NAME
Bio::Tools::Run::Alignment::MAFFT - run the MAFFT alignment tools
SYNOPSIS
# Build a MAFFT alignment factory$factory = Bio::Tools::Run::Alignment::MAFFT->new(@params);# Pass the factory a list of sequences to be aligned.$inputfilename = 't/cysprot.fa';# $aln is a SimpleAlign object.$aln = $factory->align($inputfilename);# or where @seq_array is an array of Bio::Seq objects$seq_array_ref = \@seq_array;$aln = $factory->align($seq_array_ref);#There are various additional options available.
DESCRIPTION
You can get MAFFT from <http://mafft.cbrc.jp/alignment/software/>. "fftnsi" is the default method for Mafft version 4 in this implementation.
See Bio::Tools::Run::Alignment::Clustalw for a description on how to specify parameters to the underlying alignment program. See the MAFFT manual page for a description of the MAFFT parameters.
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AUTHOR - Jason Stajich
Email jason-at-bioperl.org
APPENDIX
The rest of the documentation details each of the object methods. Internal methods are usually preceded with a _
program_name
Title : program_nameUsage : $factory->program_name()Function: holds the program nameReturns: stringArgs : None
executable
Title : executableUsage : my $exe = $blastfactory->executable('blastall');Function: Finds the full path to the 'codeml' executableReturns : string representing the full path to the exeArgs : [optional] name of executable to set path to[optional] boolean flag whether or not warn when exe is not found
program_path
Title : program_pathUsage : my $path = $factory->program_path();Function: Builds path for executableReturns : string representing the full path to the exeArgs : none
program_dir
Title : program_dirUsage : $factory->program_dir(@params)Function: returns the program directory, obtained from ENV variable.Returns: stringArgs :
error_string
Title : error_stringUsage : $obj->error_string($newval)Function: Where the output from the last analysis run is stored.Returns : value of error_stringArgs : newvalue (optional)
version
Title : versionUsage : exit if $prog->version() < 1.8Function: Determine the version number of the programExample :Returns : float or undefArgs : none
run
Title : runUsage : my $output = $application->run(\@seqs);Function: Generic run of an applicationReturns : Bio::SimpleAlign objectArgs : array ref of Bio::PrimarySeqI objects ORfilename of sequences to run with
align
Title : alignUsage :$inputfilename = 't/data/cysprot.fa';$aln = $factory->align($inputfilename);or$seq_array_ref = \@seq_array;# @seq_array is an array of Seq objs$aln = $factory->align($seq_array_ref);Function: Perform a multiple sequence alignmentReturns : Reference to a SimpleAlign object containing thesequence alignment.Args : Name of a file containing a set of unaligned fasta sequencesor else an array of references to Bio::Seq objects.Throws an exception if argument is not either a string (eg afilename) or a reference to an array of Bio::Seq objects. Ifargument is string, throws exception if file corresponding to stringname can not be found. If argument is Bio::Seq array, throwsexception if less than two sequence objects are in array.
_run
Title : _runUsage : Internal function, not to be called directlyFunction: makes actual system call to tcoffee programExample :Returns : nothing; tcoffee output is written to atemporary file OR specified output fileArgs : Name of a file containing a set of unaligned fasta sequencesand hash of parameters to be passed to tcoffee
_setinput
Title : _setinputUsage : Internal function, not to be called directlyFunction: Create input file for mafft programsExample :Returns : name of file containing mafft data inputArgs : Seq or Align object reference or input file name
_setparams
Title : _setparamsUsage : Internal function, not to be called directlyFunction: Create parameter inputs for mafft programExample :Returns : parameter string to be passed to mafft programArgs : name of calling object
methods
Title : methodsUsage : my @methods = $self->methods()Function: Get/Set Alignment methods - NOT VALIDATEDReturns : array of stringsArgs : arrayref of strings
_version6
Title : _version6Usage : Internal function, not to be called directlyFunction: Check if the version of MAFFT is 6Example :Returns : BooleanArgs : None
Bio::Tools::Run::BaseWrapper methods
no_param_checks
Title : no_param_checksUsage : $obj->no_param_checks($newval)Function: Boolean flag as to whether or not we shouldtrust the sanity checks for parameter valuesReturns : value of no_param_checksArgs : newvalue (optional)
save_tempfiles
Title : save_tempfilesUsage : $obj->save_tempfiles($newval)Function:Returns : value of save_tempfilesArgs : newvalue (optional)
outfile_name
Title : outfile_nameUsage : my $outfile = $mafft->outfile_name();Function: Get/Set the name of the output file for this run(if you wanted to do something special)Returns : stringArgs : [optional] string to set value to
tempdir
Title : tempdirUsage : my $tmpdir = $self->tempdir();Function: Retrieve a temporary directory name (which is created)Returns : string which is the name of the temporary directoryArgs : none
cleanup
Title : cleanupUsage : $mafft->cleanup();Function: Will cleanup the tempdir directoryReturns : noneArgs : none
io
Title : ioUsage : $obj->io($newval)Function: Gets a L<Bio::Root::IO> objectReturns : L<Bio::Root::IO>Args : none