1. COMP 571 Bioinformatics: Sequence Analysis Pairwise Sequence Alignment (II)

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3. Pairwise alignment: protein sequences can be more informative than DNA protein is more informative (20 vs 4 characters); many amino acids share related biophysical properties codons are degenerate: changes in the third position often do not alter the amino acid that is specified protein sequences offer a longer “look-back” time DNA sequences can be translated into protein, and then used in pairwise alignments

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5. DNA can be translated into six potential proteins 5’ CAT CAA 5’ ATC AAC 5’ TCA ACT 5’ GTG GGT 5’ TGG GTA 5’ GGG TAG Pairwise alignment: protein sequences can be more informative than DNA 5’ CATCAACTACAACTCCAAAGACACCCTTACACATCAACAAACCTACCCAC 3’ 3’ GTAGTTGATGTTGAGGTTTCTGTGGGAATGTGTAGTTGTTTGGATGGGTG 5’

6. Pairwise alignment: protein sequences can be more informative than DNA Many times, DNA alignments are appropriate --to confirm the identity of a cDNA --to study noncoding regions of DNA --to study DNA polymorphisms --example: Neanderthal vs modern human DNA Query: 181 catcaactacaactccaaagacacccttacacccactaggatatcaacaaacctacccac 240 |||||||| |||| |||||| ||||| | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Sbjct: 189 catcaactgcaaccccaaagccacccct-cacccactaggatatcaacaaacctacccac 247

7. retinol-binding protein 4 (NP_006735)  -lactoglobulin (P02754) Page 42

8. 1 MKWVWALLLLAAWAAAERDCRVSSFRVKENFDKARFSGTWYAMAKKDPEG 50 RBP. ||| |. |... | :.||||.:| : 1...MKCLLLALALTCGAQALIVT..QTMKGLDIQKVAGTWYSLAMAASD. 44 lactoglobulin 51 LFLQDNIVAEFSVDETGQMSATAKGRVR.LLNNWD..VCADMVGTFTDTE 97 RBP : | | | | :: |.|. || |: || |. 45 ISLLDAQSAPLRV.YVEELKPTPEGDLEILLQKWENGECAQKKIIAEKTK 93 lactoglobulin 98 DPAKFKMKYWGVASFLQKGNDDHWIVDTDYDTYAV...........QYSC 136 RBP || ||. | :.|||| |..| 94 IPAVFKIDALNENKVL........VLDTDYKKYLLFCMENSAEPEQSLAC 135 lactoglobulin 137 RLLNLDGTCADSYSFVFSRDPNGLPPEAQKIVRQRQ.EELCLARQYRLIV 185 RBP. | | | : ||. | || | 136 QCLVRTPEVDDEALEKFDKALKALPMHIRLSFNPTQLEEQCHI....... 178 lactoglobulin Pairwise alignment of retinol-binding protein 4 and  -lactoglobulin Page 46

9. Similarity The extent to which nucleotide or protein sequences are related. It is based upon identity plus conservation. Identity The extent to which two sequences are invariant. Conservation Changes at a specific position of an amino acid or (less commonly, DNA) sequence that preserve the physico- chemical properties of the original residue. Definitions

10. 1 MKWVWALLLLAAWAAAERDCRVSSFRVKENFDKARFSGTWYAMAKKDPEG 50 RBP. ||| |. |... | :.||||.:| : 1...MKCLLLALALTCGAQALIVT..QTMKGLDIQKVAGTWYSLAMAASD. 44 lactoglobulin 51 LFLQDNIVAEFSVDETGQMSATAKGRVR.LLNNWD..VCADMVGTFTDTE 97 RBP : | | | | :: |.|. || |: || |. 45 ISLLDAQSAPLRV.YVEELKPTPEGDLEILLQKWENGECAQKKIIAEKTK 93 lactoglobulin 98 DPAKFKMKYWGVASFLQKGNDDHWIVDTDYDTYAV...........QYSC 136 RBP || ||. | :.|||| |..| 94 IPAVFKIDALNENKVL........VLDTDYKKYLLFCMENSAEPEQSLAC 135 lactoglobulin 137 RLLNLDGTCADSYSFVFSRDPNGLPPEAQKIVRQRQ.EELCLARQYRLIV 185 RBP. | | | : ||. | || | 136 QCLVRTPEVDDEALEKFDKALKALPMHIRLSFNPTQLEEQCHI....... 178 lactoglobulin Pairwise alignment of retinol-binding protein and  -lactoglobulin Identity (bar) Page 46

11. 1 MKWVWALLLLAAWAAAERDCRVSSFRVKENFDKARFSGTWYAMAKKDPEG 50 RBP. ||| |. |... | :.||||.:| : 1...MKCLLLALALTCGAQALIVT..QTMKGLDIQKVAGTWYSLAMAASD. 44 lactoglobulin 51 LFLQDNIVAEFSVDETGQMSATAKGRVR.LLNNWD..VCADMVGTFTDTE 97 RBP : | | | | :: |.|. || |: || |. 45 ISLLDAQSAPLRV.YVEELKPTPEGDLEILLQKWENGECAQKKIIAEKTK 93 lactoglobulin 98 DPAKFKMKYWGVASFLQKGNDDHWIVDTDYDTYAV...........QYSC 136 RBP || ||. | :.|||| |..| 94 IPAVFKIDALNENKVL........VLDTDYKKYLLFCMENSAEPEQSLAC 135 lactoglobulin 137 RLLNLDGTCADSYSFVFSRDPNGLPPEAQKIVRQRQ.EELCLARQYRLIV 185 RBP. | | | : ||. | || | 136 QCLVRTPEVDDEALEKFDKALKALPMHIRLSFNPTQLEEQCHI....... 178 lactoglobulin Pairwise alignment of retinol-binding protein and  -lactoglobulin Somewhat similar (one dot) Very similar (two dots) Page 46

12. 1 MKWVWALLLLAAWAAAERDCRVSSFRVKENFDKARFSGTWYAMAKKDPEG 50 RBP. ||| |. |... | :.||||.:| : 1...MKCLLLALALTCGAQALIVT..QTMKGLDIQKVAGTWYSLAMAASD. 44 lactoglobulin 51 LFLQDNIVAEFSVDETGQMSATAKGRVR.LLNNWD..VCADMVGTFTDTE 97 RBP : | | | | :: |.|. || |: || |. 45 ISLLDAQSAPLRV.YVEELKPTPEGDLEILLQKWENGECAQKKIIAEKTK 93 lactoglobulin 98 DPAKFKMKYWGVASFLQKGNDDHWIVDTDYDTYAV...........QYSC 136 RBP || ||. | :.|||| |..| 94 IPAVFKIDALNENKVL........VLDTDYKKYLLFCMENSAEPEQSLAC 135 lactoglobulin 137 RLLNLDGTCADSYSFVFSRDPNGLPPEAQKIVRQRQ.EELCLARQYRLIV 185 RBP. | | | : ||. | || | 136 QCLVRTPEVDDEALEKFDKALKALPMHIRLSFNPTQLEEQCHI....... 178 lactoglobulin Pairwise alignment of retinol-binding protein and  -lactoglobulin Internal gap Terminal gap Page 46

13. 43210 Pairwise sequence alignment allows us to look back billions of years ago (BYA) Origin of life Origin of eukaryotes insects Fungi/animal Plant/animal Earliest fossils Eukaryote/ archaea Page 48

14. fly GAKKVIISAP SAD.APM..F VCGVNLDAYK PDMKVVSNAS CTTNCLAPLA human GAKRVIISAP SAD.APM..F VMGVNHEKYD NSLKIISNAS CTTNCLAPLA plant GAKKVIISAP SAD.APM..F VVGVNEHTYQ PNMDIVSNAS CTTNCLAPLA bacterium GAKKVVMTGP SKDNTPM..F VKGANFDKY. AGQDIVSNAS CTTNCLAPLA yeast GAKKVVITAP SS.TAPM..F VMGVNEEKYT SDLKIVSNAS CTTNCLAPLA archaeon GADKVLISAP PKGDEPVKQL VYGVNHDEYD GE.DVVSNAS CTTNSITPVA fly KVINDNFEIV EGLMTTVHAT TATQKTVDGP SGKLWRDGRG AAQNIIPAST human KVIHDNFGIV EGLMTTVHAI TATQKTVDGP SGKLWRDGRG ALQNIIPAST plant KVVHEEFGIL EGLMTTVHAT TATQKTVDGP SMKDWRGGRG ASQNIIPSST bacterium KVINDNFGII EGLMTTVHAT TATQKTVDGP SHKDWRGGRG ASQNIIPSST yeast KVINDAFGIE EGLMTTVHSL TATQKTVDGP SHKDWRGGRT ASGNIIPSST archaeon KVLDEEFGIN AGQLTTVHAY TGSQNLMDGP NGKP.RRRRA AAENIIPTST fly GAAKAVGKVI PALNGKLTGM AFRVPTPNVS VVDLTVRLGK GASYDEIKAK human GAAKAVGKVI PELNGKLTGM AFRVPTANVS VVDLTCRLEK PAKYDDIKKV plant GAAKAVGKVL PELNGKLTGM AFRVPTSNVS VVDLTCRLEK GASYEDVKAA bacterium GAAKAVGKVL PELNGKLTGM AFRVPTPNVS VVDLTVRLEK AATYEQIKAA yeast GAAKAVGKVL PELQGKLTGM AFRVPTVDVS VVDLTVKLNK ETTYDEIKKV archaeon GAAQAATEVL PELEGKLDGM AIRVPVPNGS ITEFVVDLDD DVTESDVNAA Multiple sequence alignment of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenases Page 49

15. Amino Acid Substitution Matrices

16. Page 80 Emile Zuckerkandl and Linus Pauling (1965) considered substitution frequencies in 18 globins (myoglobins and hemoglobins from human to lamprey). Black: identity Gray: very conservative substitutions (>40% occurrence) White: fairly conservative substitutions (>21% occurrence) Red: no substitutions observed lys found at 58% of arg sites

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18. Dayhoff’s 34 protein superfamilies ProteinPAMs per 100 million years Ig kappa chain37 Kappa casein33 luteinizing hormone b 30 lactalbumin27 complement component 327 epidermal growth factor26 proopiomelanocortin 21 pancreatic ribonuclease21 haptoglobin alpha20 serum albumin19 phospholipase A2, group IB 19 prolactin17 carbonic anhydrase C16 Hemoglobin  12 Hemoglobin  12 Page 50

19. Dayhoff’s 34 protein superfamilies ProteinPAMs per 100 million years Ig kappa chain37 Kappa casein33 luteinizing hormone b 30 lactalbumin27 complement component 327 epidermal growth factor26 proopiomelanocortin 21 pancreatic ribonuclease21 haptoglobin alpha20 serum albumin19 phospholipase A2, group IB 19 prolactin17 carbonic anhydrase C16 Hemoglobin  12 Hemoglobin  12 human (NP_005203) versus mouse (NP_031812)

20. Dayhoff’s 34 protein superfamilies ProteinPAMs per 100 million years apolipoprotein A-II 10 lysozyme9.8 gastrin9.8 myoglobin8.9 nerve growth factor8.5 myelin basic protein7.4 thyroid stimulating hormone b 7.4 parathyroid hormone 7.3 parvalbumin7.0 trypsin5.9 insulin4.4 calcitonin4.3 arginine vasopressin 3.6 adenylate kinase 13.2 Page 50

21. Dayhoff’s 34 protein superfamilies ProteinPAMs per 100 million years triosephosphate isomerase 12.8 vasoactive intestinal peptide2.6 glyceraldehyde phosph. dehydrogease2.2 cytochrome c2.2 collagen1.7 troponin C, skeletal muscle1.5 alpha crystallin B chain1.5 glucagon1.2 glutamate dehydrogenase0.9 histone H2B, member Q0.9 ubiquitin0 Page 50

22. Pairwise alignment of human (NP_005203) versus mouse (NP_031812) ubiquitin

23. Accepted point mutations (PAMs): inferring amino acid substitutions between a protein and its ancestor Dayhoff et al. compared protein sequences with inferred ancestors, rather than with each other directly. Consider four globins (myoglobin, alpha, beta, delta globin). In a phylogenetic tree there are four existing sequences plus two inferred ancestral sequences (5, 6). 5 6 4 1 2 3

24. Accepted point mutations (PAMs): inferring amino acid substitutions between a protein and its ancestor The tree is made from a multiple sequence alignment of the four globins. Consider a comparison of alpha globin to myoglobin, and to their common ancestor (node 6). A direct comparison suggests alanine changed to glycine. But an ancestral glutamate changed to ala or gly! Three additional examples are boxed. beta MVHLTPEEKSAVTALWGKV delta MVHLTPEEKTAVNALWGKV alpha MV.LSPADKTNVKAAWGKV myoglobin.MGLSDGEWQLVLNVWGKV 5 MVHLSPEEKTAVNALWGKV 6 MVHLTPEEKTAVNALWGKV 5 6 4 1 2 3

25. Dayhoff’s numbers of “accepted point mutations”: what amino acid substitutions occur in proteins? Page 52 Dayhoff (1978) p.346.

26. fly GAKKVIISAP SAD.APM..F VCGVNLDAYK PDMKVVSNAS CTTNCLAPLA human GAKRVIISAP SAD.APM..F VMGVNHEKYD NSLKIISNAS CTTNCLAPLA plant GAKKVIISAP SAD.APM..F VVGVNEHTYQ PNMDIVSNAS CTTNCLAPLA bacterium GAKKVVMTGP SKDNTPM..F VKGANFDKY. AGQDIVSNAS CTTNCLAPLA yeast GAKKVVITAP SS.TAPM..F VMGVNEEKYT SDLKIVSNAS CTTNCLAPLA archaeon GADKVLISAP PKGDEPVKQL VYGVNHDEYD GE.DVVSNAS CTTNSITPVA fly KVINDNFEIV EGLMTTVHAT TATQKTVDGP SGKLWRDGRG AAQNIIPAST human KVIHDNFGIV EGLMTTVHAI TATQKTVDGP SGKLWRDGRG ALQNIIPAST plant KVVHEEFGIL EGLMTTVHAT TATQKTVDGP SMKDWRGGRG ASQNIIPSST bacterium KVINDNFGII EGLMTTVHAT TATQKTVDGP SHKDWRGGRG ASQNIIPSST yeast KVINDAFGIE EGLMTTVHSL TATQKTVDGP SHKDWRGGRT ASGNIIPSST archaeon KVLDEEFGIN AGQLTTVHAY TGSQNLMDGP NGKP.RRRRA AAENIIPTST fly GAAKAVGKVI PALNGKLTGM AFRVPTPNVS VVDLTVRLGK GASYDEIKAK human GAAKAVGKVI PELNGKLTGM AFRVPTANVS VVDLTCRLEK PAKYDDIKKV plant GAAKAVGKVL PELNGKLTGM AFRVPTSNVS VVDLTCRLEK GASYEDVKAA bacterium GAAKAVGKVL PELNGKLTGM AFRVPTPNVS VVDLTVRLEK AATYEQIKAA yeast GAAKAVGKVL PELQGKLTGM AFRVPTVDVS VVDLTVKLNK ETTYDEIKKV archaeon GAAQAATEVL PELEGKLDGM AIRVPVPNGS ITEFVVDLDD DVTESDVNAA Multiple sequence alignment of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenases

27. The relative mutability of amino acids Page 53 Dayhoff et al. described the “relative mutability” of each amino acid as the probability that amino acid will change over a small evolutionary time period. The total number of changes are counted (on all branches of all protein trees considered), and the total number of occurrences of each amino acid is also considered. A ratio is determined. Relative mutability  [changes] / [occurrences] Example: sequence 1alahisvalala sequence 2alaargserval For ala, relative mutability = [1] / [3] = 0.33 For val, relative mutability = [2] / [2] = 1.0

28. The relative mutability of amino acids Asn134His66 Ser120Arg65 Asp106Lys56 Glu102Pro56 Ala100Gly49 Thr97Tyr41 Ile96Phe41 Met94Leu40 Gln93Cys20 Val74Trp18 Page 53

29. The relative mutability of amino acids Asn134His66 Ser120Arg65 Asp106Lys56 Glu102Pro56 Ala100Gly49 Thr97Tyr41 Ile96Phe41 Met94Leu40 Gln93Cys20 Val74Trp18 Page 53 Note that alanine is normalized to a value of 100. Trp and cys are least mutable. Asn and ser are most mutable.

30. Normalized frequencies of amino acids Gly8.9%Arg4.1% Ala8.7%Asn4.0% Leu8.5%Phe4.0% Lys8.1%Gln3.8% Ser7.0%Ile3.7% Val6.5%His3.4% Thr5.8%Cys3.3% Pro5.1%Tyr3.0% Glu5.0%Met1.5% Asp4.7%Trp1.0% blue=6 codons; red=1 codon These frequencies f i sum to 1 Page 53

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32. Dayhoff’s numbers of “accepted point mutations”: what amino acid substitutions occur in proteins? Page 52

33. Dayhoff’s mutation probability matrix for the evolutionary distance of 1 PAM We have considered three kinds of information: a table of number of accepted point mutations (PAMs) relative mutabilities of the amino acids normalized frequencies of the amino acids in PAM data This information can be combined into a “mutation probability matrix” in which each element M ij gives the probability that the amino acid in column j will be replaced by the amino acid in row i after a given evolutionary interval (e.g. 1 PAM). Page 50

34. Dayhoff’s PAM1 mutation probability matrix Original amino acid Page 55

35. Dayhoff’s PAM1 mutation probability matrix Each element of the matrix shows the probability that an original amino acid (top) will be replaced by another amino acid (side)

36. A substitution matrix contains values proportional to the probability that amino acid i mutates into amino acid j for all pairs of amino acids. Substitution matrices are constructed by assembling a large and diverse sample of verified pairwise alignments (or multiple sequence alignments) of amino acids. Substitution matrices should reflect the true probabilities of mutations occurring through a period of evolution. The two major types of substitution matrices are PAM and BLOSUM. Substitution Matrix

37. PAM matrices are based on global alignments of closely related proteins. The PAM1 is the matrix calculated from comparisons of sequences with no more than 1% divergence. At an evolutionary interval of PAM1, one change has occurred over a length of 100 amino acids. Other PAM matrices are extrapolated from PAM1. For PAM250, 250 changes have occurred for two proteins over a length of 100 amino acids. All the PAM data come from closely related proteins (>85% amino acid identity). PAM matrices: Point-accepted mutations

38. Dayhoff’s PAM1 mutation probability matrix Page 55

39. Dayhoff’s PAM0 mutation probability matrix: the rules for extremely slowly evolving proteins Top: original amino acid Side: replacement amino acid Page 56

40. Dayhoff’s PAM2000 mutation probability matrix: the rules for very distantly related proteins G 8.9% Top: original amino acid Side: replacement amino acid Page 56

41. PAM250 mutation probability matrix Top: original amino acid Side: replacement amino acid Page 57

42. PAM250 log odds scoring matrix Page 58

43. Why do we go from a mutation probability matrix to a log odds matrix? We want a scoring matrix so that when we do a pairwise alignment (or a BLAST search) we know what score to assign to two aligned amino acid residues. Logarithms are easier to use for a scoring system. They allow us to sum the scores of aligned residues (rather than having to multiply them). Page 57

44. How do we go from a mutation probability matrix to a log odds matrix? The cells in a log odds matrix consist of an “odds ratio”: the probability that an alignment is authentic the probability that the alignment was random The score S for an alignment of residues a,b is given by: S(a,b) = 10 log 10 (M ab /p b ) As an example, for tryptophan, S(a,tryptophan) = 10 log 10 (0.55/0.010) = 17.4 Page 57

45. What do the numbers mean in a log odds matrix? S(a,tryptophan) = 10 log 10 (0.55/0.010) = 17.4 A score of +17 for tryptophan means that this alignment is 50 times more likely than a chance alignment of two Trp residues. S(a,b) = 17 Probability of replacement (M ab /p b ) = x Then 17 = 10 log 10 x 1.7 = log 10 x 10 1.7 = x = 50 Page 58

46. What do the numbers mean in a log odds matrix? A score of +2 indicates that the amino acid replacement occurs 1.6 times as frequently as expected by chance. A score of 0 is neutral. A score of –10 indicates that the correspondence of two amino acids in an alignment that accurately represents homology (evolutionary descent) is one tenth as frequent as the chance alignment of these amino acids. Page 58

47. PAM250 log odds scoring matrix Page 58

48. PAM10 log odds scoring matrix Page 59

49. Rat versus mouse RBP Rat versus bacterial lipocalin More conservedLess conserved

50. Comparing two proteins with a PAM1 matrix gives completely different results than PAM250! Consider two distantly related proteins. A PAM40 matrix is not forgiving of mismatches, and penalizes them severely. Using this matrix you can find almost no match. A PAM250 matrix is very tolerant of mismatches. hsrbp, 136 CRLLNLDGTC btlact, 3 CLLLALALTC * ** * ** 24.7% identity in 81 residues overlap; Score: 77.0; Gap frequency: 3.7% rbp4 26 RVKENFDKARFSGTWYAMAKKDPEGLFLQDNIVAEFSVDETGQMSATAKGRVRLLNNWDV btlact 21 QTMKGLDIQKVAGTWYSLAMAASD-ISLLDAQSAPLRVYVEELKPTPEGDLEILLQKWEN * **** * * * * ** * rbp4 86 --CADMVGTFTDTEDPAKFKM btlact 80 GECAQKKIIAEKTKIPAVFKI ** * ** ** Page 60

51. BLOSUM matrices are based on local alignments. BLOSUM stands for blocks substitution matrix. BLOSUM62 is a matrix calculated from comparisons of sequences with no less than 62% divergence. BLOSUM Matrices Page 60

52. BLOSUM Matrices 100 62 30 Percent amino acid identity BLOSUM62 collapse

53. BLOSUM Matrices 100 62 30 Percent amino acid identity BLOSUM62 100 62 30 BLOSUM30 100 62 30 BLOSUM80 collapse

54. All BLOSUM matrices are based on observed alignments; they are not extrapolated from comparisons of closely related proteins. The BLOCKS database contains thousands of groups of multiple sequence alignments. BLOSUM62 is the default matrix in BLAST 2.0. Though it is tailored for comparisons of moderately distant proteins, it performs well in detecting closer relationships. A search for distant relatives may be more sensitive with a different matrix. BLOSUM Matrices Page 60

55. Blosum62 scoring matrix Page 61

56. Blosum62 scoring matrix Page 61

57. Rat versus mouse RBP Rat versus bacterial lipocalin Page 61

58. PAM matrices are based on global alignments of closely related proteins. The PAM1 is the matrix calculated from comparisons of sequences with no more than 1% divergence. At an evolutionary interval of PAM1, one change has occurred over a length of 100 amino acids. Other PAM matrices are extrapolated from PAM1. For PAM250, 250 changes have occurred for two proteins over a length of 100 amino acids. All the PAM data come from closely related proteins (>85% amino acid identity). PAM matrices: Point-accepted mutations

59. Percent identity Evolutionary distance in PAMs Two randomly diverging protein sequences change in a negatively exponential fashion “twilight zone” Page 62

60. Percent identity Differences per 100 residues At PAM1, two proteins are 99% identical At PAM10.7, there are 10 differences per 100 residues At PAM80, there are 50 differences per 100 residues At PAM250, there are 80 differences per 100 residues “twilight zone” Page 62

61. PAM matrices reflect different degrees of divergence PAM250

62. PAM: “Accepted point mutation” Two proteins with 50% identity may have 80 changes per 100 residues. (Why? Because any residue can be subject to back mutations.) Proteins with 20% to 25% identity are in the “twilight zone” and may be statistically significantly related. PAM or “accepted point mutation” refers to the “hits” or matches between two sequences (Dayhoff & Eck, 1968) Page 62

63. Ancestral sequence Sequence 1 ACCGATC Sequence 2 AATAATC A no changeA C single substitutionC --> A C multiple substitutionsC --> A --> T C --> G coincidental substitutionsC --> A T --> A parallel substitutionsT --> A A --> C --> T convergent substitutionsA --> T C back substitutionC --> T --> C ACCCTAC Li (1997) p.70

64. Percent identity between two proteins: What percent is significant? 100% 80% 65% 30% 23% 19% We will see in the BLAST lecture that it is appropriate to describe significance in terms of probability (or expect) values. As a rule of thumb, two proteins sharing > 30% over a substantial region are usually homologous.