class Bio::SiRNA

`Bio::SiRNA`¶ ↑

Designing siRNA.

This class implements the selection rules described by Kumiko Ui-Tei et al. (2004) and Reynolds et al. (2004).

Attributes

antisense_size[RW]

A parameter of size of antisense.

max_gc_percent[RW]

A parameter of maximal %GC.

min_gc_percent[RW]

A parameter of minimum %GC.

Public Class Methods

new(seq, antisense_size = 21, max_gc_percent = 60.0, min_gc_percent = 40.0) click to toggle source

Input is a Bio::Sequence::NA object (the target sequence). Output is a list of Bio::SiRNA::Pair object.

   # File lib/bio/util/sirna.rb
65 def initialize(seq, antisense_size = 21, max_gc_percent = 60.0, min_gc_percent = 40.0)
66   @seq = seq.rna!
67   @pairs = Array.new
68   @antisense_size = antisense_size
69   @max_gc_percent = max_gc_percent
70   @min_gc_percent = min_gc_percent
71 end

Public Instance Methods

design(rule = 'uitei') click to toggle source

rule can be one of ‘uitei’ (default) and ‘reynolds’.

    # File lib/bio/util/sirna.rb
146 def design(rule = 'uitei')
147   @target_size = @antisense_size + 2
148 
149   target_start = 0
150   @seq.window_search(@target_size) do |target|
151     antisense = target.subseq(1, @target_size - 2).complement.rna
152     sense     = target.subseq(3, @target_size)
153 
154     target_start += 1
155     target_stop  = target_start + @target_size
156 
157     antisense_gc_percent = antisense.gc_percent
158     next if antisense_gc_percent > @max_gc_percent
159     next if antisense_gc_percent < @min_gc_percent
160     
161     case rule
162     when 'uitei'
163       next unless uitei?(target)
164     when 'reynolds'
165       next unless reynolds?(target)
166     else
167       raise NotImplementedError
168     end
169 
170     pair = Bio::SiRNA::Pair.new(target, sense, antisense, target_start, target_stop, rule, antisense_gc_percent)
171     @pairs.push(pair)
172   end
173   return @pairs
174 end

reynolds() click to toggle source

same as design(‘reynolds’).

    # File lib/bio/util/sirna.rb
141 def reynolds
142   design('reynolds')
143 end

reynolds?(target) click to toggle source

Reynolds’ rule.

    # File lib/bio/util/sirna.rb
 96 def reynolds?(target)
 97   return false if target.length != 23  # 21 nt target + 2 nt overhang
 98 
 99   seq19 = target[2..20]  # 19 nt double-stranded region of siRNA
100   score = 0
101 
102   # criteria I
103   gc_number = seq19.scan(/[GC]/i).size
104   score += 1 if (7 <= gc_number and gc_number <= 10)
105 
106   # criteria II
107   au_number = seq19[14..18].scan(/[AU]/i).size
108   score += au_number
109 
110   # criteria III
111   # NotImpremented: Tm
112 
113   # criteria IV
114   score += 1 if seq19[18..18].match(/A/i)
115 
116   # criteria V
117   score += 1 if seq19[2..2].match(/A/i)
118 
119   # criteria VI
120   score += 1 if seq19[9..9].match(/[U]/i)
121 
122   # criteria VII
123   score -= 1 if seq19[18..18].match(/[GC]/i)
124 
125   # criteria VIII
126   score -= 1 if seq19[12..12].match(/G/i)
127 
128   if score >= 6
129     return score
130   else
131     return false
132   end
133 end

uitei() click to toggle source

same as design(‘uitei’).

    # File lib/bio/util/sirna.rb
136 def uitei
137   design('uitei')
138 end

uitei?(target) click to toggle source

Ui-Tei’s rule.

   # File lib/bio/util/sirna.rb
74 def uitei?(target)
75   return false if target.length != 23  # 21 nt target + 2 nt overhang
76 
77   seq19 = target[2..20]  # 19 nt double-stranded region of siRNA
78 
79   # criteria i
80   return false unless seq19[18..18].match(/[AU]/i)
81 
82   # criteria ii
83   return false unless seq19[0..0].match(/[GC]/i)
84 
85   # criteria iii
86   au_number = seq19[12..18].scan(/[AU]/i).size
87   return false unless au_number >= 4
88 
89   # criteria iv
90   return false if seq19.match(/[GC]{10}/i)
91 
92   return true
93 end

class Bio::SiRNA

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