'|'hit'|'total'] );
Function : Returns the length of the query or hit in the alignment (without gaps)
or the aggregate length of the HSP (including gaps;
this may be greater than either hit or query )
Returns : integer
Args : 'query' = length of query seq (without gaps)
'hit' = length of hit seq (without gaps)
'total' = length of alignment (with gaps)
default = 'total'
Args : none
percent_identity
Title : percent_identity Usage : my $percentid = $hsp->percent_identity() Function: Returns the calculated percent identity for an HSP Returns : floating point between 0 and 100 Args : none
get_aln
Title : get_aln Usage : my $aln = $hsp->get_aln Function: Returns a Bio::SimpleAlign representing the HSP alignment Returns : Bio::SimpleAlign Args : none
seq_inds
Title : seq_inds
Purpose : Get a list of residue positions (indices) for all identical
: or conserved residues in the query or sbjct sequence.
Example : @s_ind = $hsp->seq_inds('query', 'identical');
: @h_ind = $hsp->seq_inds('hit', 'conserved');
: @h_ind = $hsp->seq_inds('hit', 'conserved', 1);
Returns : List of integers
: May include ranges if collapse is true.
Argument : seq_type = 'query' or 'hit' or 'sbjct' (default = query)
('sbjct' is synonymous with 'hit')
class = 'identical' or 'conserved' or 'nomatch' or 'gap'
(default = identical)
(can be shortened to 'id' or 'cons')
collapse = boolean, if true, consecutive positions are merged
using a range notation, e.g., "1 2 3 4 5 7 9 10 11"
collapses to "1-5 7 9-11". This is useful for
consolidating long lists. Default = no collapse.
Throws : n/a.
Comments :
See Also : Bio::Search::BlastUtils::collapse_nums(), Bio::Search::Hit::HitI::seq_inds()
Inherited from Bio::SeqFeature::SimilarityPair
These methods come from Bio::SeqFeature::SimilarityPairquery
Title : query Usage : my $query = $hsp->query Function: Returns a SeqFeature representing the query in the HSP Returns : Bio::SeqFeature::Similarity Args : [optional] new value to set
hit
Title : hit Usage : my $hit = $hsp->hit Function: Returns a SeqFeature representing the hit in the HSP Returns : Bio::SeqFeature::Similarity Args : [optional] new value to set
significance
Title : significance
Usage : $evalue = $obj->significance();
$obj->significance($evalue);
Function: Get/Set the significance value (see Bio::SeqFeature::SimilarityPair)
Returns : significance value (scientific notation string)
Args : significance value (sci notation string)
score
Title : score Usage : my $score = $hsp->score(); Function: Returns the score for this HSP or undef Returns : numeric Args : [optional] numeric to set value
bits
Title : bits Usage : my $bits = $hsp->bits(); Function: Returns the bit value for this HSP or undef Returns : numeric Args : none
strand
Title : strand
Usage : $hsp->strand('query')
Function: Retrieves the strand for the HSP component requested
Returns : +1 or -1 (0 if unknown)
Args : 'hit' or 'subject' or 'sbjct' to retrieve the strand of the subject
'query' to retrieve the query strand (default)
'list' or 'array' to retreive both query and hit together
start
Title : start
Usage : $hsp->start('query')
Function: Retrieves the start for the HSP component requested
Returns : integer
Args : 'hit' or 'subject' or 'sbjct' to retrieve the start of the subject
'query' to retrieve the query start (default)
end
Title : end
Usage : $hsp->end('query')
Function: Retrieves the end for the HSP component requested
Returns : integer
Args : 'hit' or 'subject' or 'sbjct' to retrieve the end of the subject
'query' to retrieve the query end (default)
seq
Usage : $hsp->seq( [seq_type] );
Purpose : Get the query or sbjct sequence as a Bio::Seq.pm object.
Example : $seqObj = $hsp->seq('query');
Returns : Object reference for a Bio::Seq.pm object.
Argument : seq_type = 'query' or 'hit' or 'sbjct' (default = 'query').
: ('sbjct' is synonymous with 'hit')
: default is 'query'
Throws : Propagates any exception that occurs during construction
: of the Bio::Seq.pm object.
Comments : The sequence is returned in an array of strings corresponding
: to the strings in the original format of the Blast alignment.
: (i.e., same spacing).
See Also : ``seq_str'', ``seq_inds'', Bio::Seq
seq_str
Usage : $hsp->seq_str( seq_type );
Purpose : Get the full query, sbjct, or 'match' sequence as a string.
: The 'match' sequence is the string of symbols in between the
: query and sbjct sequences.
Example : $str = $hsp->seq_str('query');
Returns : String
Argument : seq_Type = 'query' or 'hit' or 'sbjct' or 'match'
: ('sbjct' is synonymous with 'hit')
: default is 'query'
Throws : Exception if the argument does not match an accepted seq_type.
Comments :
See Also : ``seq'', ``seq_inds'', "_set_match_seq"
rank
Usage : $hsp->rank( [string] );
Purpose : Get the rank of the HSP within a given Blast hit.
Example : $rank = $hsp->rank;
Returns : Integer (1..n) corresponding to the order in which the HSP
appears in the BLAST report.
matches
Usage : $hsp->matches(-seq => 'hit'|'query',
-start => $start,
-stop => $stop);
Purpose : Get the total number of identical and conservative matches
: in the query or sbjct sequence for the given HSP. Optionally can
: report data within a defined interval along the seq.
: (Note: 'conservative' matches are called 'positives' in the
: Blast report.)
Example : ($id,$cons) = $hsp_object->matches(-seq => 'hit');
: ($id,$cons) = $hsp_object->matches(-seq => 'query',
-start => 300,
-stop => 400);
Returns : 2-element array of integers
Argument : (1) seq_type = 'query' or 'hit' or 'sbjct' (default = query)
: ('sbjct' is synonymous with 'hit')
: (2) start = Starting coordinate (optional)
: (3) stop = Ending coordinate (optional)
Throws : Exception if the supplied coordinates are out of range.
Comments : Relies on seq_str('match') to get the string of alignment symbols
: between the query and sbjct lines which are used for determining
: the number of identical and conservative matches.
See Also : ``length'', ``gaps'', ``seq_str'', Bio::Search::Hit::BlastHit::_adjust_contigs()
n
Usage : $hsp_obj->n()
Purpose : Get the N value (num HSPs on which P/Expect is based).
: This value is not defined with NCBI Blast2 with gapping.
Returns : Integer or null string if not defined.
Argument : n/a
Throws : n/a
Comments : The 'N' value is listed in parenthesis with P/Expect value:
: e.g., P(3) = 1.2e-30 ---> (N = 3).
: Not defined in NCBI Blast2 with gaps.
: This typically is equal to the number of HSPs but not always.
: To obtain the number of HSPs, use Bio::Search::Hit::HitI::num_hsps().
See Also : Bio::SeqFeature::SimilarityPair::score()
range
Usage : $hsp->range( [seq_type] );
Purpose : Gets the (start, end) coordinates for the query or sbjct sequence
: in the HSP alignment.
Example : ($query_beg, $query_end) = $hsp->range('query');
: ($hit_beg, $hit_end) = $hsp->range('hit');
Returns : Two-element array of integers
Argument : seq_type = string, 'query' or 'hit' or 'sbjct' (default = 'query')
: ('sbjct' is synonymous with 'hit')
Throws : n/a
Comments : This is a convenience method for constructions such as
($hsp->query->start, $hsp->query->end)