Smith-Waterman Algorithm Element

The element uses the Smith-Waterman algorithm to search the input sequence for regions similar to the specified pattern.

Parameters in GUI

ParameterDescriptionDefault Value
Annotate AsName of the result annotations.misc_feature
DirectionSee the description here.Any
AlgorithmAlgorithm version. Depending on the computer configuration, the following values may be available:
  • Classic 2
  • SSE2
Classic 2
Filter resultsResults filtering strategy. The available values are:
  • filter-intersections
  • none
filter-intersections
Gap ext scoreGap extension score.-1.00
Gap open scoreGap open score.-10.00
Scoring matrixSpecifies the scoring matrix to use.Auto
Min scorePercentage of matching between the pattern and the searched sequence region.90%
PatternThe pattern to search for.You must specify a value!
Search in translationTranslates the nucleotide sequence supplied into a protein sequence and searches in the translated sequence.False

Parameters in Schema File

Type: ssearch

ParameterParameter in the GUIType
keyAnnotate Asstring
algorithmAlgorithmstring
Depending on the computer configuration, the available values are:
  • “Classic 2”
  • SSE2
filterFilter resultsstring
The available values are:
  • filter-intersections
  • none
gap-ext-scoreGap ext scorenumeric
gap-open-scoreGap open scorenumeric
matrixScoring matrixstring
min-scoreMin scorenumeric
patternPatternstring
strandDirectionstring
Available values are:
  • complement
  • direct
  • both
translateSearch in translationboolean