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ReAlign-P
ReAlign-P: A vertical iterative realignment method for protein multiple sequence alignment.
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2025.12.03
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Abstract
Reliable protein multiple sequence alignment (MSA) is essential for downstream biomedical research and directly impacts the accuracy of analytical results. However, protein sequences often exhibit low similarity and complex alignment patterns, and existing general alignment tools frequently fall short in terms of accuracy. Many current realignment methods are outdated, suffering from issues such as code obsolescence and inadequate precision. As a result, there is a pressing need for realignment methods that can better address these challenges.;This study introduces ReAlign-P, a realignment tool designed specifically for protein multiple sequence alignment. ReAlign-P first divides the initial alignment into three regions and applies a novel vertical iterative realignment strategy to optimize the more conserved middle region. This method is by default compatible with MUSCLE5 for realignment, leading to a significant improvement in accuracy. We evaluated initial alignments generated using 10 different MSA parameter configurations across four protein benchmark datasets. The results demonstrate that ReAlign-P consistently outperforms or matches the quality of the initial alignments in all cases. In contrast, RASCAL-the only other currently functional protein realignment tool-sometimes even reduces alignment quality. ReAlign-P not only delivers more substantial improvements but also exhibits greater stability, effectively addressing the gap in available protein realignment tools.;The source code and test data for ReAlign-P are available on GitHub (https://github.com/malabz/ReAlign-P).;Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.
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ReAlign-P: a vertical iterative realignment method for protein multiple sequence alignment
Yixiao Zhai,Pinglu Zhang,Quan Zou,Ximei LuoBioinformatics2025
Cited by 1 articles
Advances in post-processing methods for multiple sequence alignment
Yixiao Zhai, Zitong Zhang, Zhen Li Frontiers in Genetics2025
PMID:41287788
PMCID:PMC12640688
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Sequence alignment
Protein sequence analysis
Sequence analysis
Protein interactions
Molecular interactions, pathways and networks
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