# $Id: RNAMotif.pm 16123 2009-09-17 12:57:27Z cjfields $ # # BioPerl module for Bio::Tools::RNAMotif # # Please direct questions and support issues to # # Cared for by Chris Fields # # Copyright Chris Fields # # You may distribute this module under the same terms as perl itself # POD documentation - main docs before the code =head1 NAME Bio::Tools::RNAMotif - A parser for RNAMotif output =head1 SYNOPSIS use Bio::Tools::RNAMotif; my $parser = Bio::Tools::RNAMotif->new(-file => $rna_output, -motiftag => 'protein_bind' -desctag => 'TRAP_binding'); #parse the results while( my $motif = $parser->next_prediction) { # do something here } =head1 DESCRIPTION Parses raw RNAMotif output. RNAMotif uses a RNA profile, consisting of sequence and structural elements stored in a descriptor file, to search for potential motifs in a DNA sequence file. For more information, see: Macke TJ, Ecker DJ, Gutell RR, Gautheret D, Case DA, Sampath R. RNAMotif, an RNA secondary structure definition and search algorithm. Nucleic Acids Res. 2001 Nov 15;29(22):4724-35. http://www.scripps.edu/mb/case/casegr-sh-3.5.html. This module is not currently complete. As is, it will parse raw RNAMotif output (i.e. information not passed through the secondary programs rmfmt or rm2ct) and pack information into Bio::SeqFeature::Generic objects. Currently, parsing extra output utilized by the sprintf() function in an RNAMotif descriptor is not implemented; this information is instead packed into the score tag, which can be accessed by using the following: my ($score) = $feature->score; If the score contains anything besides a digit, it will throw a warning that sprintf() may have been used. Several values have also been added in the 'tag' hash. These can be accessed using the following syntax: my ($entry) = $feature->get_Annotations('secstructure'); Added tags are : descline - entire description line (in case the regex used for sequence ID doesn't adequately catch the name descfile - name of the descriptor file (may include path to file) secstrucure - contains structural information from the descriptor used as a query sequence - sequence of motif, separated by spaces according to matches to the structure in the descriptor (in SecStructure). See t/RNAMotif.t for example usage. The clean_features method can also be used to return a list of seqfeatures (in a Bio::SeqFeature::Collection object) that are within a particular region. RNAMotif is prone with some descriptors to returning redundant hits; an attempt to rectify this problem is attempted with RNAMotif's companion program rmprune, which returns the structure with the longest helices (and theoretically the best scoring structure). However, this doesn't take into account alternative foldings which may score better. This method adds a bit more flexibility, giving the user the ability to screen folds based on where the feature is found and the score. Passing a positive integer x screens SeqFeatures based on the highest score within x bp, while a negative integer screens based on the lowest score. So, to return the highest scoring values within 20 bp (likely using an arbitrary scroing system in the SCORE section of a descriptor file), one could use: $list = $obj->clean_features(20); ... and returning the lowest scoring structures within the same region (when the score is based on calculated free energies from efn2) can be accomplished by the following: $list = $obj->clean_features(-20); If you wanted the best feature in a sequence, you could set this to a large number, preferrably on that exceeds the bases in a sequence $list = $obj->clean_features(10000000); Each seqfeature in the collection can then be acted upon: @sf = $list->get_all_features; for my $f (@sf) { # do crazy things here } At some point a more complicated feature object may be used to support this data rather than forcing most of the information into tag/value pairs in a SeqFeature::Generic. This will hopefully allow for more flexible analysis of data (specifically RNA secondary structural data). It works for now... =head1 FEEDBACK =head2 Mailing Lists User feedback is an integral part of the evolution of this and other Bioperl modules. Send your comments and suggestions preferably to the Bioperl mailing list. Your participation is much appreciated. bioperl-l@bioperl.org - General discussion http://bioperl.org/wiki/Mailing_lists - About the mailing lists =head2 Support Please direct usage questions or support issues to the mailing list: I rather than to the module maintainer directly. Many experienced and reponsive experts will be able look at the problem and quickly address it. Please include a thorough description of the problem with code and data examples if at all possible. =head2 Reporting Bugs Report bugs to the Bioperl bug tracking system to help us keep track of the bugs and their resolution. Bug reports can be submitted via the web: http://bugzilla.open-bio.org/ =head1 AUTHOR - Chris Fields Email cjfields-at-uiuc-dot-edu =head1 APPENDIX The rest of the documentation details each of the object methods. Internal methods are usually preceded with a _ =cut # Let the code begin... package Bio::Tools::RNAMotif; use strict; use Bio::SeqFeature::Generic; use Bio::SeqFeature::Collection; use base qw(Bio::Tools::AnalysisResult); our($MotifTag,$SrcTag,$DescTag) = qw(misc_binding RNAMotif rnamotif); =head2 new Title : new Usage : my $obj = Bio::Tools::RNAMotif->new(); Function: Builds a new Bio::Tools::RNAMotif object Returns : an instance of Bio::Tools::RNAMotif Args : -fh/-file for input filename -motiftag => primary tag used in gene features (default 'misc_binding') -desctag => tag used for display_name name (default 'rnamotif') -srctag => source tag used in all features (default 'RNAMotif') =cut sub _initialize { my($self,@args) = @_; $self->warn('Use of this module is deprecated. Use Bio::SearchIO::rnamotif instead'); $self->SUPER::_initialize(@args); my ($motiftag,$desctag,$srctag) = $self->SUPER::_rearrange([qw(MOTIFTAG DESCTAG SRCTAG )], @args); $self->motif_tag(defined $motiftag ? $motiftag : $MotifTag); $self->source_tag(defined $srctag ? $srctag : $SrcTag); $self->desc_tag(defined $desctag ? $desctag : $DescTag); $self->{'_sec_structure' => '', '_dfile' => ''}; } =head2 motif_tag Title : motif_tag Usage : $obj->motif_tag($newval) Function: Get/Set the value used for 'motif_tag', which is used for setting the primary_tag. Default is 'misc_binding' as set by the global $MotifTag. 'misc_binding' is used here because a conserved RNA motif is capable of binding proteins (regulatory proteins), antisense RNA (siRNA), small molecules (riboswitches), or nothing at all (tRNA, terminators, etc.). It is recommended that this be changed to other tags ('misc_RNA', 'protein_binding', 'tRNA', etc.) where appropriate. For more information, see: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/collab/FT/index.html Returns : value of motif_tag (a scalar) Args : on set, new value (a scalar or undef, optional) =cut sub motif_tag{ my $self = shift; return $self->{'motif_tag'} = shift if @_; return $self->{'motif_tag'}; } =head2 source_tag Title : source_tag Usage : $obj->source_tag($newval) Function: Get/Set the value used for the 'source_tag'. Default is 'RNAMotif' as set by the global $SrcTag Returns : value of source_tag (a scalar) Args : on set, new value (a scalar or undef, optional) =cut sub source_tag{ my $self = shift; return $self->{'source_tag'} = shift if @_; return $self->{'source_tag'}; } =head2 desc_tag Title : desc_tag Usage : $obj->desc_tag($newval) Function: Get/Set the value used for the query motif. This will be placed in the tag '-display_name'. Default is 'rnamotif' as set by the global $DescTag. Use this to manually set the descriptor (motif searched for). Since there is no way for this module to tell what the motif is from the name of the descriptor file or the RNAMotif output, this should be set every time an RNAMotif object is instantiated for clarity Returns : value of exon_tag (a scalar) Args : on set, new value (a scalar or undef, optional) =cut sub desc_tag{ my $self = shift; return $self->{'desc_tag'} = shift if @_; return $self->{'desc_tag'}; } =head2 analysis_method Usage : $obj->analysis_method(); Purpose : Inherited method. Overridden to ensure that the name matches /RNAMotif/i. Returns : String Argument : n/a =cut #------------- sub analysis_method { #------------- my ($self, $method) = @_; if($method && ($method !~ /RNAMotif/i)) { $self->throw("method $method not supported in " . ref($self)); } return $self->SUPER::analysis_method($method); } =head2 next_feature Title : next_feature Usage : while($gene = $obj->next_feature()) { # do something } Function: Returns the next gene structure prediction of the RNAMotif result file. Call this method repeatedly until FALSE is returned. The returned object is actually a SeqFeatureI implementing object. This method is required for classes implementing the SeqAnalysisParserI interface, and is merely an alias for next_prediction() at present. Returns : A Bio::Tools::Prediction::Gene object. Args : None (at present) =cut sub next_feature { my ($self,@args) = @_; # even though next_prediction doesn't expect any args (and this method # does neither), we pass on args in order to be prepared if this changes # ever return $self->next_prediction(@args); } =head2 next_prediction Title : next_prediction Usage : while($gene = $obj->next_prediction()) { # do something } Function: Returns the next gene structure prediction of the RNAMotif result file. Call this method repeatedly until FALSE is returned. Returns : A Bio::SeqFeature::Generic object Args : None (at present) =cut sub next_prediction { my ($self) = @_; my ($motiftag,$srctag,$desctag) = ( $self->motif_tag, $self->source_tag, $self->desc_tag); my ($score, $strand, $start, $length, $sequence, $end, $seqid, $description)=0; while($_ = $self->_readline) { while($_ =~ /^#RM/) { # header line if(/^#RM\sdescr\s(.*)$/) { # contains sec structure $self->{'_sec_structure'}=$1; } if(/^#RM\sdfile\s(.*)$/) { # contains dfile $self->{'_dfile'}=$1; } $_ = $self->_readline; } if(m/^>((\S*)\s.*)$/) { $seqid = $2; $description = $1; # contains entire description line if needed if($seqid =~ /(gb|emb|dbj|sp|pdb|bbs|ref|lcl)\|(.*)\|/) { $seqid = $2; # pulls out gid } } # start pulling out hit information... # regex is m/^\S+\s+(\S+)\s+(\d+)\s+(\d+)\s+(\d+)\s(.*)$/ # m/^\S+\s+ # seqID, not needed # (.+)\s+ # score, or extra info using sprintf() # (\d+)\s+ # strand # (\d+)\s+ # start # (\d+)\s # length # (.*)$/ # sequence, divided according to descriptor if(m/^\S+\s+(.+)\s+(\d+)\s+(\d+)\s+(\d+)\s(.*)$/) { ($score, $strand, $start, $length, $sequence, $end)= ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, 0); if( $strand==0 ) { $end = $start + $length -1; $strand = 1; } else { $end = $start - $length + 1; ($start, $end, $strand) = ($end, $start, -1); } my $gene = Bio::SeqFeature::Generic->new(-seq_id => $seqid, -start => $start, -end => $end, -strand => $strand, -score => $score, -primary_tag => $motiftag, -source_tag => $srctag, -display_name => $desctag, -tag => { 'descline' => $description, 'descfile' => $self->{'_dfile'}, 'secstructure' => $self->{'_sec_structure'}, 'sequence' => $sequence}); return $gene; } } } =head2 clean_features Title : next_prediction Usage : @list = $obj->clean_features(-10); Function: Cleans (reduces redundant hits) based on score, position Returns : a Bio::SeqFeature::Collection object Args : Pos./Neg. integer (for highest/lowest scoring seqfeature within x bp). Throws : Error unless digit is entered. =cut sub clean_features { my $self = shift; my $bp = shift; $self->throw("No arg, need pos. or neg. integer") if !$bp; $self->throw("Need pos. or neg. integer") if ($bp !~ /\-?\d/ || $bp =~ /\./); my ($b, $sf2); my @list = (); my @features = (); while (my $pred = $self->next_prediction) { push @features, $pred; } while (@features) { $b = shift @features if !defined($b); $sf2 = shift @features; # from same sequence? if ($sf2) { # if there is no feature, then... if ($b->seq_id == $sf2->seq_id) { # close starts (probable redundant hit)? if(abs(($b->start)-($sf2->start)) <= abs($bp)) { # which score is better? if( (($bp < 0) && ($b->score > $sf2->score)) || # lowest score (($bp > 0) && ($b->score < $sf2->score)) ){ # highest score $b = $sf2; next; } else { next; } } push @list, $b; $b = $sf2; } } } push @list, $b if $b; my $col = Bio::SeqFeature::Collection->new; $col->add_features(\@list); return $col; } 1;