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Hidden Markov Hidden Markov ModelsModels

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Markov ModelMarkov ModelMarkov ModelMarkov Model

Sequence of states E..g., exon, intron, …

Sequence of observations E.g., AATCGGCGT Called “emissions”

Probability of transition The Markov matrix Mij = p(Sj | Si)

Probability of emission P(Ok|Sj)

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Markov Matrix propertiesMarkov Matrix propertiesMarkov Matrix propertiesMarkov Matrix properties

Columns of M sum to one You must transition somewhere

Multiplying by M gives probilites of the state of the next item in the sequence

P(Sj) = Mij P(Si)

0.67 = 0.4 0.7 0.1

0.33 0.6 0.3 0.9

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Prokaryotic HMMProkaryotic HMMProkaryotic HMMProkaryotic HMM

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Eukarotic HMMEukarotic HMMEukarotic HMMEukarotic HMM

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Hidden Markov ModelHidden Markov ModelHidden Markov ModelHidden Markov Model

Can’t observe the states Need to estimate using HMM using an

EM algorithm “Baum-Welsh” or “forward-backward”

Given an HMM, for a new sequence, find the most likely states Done using dynamic programming “Viterbi algorithm”

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More Realistic HMMsMore Realistic HMMsMore Realistic HMMsMore Realistic HMMs

Frame Shifts need more states

Generalized HMMs (GMMs) Distribution of exon lengths is not

geometric

Example gene finders Genscan

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How well do they work?How well do they work?How well do they work?How well do they work?

Define criteria for working wellBase level, exon level or

entire gene?

Sn: Sensitivity = fraction of correct exons over actual exons

Sp: Specificity = fraction of correct exons over predicted exons

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HMM accuraciesHMM accuraciesHMM accuraciesHMM accuracies

http://www1.imim.es/courses/SeqAnalysis/GeneIdentification/Evaluation.html

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Combined methodsCombined methodsCombined methodsCombined methods

HMM plus sequence similarity Twinscan

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Align using an HMMAlign using an HMMAlign using an HMMAlign using an HMM

ACCGGA__TTTG__CGGACGTAT_DDMMMMIIMMMD

ACCGGA__TTTG__CGGACGTAT_DDMMMMIIMMMD

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Combined HMMCombined HMMCombined HMMCombined HMM