Skip Navigation

This Article
Right arrow Full Text Freely available
Right arrow FREE Full Text (PDF) Freely available
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in ISI Web of Science
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to My Personal Archive
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow Search for citing articles in:
ISI Web of Science (35)
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Pedersen, A.-M. K.
Right arrow Articles by Jensen, J. L.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Pedersen, A.-M. K.
Right arrow Articles by Jensen, J. L.
Social Bookmarking
 Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us  
What's this?

Molecular Biology and Evolution 18:763-776 (2001)
© 2001 Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution


ARTICLE

A Dependent-Rates Model and an MCMC-Based Methodology for the Maximum-Likelihood Analysis of Sequences with Overlapping Reading Frames

Anne-Mette Krabbe Pedersen and Jens Ledet Jensen

Department of Theoretical Statistics, Institute of Mathematics, University of Aarhus, Denmark

We present a model and methodology for the maximum-likelihood analysis of pairwise alignments of DNA sequences in which two genes are encoded in overlapping reading frames. In the model for the substitution process, the instantaneous rates of substitution are allowed to depend on the nucleotides occupying the sites in a neighborhood of the site subject to substitution at the instant of the substitution. By defining the neighborhood of a site to extend over all sites in the codons in both reading frames to which a site belongs, constraints imposed by the genetic code in both reading frames can be taken into account. Due to the dependency of the instantaneous rates of substitution on the states at neighboring sites, the transition probability between sequences does not factorize and therefore cannot be obtained directly. We present a Markov chain Monte Carlo procedure for obtaining the ratio of two transition probabilities between two sequences under the model considered, and we describe how maximum-likelihood parameter estimation and likelihood ratio tests can be performed using the procedure. We describe how the expected numbers of different types of substitutions in the shared history of two sequences can be calculated, and we use the described model and methodology in an analysis of a pairwise alignment of two hepatitis B sequences in which two genes are encoded in overlapping frames. Finally, we present an extended model, together with a simpler approximate estimation procedure, and use this to test the adequacy of the former model.


Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us    What's this?


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
Stat Methods Med ResHome page
I. Miklos, A. Novak, R. Satija, R. Lyngso, and J. Hein
Stochastic models of sequence evolution including insertion--deletion events
Statistical Methods in Medical Research, October 1, 2009; 18(5): 453 - 485.
[Abstract] [PDF]


Home page
Mol Biol EvolHome page
M. Anisimova and C. Kosiol
Investigating Protein-Coding Sequence Evolution with Probabilistic Codon Substitution Models
Mol. Biol. Evol., February 1, 2009; 26(2): 255 - 271.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Phil Trans R Soc BHome page
S. C. Choi, B. D Redelings, and J. L Thorne
Basing population genetic inferences and models of molecular evolution upon desired stationary distributions of DNA or protein sequences
Phil Trans R Soc B, December 27, 2008; 363(1512): 3931 - 3939.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Mol Biol EvolHome page
S. Wadhawan, B. Dickins, and A. Nekrutenko
Wheels within Wheels: Clues to the Evolution of the Gnas and Gnal Loci
Mol. Biol. Evol., December 1, 2008; 25(12): 2745 - 2757.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
BioinformaticsHome page
N. Rodrigue, H. Philippe, and N. Lartillot
Uniformization for sampling realizations of Markov processes: applications to Bayesian implementations of codon substitution models
Bioinformatics, January 1, 2008; 24(1): 56 - 62.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
BioinformaticsHome page
S. McCauley, S. de Groot, T. Mailund, and J. Hein
Annotation of selection strengths in viral genomes
Bioinformatics, November 15, 2007; 23(22): 2978 - 2986.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Syst BiolHome page
N. Rodrigue, H. Philippe, and N. Lartillot
Exploring Fast Computational Strategies for Probabilistic Phylogenetic Analysis
Syst Biol, October 1, 2007; 56(5): 711 - 726.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Mol Biol EvolHome page
S. C. Choi, A. Hobolth, D. M. Robinson, H. Kishino, and J. L. Thorne
Quantifying the Impact of Protein Tertiary Structure on Molecular Evolution
Mol. Biol. Evol., August 1, 2007; 24(8): 1769 - 1782.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
BioinformaticsHome page
S. de Groot, T. Mailund, and J. Hein
Comparative annotation of viral genomes with non-conserved gene structure
Bioinformatics, May 1, 2007; 23(9): 1080 - 1089.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
ScienceHome page
E. C. Holmes, D. J. Lipman, D. Zamarin, and J. W. Yewdell
Comment on "Large-Scale Sequence Analysis of Avian Influenza Isolates"
Science, September 15, 2006; 313(5793): 1573b - 1573b.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Mol Biol EvolHome page
N. Rodrigue, H. Philippe, and N. Lartillot
Assessing Site-Interdependent Phylogenetic Models of Sequence Evolution
Mol. Biol. Evol., September 1, 2006; 23(9): 1762 - 1775.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Mol Biol EvolHome page
J. Yu and J. L. Thorne
Dependence among Sites in RNA Evolution
Mol. Biol. Evol., August 1, 2006; 23(8): 1525 - 1537.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
BioinformaticsHome page
S. McCauley and J. Hein
Using hidden Markov models and observed evolution to annotate viral genomes
Bioinformatics, June 1, 2006; 22(11): 1308 - 1316.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Syst BiolHome page
L. Mateiu and B. Rannala
Inferring Complex DNA Substitution Processes on Phylogenies Using Uniformization and Data Augmentation
Syst Biol, April 1, 2006; 55(2): 259 - 269.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
BioinformaticsHome page
T. Gesell and A. von Haeseler
In silico sequence evolution with site-specific interactions along phylogenetic trees
Bioinformatics, March 15, 2006; 22(6): 716 - 722.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USAHome page
T.-K. Seo, H. Kishino, and J. L. Thorne
Incorporating gene-specific variation when inferring and evaluating optimal evolutionary tree topologies from multilocus sequence data
PNAS, March 22, 2005; 102(12): 4436 - 4441.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Mol Biol EvolHome page
J. S. Pedersen, R. Forsberg, I. M. Meyer, and J. Hein
An Evolutionary Model for Protein-Coding Regions with Conserved RNA Structure
Mol. Biol. Evol., October 1, 2004; 21(10): 1913 - 1922.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Mol Biol EvolHome page
G. A. Huttley
Modeling the Impact of DNA Methylation on the Evolution of BRCA1 in Mammals
Mol. Biol. Evol., September 1, 2004; 21(9): 1760 - 1768.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
GeneticsHome page
S. Whelan and N. Goldman
Estimating the Frequency of Events That Cause Multiple-Nucleotide Changes
Genetics, August 1, 2004; 167(4): 2027 - 2043.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Mol Biol EvolHome page
A. Siepel and D. Haussler
Phylogenetic Estimation of Context-Dependent Substitution Rates by Maximum Likelihood
Mol. Biol. Evol., March 1, 2004; 21(3): 468 - 488.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Mol Biol EvolHome page
I. Miklos, G. A. Lunter, and I. Holmes
A "Long Indel" Model For Evolutionary Sequence Alignment
Mol. Biol. Evol., March 1, 2004; 21(3): 529 - 540.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Mol Biol EvolHome page
D. M. Robinson, D. T. Jones, H. Kishino, N. Goldman, and J. L. Thorne
Protein Evolution with Dependence Among Codons Due to Tertiary Structure
Mol. Biol. Evol., October 1, 2003; 20(10): 1692 - 1704.
[Abstract] [Full Text]


Home page
Mol Biol EvolHome page
R. Forsberg and F. B. Christiansen
A Codon-Based Model of Host-Specific Selection in Parasites, with an Application to the Influenza A Virus
Mol. Biol. Evol., August 1, 2003; 20(8): 1252 - 1259.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Disclaimer: Please note that abstracts for content published before 1996 were created through digital scanning and may therefore not exactly replicate the text of the original print issues. All efforts have been made to ensure accuracy, but the Publisher will not be held responsible for any remaining inaccuracies. If you require any further clarification, please contact our Customer Services Department.