RNA Class Reference

RNA Class. More...

#include <RNA.h>

Inheritance diagram for RNA:

List of all members.

Public Member Functions
	RNA (const char sequence[], const bool IsRNA=true)
	Constructor - user provides a sequence as a c string.
	RNA (const char filename[], const int type, const bool IsRNA=true)
	Constructor - user provides a filename for existing file as a c string.
	RNA (const bool IsRNA=true)
int	GetErrorCode ()
	Return an error code, where a return of zero is no error.
char *	GetErrorMessage (const int error)
	Return error messages based on code from GetErrorCode and other error codes.
std::string	GetErrorMessageString (const int error)
	Return error messages based on code from GetErrorCode and other error codes.
void	ResetError ()
int	SpecifyPair (const int i, const int j, const int structurenumber=1)
	Specify a base pair between nucleotides i and j.
int	RemovePairs (const int structurenumber=1)
	Remove all the current base pairs in a specified structure.
int	RemoveBasePair (const int i, const int structurenumber=1)
	Remove a specified pair in a specified structure.
double	CalculateFreeEnergy (const int structurenumber=1, const bool UseSimpleMBLoopRules=false)
	Return the predicted Gibb's free energy change for structure # structurenumber, defaulted to 1.
int	WriteThermodynamicDetails (const char filename[], const bool UseSimpleMBLoopRules=false)
	Calculate the folding free energy change for all structures and write the details of the calculation to a file.
int	FoldSingleStrand (const float percent=20, const int maximumstructures=20, const int window=5, const char savefile[]="", const int maxinternalloopsize=30, bool mfeonly=false)
	Predict the lowest free energy secondary structure and generate suboptimal structures using a heuristic.
int	GenerateAllSuboptimalStructures (const float percent=5, const double deltaG=0.6)
	Predict the lowest free energy secondary structure and generate all suboptimal structures.
int	MaximizeExpectedAccuracy (const double maxPercent=20, const int maxStructures=20, const int window=1, const double gamma=1.0)
	Predict the structure with maximum expected accuracy and suboptimal structures.
int	PartitionFunction (const char savefile[]="", double temperature=-10.0)
	Predict the partition function for a sequence.
int	PredictProbablePairs (const float probability=0)
	Predict structures containing highly probable pairs.
int	ProbKnot (int iterations=1, int MinHelixLength=1)
	Predict maximum expected accuracy structures that contain pseudoknots from either a sequence or a partition function save file.
int	ProbKnotFromSample (int iterations=1, int MinHelixLength=1)
	Predict maximum expected accuracy structures that contain pseudoknots from a file containing ensemble of structures.
int	ReFoldSingleStrand (const float percent=20, const int maximumstructures=20, const int window=5)
	Re-predict the lowest free energy secondary structure and generate suboptimal structures using a heuristic.
int	Stochastic (const int structures=1000, const int seed=1)
	Sample structures from the Boltzman ensemable.
int	ForceDoubleStranded (const int i)
	Force a nucleotide to be double stranded (base paired).
int	ForceFMNCleavage (const int i)
	Indicate a nucleotide that is accessible to FMN cleavage (a U in GU pair).
int	ForceMaximumPairingDistance (const int distance)
	Force a maximum distance between apired nucleotides.
int	ForceModification (const int i)
	Force modification for a nucleotide.
int	ForcePair (const int i, const int j)
	Force a pair between two nucleotides.
int	ForceProhibitPair (const int i, const int j)
	Prohibit a pair between two nucleotides.
int	ForceSingleStranded (const int i)
	Force a nucleotide to be single stranded.
int	GetForcedDoubleStranded (const int constraintnumber)
	Return a nucleotide that is forced double stranded.
int	GetForcedFMNCleavage (const int constraintnumber)
	Return a nucleotide that is accessible to FMN cleavage.
int	GetForcedModification (const int constraintnumber)
	Return a nucleotide that is accessible to modification.
int	GetForcedPair (const int constraintnumber, const bool fiveprime)
	Return a nucleotide in a forced pair.
int	GetForcedProhibitedPair (const int constraintnumber, const bool fiveprime)
	Return a nucleotide in a prohibited pair.
int	GetForcedSingleStranded (const int constraintnumber)
	Return a nucleotide that is forced single stranded.
int	GetMaximumPairingDistance ()
	Return the maximum pairing distance.
int	GetNumberOfForcedDoubleStranded ()
	Return the number of nucletides forced to be paired.
int	GetNumberOfForcedFMNCleavages ()
	Return the number of nucleotides accessible to FMN cleavage.
int	GetNumberOfForcedModifications ()
	Return the number of nucleotides accessible to chemical modification.
int	GetNumberOfForcedPairs ()
	Return the number of forced base pairs.
int	GetNumberOfForcedProhibitedPairs ()
	Return the number of prohibited base pairs.
int	GetNumberOfForcedSingleStranded ()
	Return the number of nucleotides that are not allowed to pair.
int	ReadConstraints (const char filename[])
	Read a set of folding constraints to disk in a plain text file.
int	ReadSHAPE (const char filename[], const double parameter1, const double parameter2, std::string modifier="SHAPE", const bool IsPseudoEnergy=true)
	Read SHAPE data from disk.
int	ReadSHAPE (const char filename[], const double parameter1, const double parameter2, const double ssm, const double ssb, std::string modifier="SHAPE")
	Read SHAPE data from disk including single-stranded SHAPE pseudo free energys.
int	ReadDSO (const char filename[])
	Read double strand offset data from disk.
int	ReadSSO (const char filename[])
	Read single strand offset data from disk.
int	ReadExperimentalPairBonus (const char filename[], double const experimentalOffset, double const experimentalScaling)
	Read experimental pair bonuses from disk.
void	RemoveConstraints ()
	Remove all folding constraints.
int	SetExtrinsic (int i, int j, double k)
	Add extrinsic restraints for partition function calculations.
int	WriteConstraints (const char filename[])
	Write the current set of folding constraints to disk in a plain text file.
int	AddComment (const char comment[], const int structurenumber=1)
	Add a comment associated with a structure.
int	WriteCt (const char filename[], bool append=false)
	Write a ct file of the structures.
int	WriteDotBracket (const char filename[])
	Write dot-bracket file of structures.
int	BreakPseudoknot (const bool minimum_energy=true, const int structurenumber=0)
	Break any pseudoknots that might be in a structure.
bool	ContainsPseudoknot (const int structurenumber)
	Report if there are any pseudoknots in a structure.
double	GetEnsembleEnergy ()
	Get the ensemble folding free energy change.
double	GetFreeEnergy (const int structurenumber)
	Get the folding free energy change for a predicted structure.
int	GetPair (const int i, const int structurenumber=1)
	Get the nucleotide to which the specified nucleotide is paired.
double	GetPairEnergy (const int i, const int j)
	Get the lowest folding free energy possible for a structure containing pair i-j.
double	GetPairProbability (const int i, const int j)
	Get a base pair probability.
int	GetStructureNumber ()
	Get the total number of specified or predicted structures.
int	DetermineDrawingCoordinates (const int height, const int width, const int structurenumber=1)
	Determine the coordinates for drawing a secondary structure.
std::string	GetCommentString (const int structurenumber=1)
	Provide the comment from the ct file as a string.
int	GetNucleotideXCoordinate (const int i)
	Get the X coordinate for nucleotide i for drawing a structure.
int	GetNucleotideYCoordinate (const int i)
	Get the Y coordinate for nucleotide i for drawing a structure.
int	GetLabelXCoordinate (const int i)
	Get the X coordinate for placing the nucleotide index label specified by i.
int	GetLabelYCoordinate (const int i)
	Get the Y coordinate for placing the nucleotide index label specified by i.
char	GetNucleotide (const int i)
int	GetSequenceLength ()
	Get the total length of the sequence.
bool	GetBackboneType ()
	Get the backbone type.
structure *	GetStructure ()
void	SetProgress (TProgressDialog &Progress)
void	StopProgress ()
TProgressDialog *	GetProgress ()
	~RNA ()
	Destructor.
Protected Member Functions
int	FileReader (const char filename[], const int type)
Protected Attributes
int	ErrorCode
TProgressDialog *	progress
PFPRECISION *	w5
PFPRECISION *	w3
PFPRECISION **	wca
pfdatatable *	pfdata
pfunctionclass *	w
pfunctionclass *	v
pfunctionclass *	wmb
pfunctionclass *	wl
pfunctionclass *	wmbl
pfunctionclass *	wcoax
PFPRECISION	Q
Private Attributes
structure *	ct
bool	partitionfunctionallocated
bool	energyallocated
arrayclass *	ew2
arrayclass *	ewmb2
integersize *	ew5
integersize *	ew3
int	vmin
arrayclass *	ev
arrayclass *	ew
arrayclass *	ewmb
bool *	lfce
bool *	mod
forceclass *	fce
coordinates *	structurecoordinates
bool	drawallocated

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Detailed Description

RNA Class.

The RNA class provides an entry point for all the single sequence operations of RNAstructure.

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

RNA::RNA	(	const char	sequence[],
		const bool	IsRNA = true
	)

Constructor - user provides a sequence as a c string.

Input sequence should contain A,C,G,T,U,a,c,g,t,u,x,X. Capitalization makes no difference. T=t=u=U. If IsRNA is true, the backbone is RNA, so U is assumed. If IsRNA is false, the backbone is DNA, so T is assumed. x=X= nucleotide that neither stacks nor pairs. For now, any unknown nuc is considered 'X'. Note that sequences will subsequently be indexed starting at 1 (like a biologist), so that the 0th position in the sequence array will be nucleotide 1.

Parameters:

	sequence	is a NULL terminated c string.
	IsRNA	is a bool that indicates whether this sequence is RNA or DNA. true=RNA. false=DNA. Default is true.

RNA::RNA	(	const char	filename[],
		const int	type,
		const bool	IsRNA = true
	)

Constructor - user provides a filename for existing file as a c string.

The existing file, specified by filename, can either be a ct file, a sequence, or an RNAstructure save file. Therefore, the user provides a flag for the file: type = 1 => .ct file, type = 2 => .seq file, type = 3 => partition function save (.pfs) file, type = 4 => folding save file (.sav). This constructor generates internal error codes that can be accessed by GetErrorCode() after the constructor is called. 0 = no error. The errorcode can be resolved to a c string using GetErrorMessage. Note that the contructor needs to be explicitly told, via IsRNA, what the backbone is because files do not store this information. Note also that save files explicitly store the thermodynamic parameters, therefore changing the backbone type as compaared to the original calculation will not change structure predictions.

Parameters:

	filename	is null terminated c string.
	type	is an integer that indicates the file type.
	IsRNA	is a bool that indicates whether this sequence is RNA or DNA. true=RNA. false=DNA. Default is true.

RNA::RNA

(

const bool

IsRNA = true

)

Default Constructor - user provides nothing. This basic constructor is provided for bimolecular folding and should not generally need to be accessed by end users of the RNA class.

Parameters:

IsRNA

is a bool that indicates whether this sequence is RNA or DNA. true=RNA. false=DNA. Default is true.

RNA::~RNA

(

)

Destructor.

The destructor automatically cleans up all allocated memory for predicted or specified structures.

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Member Function Documentation

int RNA::AddComment	(	const char	comment[],
		const int	structurenumber = 1
	)

Add a comment associated with a structure.

This comment will appear in a written .ct file. The comment is appended to any existing comments, like titles read from .seq files. This function is especially useful if the constructor is used in which a character array is provided with the sequence. In that case, there is no sequence title read. The function returns 0 in the case of no errors, or 3 if the structurenumber is invalid. An error message can be retrieved using GetErrorMessage() called with the errorcode.

Parameters:

	comment	is a character array that contains a null terminated c-string with the comment to be registered.
	structurenumber	is an integer that specifies to which structure the comment should be added.

Returns:

An integer that contains an error code, where 0 is no error and non-zero is an error.

int RNA::BreakPseudoknot	(	const bool	minimum_energy = true,
		const int	structurenumber = 0
	)

Break any pseudoknots that might be in a structure.

This function uses the method of Smit et al. to break pseudoknots by running a dynamic programming algorithm that cannot predict pseudoknots while only allowing the pairs that already exist in the structure. When minimum_energy = true (the default), this function predicts the lowest free energy structure that has no pseudoknots. Note that when minimum_energy = true, this function might additionally break pairs that are not pseudoknotted if the pairs increase the folding free energy change or are forbidden (as in an isolated pair). Also note that when minum_energy=true, this function uses the GenerateAllSuboptimalStructures methodology behind the scenes, so large internal loops in the input would lead to a loss of pairs. When minumum_energy is set to false, this function maximizes the number of base pairs in the pseudoknot free structure. Return 0 if no error and non-zero errors can be parsed by GetErrorMessage() or GetErrorMessageString().

Parameters:

	minimum_energy	is a bool thgat indicates where the structure should be minimum in free energy (true) or maximize pairs (false).
	structurenumber	is an int that indicates a specific structure for which to break pseudoknots (indexed from 1). The default value, 0, indicates that all structures should have pseudoknots broken.

Returns:

an int that provides an error code. 0 = no error.

double RNA::CalculateFreeEnergy	(	const int	structurenumber = 1,
		const bool	UseSimpleMBLoopRules = false
	)

Return the predicted Gibb's free energy change for structure # structurenumber, defaulted to 1.

Free energies are in kcal/mol. The first time this is called, if no other free energy calculation has been performed and the folding temperature has not been specifed, thermodynamic parameter files (.dat) files will be read from disk. The parameter files should be located in the directory specified by environment variable $DATAPATH, or the pwd. In case of error, the function returns a free energy change of zero. Note!: That a free energy change of zero is also a valid folding free energy change. Errors will also generate an internal error code, accessible with GetErrorCode(). GetErrorCode() will return 0 when there is no error and other codes can be parsed by GetErrorMessage() or GetErrorMessageString().

Parameters:

	structurenumber	is an integer that refers to the index of the structure for which to calculate the folding free energy change. This defaults to 1.
	UseSimpleMBLoopRules	is a bool that indicates what energy rules to use. The default, false, uses the complete nearest neighbor model for multibranch loops. When true is passed, the energy model is instead a simplified model that is the one used by the dynamic programming algorithms.

Returns:

A double which is the folding free energy change in kcal/mol.

bool RNA::ContainsPseudoknot

(

const int

structurenumber

)

Report if there are any pseudoknots in a structure.

This method checks for any "crossing pairs," i.e. i-j and i'-j' s.t. i < i' < j < jp. If there is at least one crossing pair set, then there is a pseudoknot and the function returns true. This function generates internal error codes that can be accessed by GetErrorCode() after the constructor is called: 0 = no error, nonzero = error. The errorcode can be resolved to a c string using GetErrorMessage.

Parameters:

structurenumber

is an int that indicates the structure number to check. Note that indexing of structures starts with structure #1.

Returns:

A bool that indicates whether there is a pseudoknot.

int RNA::DetermineDrawingCoordinates	(	const int	height,
		const int	width,
		const int	structurenumber = 1
	)

Determine the coordinates for drawing a secondary structure.

This function determines drawing coordinates for all nucleotides in structure number structurenumber. User must specify the height and width of a character (use the largest of nucleotides). The coordinates are in an abstract palette; the user must determine the minimum and maximum coordinate in both the x and y direction. The actual coordinates are fetched using GetNucleotideXCoordinate(int i) and GetNucleotideYCoordinate(int i). This function returns are error code, where 0=no error and other messages can be resolved to a c string using GetErrorMessage. The structure to be drawn must be free of pseudoknots.

Parameters:

	height	is an integer that refers to the height of a nucleotide.
	width	is an integer that refers to the width of a nucleotide, where the largest nucleotide should be provided or a non-proportional font should be used.
	structurenumber	is an integer that refers to the structure to be drawn.

Returns:

An int that provides an error code, 0 = no error and other errors can be resolved to a c string using GetErrorMessage.

int RNA::FileReader	(	const char	filename[],
		const int	type
	)			[protected]

int RNA::FoldSingleStrand	(	const float	percent = 20,
		const int	maximumstructures = 20,
		const int	window = 5,
		const char	savefile[] = "",
		const int	maxinternalloopsize = 30,
		bool	mfeonly = false
	)

Predict the lowest free energy secondary structure and generate suboptimal structures using a heuristic.

This function predicts the lowest free energy structure and suboptimal structures. If the temperature has not been specified using SetTemperature and no free energies have been calculated, the thermodynamic parameters have not been read and therefore they will be read by this function call. The parameter files should be located in the directory specified by the environment variable $DATAPATH of the pwd. In case of error, the function returns a non-zero that can be parsed by GetErrorMessage() or GetErrorMessageString().

Parameters:

	percent	is the maximum % difference in free energy in suboptimal structures from the lowest free energy structure. The default is 20.
	maximumstructures	is the maximum number of suboptimal structures to generate. The default is 20.
	window	is a parameter that specifies how different the suboptimal structures should be from each other (0=no restriction and larger integers require structures to be more different). The defaults is 5, but this should be customized based on sequence length.
	savefile	is c string containing a file path and name for a savefile (.sav)that can be used to generate energy dot plots and to refold the secondary structure using different suboptimal structure parameters. The default is "", which results in no save file written.
	maxinternalloopsize	is the maximum number of unpaired nucleotides in bulge and internal loops. This is used to accelerate the prediction speed. The default is 30.
	mfeonly	is a bool that indicates whether only the minimum free energy structure will be generated. This saves half the calculation time, but no save file can be generated. Default is false.

Returns:

An int that indicates an error code (0 = no error, 5 = error reading thermodynamic parameter files, 14 = traceback error).

int RNA::ForceDoubleStranded

(

const int

i

)

Force a nucleotide to be double stranded (base paired).

This function indicates a nucleotide that is double stranded (paired). In subsequent structure prediction, this nucleotide will be double stranded. The function returns 0 with no error and a non-zero otherwise that can be parsed by GetErrorMessage() or GetErrorMessageString().

Parameters:

i

is the index of the paired nucleotide.

Returns:

An integer that indicates an error code (0 = no error, 4 = nucleotide out of range, 8 = too many restraints specified, 9 = same nucleotide in conflicting restraint).

int RNA::ForceFMNCleavage

(

const int

i

)

Indicate a nucleotide that is accessible to FMN cleavage (a U in GU pair).

In subsequent structure prediction, this nucleotide will be in a GU pair. The function returns 0 with no error and a non-zero otherwise that can be parsed by GetErrorMessage() or GetErrorMessageString().

Parameters:

i

is the index of the FMN-cleaved nucleotide.

Returns:

An integer that indicates an error code (0 = no error, 4 = nucleotide out of range, 8 = too many restraints specified, 9 = same nucleotide in conflicting restraint, 11 = nucleotide not U).

int RNA::ForceMaximumPairingDistance

(

const int

distance

)

Force a maximum distance between apired nucleotides.

In a subsequent structure prediction, there will be no pairs allowed between nucleotides more distant than distance, i.e. |j-i| < distance for i to pair to j. The function returns and error code; 0==no error, 12== too long or too short distance.

Parameters:

distance

is the maximum pairing distance.

Returns:

An integer that indicates an error code (0 = no error, 12 = too short).

int RNA::ForceModification

(

const int

i

)

Force modification for a nucleotide.

This function indicates a nucleotide that is accessible to chemical modification. In subsequent structure prediction, this nucleotide will be single stranded, at the end of a helix, or in or adjacent to a GU pair. The function returns 0 with no error and a non-zero otherwise that can be parsed by GetErrorMessage() or GetErrorMessageString().

Parameters:

i

is the index of the nucleotide accessible to chemical modification.

Returns:

An integer that indicates an error code (0 = no error, 4 = nucleotide out of range, 8 = too many restraints specified).

int RNA::ForcePair	(	const int	i,
		const int	j
	)

Force a pair between two nucleotides.

This function forces a pair between two nucleotides in subsequent structure predictions. When multiple pairs are specified, the pairs must not force a pseudoknot. The function returns 0 with no error and a non-zero otherwise that can be parsed by GetErrorMessage() or GetErrorMessageString().

Parameters:

	i	is the index of one nucleotide in the pair.
	j	is the index of the second nucleotide in the pair.

Returns:

An integer that indicates an error code (0 = no error, 4 = nucleotide out of range, 6 = pseudoknot formation, 7 = non-canonical pair, 8 = too many restraints specified, 9 = same nucleotide in conflicting restraint).

int RNA::ForceProhibitPair	(	const int	i,
		const int	j
	)

Prohibit a pair between two nucleotides.

This function prevents a pair between two nucleotides in subsequent structure predictions. The function returns 0 with no error and a non-zero otherwise that can be parsed by GetErrorMessage() or GetErrorMessageString().

Parameters:

	i	is the index of one nucleotide in the pair.
	j	is the index of the second nucleotide in the pair.

Returns:

An integer that indicates an error code (0 = no error, 4 = nucleotide out of range, 8 = too many restraints specified, 9 = nucleotide in conflicting restraint).

int RNA::ForceSingleStranded

(

const int

i

)

Force a nucleotide to be single stranded.

This function indicates a nucleotide that is single stranded. In subsequent structure prediction, this nucleotide will be single stranded. The function returns 0 with no error and a non-zero otherwise that can be parsed by GetErrorMessage() or GetErrorMessageString().

Parameters:

i

is the index of the nucleotide that is single stranded.

Returns:

An integer that indicates an error code (0 = no error, 4 = nucleotide out of range, 8 = too many restraints specified, 9 = same nucleotide in conflicting restraint).

int RNA::GenerateAllSuboptimalStructures	(	const float	percent = 5,
		const double	deltaG = 0.6
	)

Predict the lowest free energy secondary structure and generate all suboptimal structures.

This function predicts the lowest free energy structure and suboptimal structures. If the temperature has not been specified using SetTemperature and no free energies have been calculated, the thermodynamic parameters have not been read and therefore they will be read by this function call. The parameter files should be located in the directory specified by the environment variable $DATAPATH of the pwd. In case of error, the function returns a non-zero that can be parsed by GetErrorMessage() or GetErrorMessageString(). Two controls are available for limiting the number of structures, the maximum % difference in energy (percent) and the maximum absolute change in energy (deltaG). The smaller of the two will be used as the limit.

Parameters:

	percent	is the maximum % difference in free energy in suboptimal structures from the lowest free energy structure. The default is 5.
	deltaG	is the maximum difference in free energy change above the lowest free energy structure (in kcal/mol). The defaults is 0.6 kcal/mol.

Returns:

An int that indicates an error code (0 = no error, non-zero = error).

bool RNA::GetBackboneType

(

)

Get the backbone type.

This function returns whether the backbone is RNA or DNA. Note that backbone type is set when calling the constructor.

Returns:

A bool that indicates the backbone (true = RNA, false = DNA).

std::string RNA::GetCommentString

(

const int

structurenumber = 1

)

Provide the comment from the ct file as a string.

This function provides the comment from the CT file for a structure as a string. This function generates internal error codes that can be accessed by GetErrorCode() after the function is called: 0 = no error, nonzero = error. The errorcode can be resolved to a c string using GetErrorMessage.

Parameters:

structurenumber

is the structure for which the comment is to be provided.

Returns:

A string that provides the comment.

double RNA::GetEnsembleEnergy

(

)

Get the ensemble folding free energy change.

Returns the ensemble folding free energy change as determined by the partition function. This is a handy way of getting the size of the partition function Q, which itself is too large to fit in a double for all but the shortest sequences. The ensemble folding free energy change = -RT ln (Q). Function requires that the partition function data be present either because PartitionFunction() has been called or the constructor that reads a partition function save was used. This function generates internal error codes that can be accessed by GetErrorCode() after the constructor is called: 0 = no error, nonzero = error. The errorcode can be resolved to a c string using GetErrorMessage.

Returns:

A double that is the ensemble folding free energy change in kcal/mol.

int RNA::GetErrorCode

(

)

Return an error code, where a return of zero is no error.

This function returns and error flag that is generated during construction by RNA(const char &filename, const int type, const bool IsRNA=true) or from CalculateFreeEnergy(). An error of zero is always no error. Other codes are errors and a c-string can be fetched for the error with GetErrorMessage().

Returns:

An integer that provides the error code.

Reimplemented in HybridRNA.

char * RNA::GetErrorMessage

(

const int

error

)

Return error messages based on code from GetErrorCode and other error codes.

0 = no error 1 = input file not found 2 = error opening file 3 = structure number out of range 4 = nucleotide number out of range 5 = error reading thermodynamic parameters 6 = pseudoknot formation 7 = non-canonical pair 8 = too many restraints specified 9 = same nucleotide in conflicting restraint 10 = no structures to write 11 = nucleotide not a U (caused by ForceFMNCleavage() 12 = distance too short 13 = error reading constraint file 14 = traceback error 15 = no partition function data present 16 = incorrect save file version used 17 = cannot be performed without having read a save file (.sav) 18 = threshold is too low to be valid 19 = drawing coordinates have not been determined 20 = no sequence has been read 21 = over 1 probability error on stochastic traceback 22 = programming error, unrecognized input to constructor 23 = no structures present 24 = too few iterations 25 = index (for drawing) is not a multiple of 10

Parameters:

error

is the integer error code provided by GetErrorCode() or from other functions that return integer error codes.

Returns:

A pointer to a c string that provides an error message.

Reimplemented in HybridRNA, and Oligowalk_object.

std::string RNA::GetErrorMessageString

(

const int

error

)

Return error messages based on code from GetErrorCode and other error codes.

Although RNA generally uses c strings, this member function returns a string that is suitable for interfacing with JAVA, etc. See the error list in the GetErrorMessage() entry.

Parameters:

error

is the integer error code provided by GetErrorCode() or from other functions that return integer error codes.

Returns:

A string that provides an error message.

int RNA::GetForcedDoubleStranded

(

const int

constraintnumber

)

Return a nucleotide that is forced double stranded.

This function returns a nucleotide that is constrainted to be paired. Constraints are numbered from zero to GetNumberofForcedDoubleStranded()-1.

Parameters:

constraintnumber

is the index to the constraint number.

Returns:

An integer that is the nucleotide index. If the constraintnumber is for a constraint that does not exist, zero is returned.

int RNA::GetForcedFMNCleavage

(

const int

constraintnumber

)

Return a nucleotide that is accessible to FMN cleavage.

This function returns a nucleotide that is constrainted to be accessible to FMN cleavage (a U in a GU pair). Constraints are numbered from zero to GetNumberofForcedFMNCleavages()-1.

Parameters:

constraintnumber

is the index to the constraint number.

Returns:

An integer that is the nucleotide index. If the constraintnumber is for a constraint that does not exist, zero is returned.

int RNA::GetForcedModification

(

const int

constraintnumber

)

Return a nucleotide that is accessible to modification.

This function returns a nucleotide that is constrainted to be accessible to chemical modification. Constraints are numbered from zero to GetNumberofModifications()-1.

Parameters:

constraintnumber

is the index to the constraint number.

Returns:

An integer that is the nucleotide index. If the constraintnumber is for a constraint that does not exist, zero is returned.

int RNA::GetForcedPair	(	const int	constraintnumber,
		const bool	fiveprime
	)

Return a nucleotide in a forced pair.

This function returns either the five prime or three prime nucleotide in a forced pair constraint, depending on the value of fiveprime. Constraints are numbered from zero to GetNumberofForcedPairs()-1.

Parameters:

	constraintnumber	is the index to the constraint number.
	fiveprime	determines if the nucleotide is the five prime or the three prime nucleotide in the constraint. true = five prime nucleotide.

Returns:

An integer that is the nucleotide index. If the constraintnumber is for a constraint that does not exist, zero is returned.

int RNA::GetForcedProhibitedPair	(	const int	constraintnumber,
		const bool	fiveprime
	)

Return a nucleotide in a prohibited pair.

This function returns either the five prime or three prime nucleotide in a prohibited pair constraint, depending on the value of fiveprime. Constraints are numbered from zero to GetNumberofForcedProhibited()-1.

Parameters:

	constraintnumber	is the index to the constraint number.
	fiveprime	determines if the nucleotide is the five prime or the three prime nucleotide in the constraint. true = five prime nucleotide.

Returns:

An integer that is the nucleotide index. If the constraintnumber is for a constraint that does not exist, zero is returned.

int RNA::GetForcedSingleStranded

(

const int

constraintnumber

)

Return a nucleotide that is forced single stranded.

This function returns a nucleotide that is constrainted to be single stranded. Constraints are numbered from zero to GetNumberofForcedSingleStranded()-1.

Parameters:

constraintnumber

is the index to the constraint number.

Returns:

An integer that is the nucleotide index. If the constraintnumber is for a constraint that does not exist, zero is returned.

double RNA::GetFreeEnergy

(

const int

structurenumber

)

Get the folding free energy change for a predicted structure.

Returns the folding free energy change of structure i as determined by a previous folding calculation. Function requires that the structure be predicted by a structure prediction method. This function generates internal error codes that can be accessed by GetErrorCode() after the constructor is called: 0 = no error, nonzero = error. The errorcode can be resolved to a c string using GetErrorMessage.

Parameters:

structurenumber

is an integer indicating the predicted structure number.

Returns:

A double that is the folding free energy change in kcal/mol.

int RNA::GetLabelXCoordinate

(

const int

i

)

Get the X coordinate for placing the nucleotide index label specified by i.

This function gets the X coordinate for placing the nucleotide index label specified by i. The user needs to have determined the coordinates for a complete structure using DetermineDrawingCoordinates prior to making this call. This function generates internal error codes that can be accessed by GetErrorCode(): 0 = no error, nonzero = error. The errorcode can be resolved to a c string using GetErrorMessage. Zero is returned in case of error, but note that zero is also a valid coordinate. One additiona caveat: Labels that are placed at 0,0 are lables that would have overlapped nucleotides. These labels should not be drawn.

Parameters:

i

is an integer refering to the label to be drawn. This needs to be a multiple of 10.

Returns:

An int that gives the X coordinate.

int RNA::GetLabelYCoordinate

(

const int

i

)

Get the Y coordinate for placing the nucleotide index label specified by i.

This function gets the Y coordinate for placing the nucleotide index label specified by i. The user needs to have determined the coordinates for a complete structure using DetermineDrawingCoordinates prior to making this call. This function generates internal error codes that can be accessed by GetErrorCode(): 0 = no error, nonzero = error. The errorcode can be resolved to a c string using GetErrorMessage. Zero is returned in case of error, but note that zero is also a valid coordinate. One additiona caveat: Labels that are placed at 0,0 are lables that would have overlapped nucleotides. These labels should not be drawn.

Parameters:

i

is an integer refering to the label to be drawn. This needs to be a multiple of 10.

Returns:

An int that gives the Y coordinate.

int RNA::GetMaximumPairingDistance

(

)

Return the maximum pairing distance.

return An integer that indicates the maximum distance allowed between paired nucleotides, where -1 indicates that the maximum distance is not set.

char RNA::GetNucleotide

(

const int

i

)

param An integer specifying the nucleotide index (starting at 1 and ending at GetSequenceLength()). This function generates internal error codes that can be accessed by GetErrorCode(): 0 = no error, nonzero = error. The errorcode can be resolved to a c string using GetErrorMessage. Note that nucleotides are numbered starting at an index of 1. return The char representing the nucleotide at index i or '-' if an error occured.

int RNA::GetNucleotideXCoordinate

(

const int

i

)

Get the X coordinate for nucleotide i for drawing a structure.

This function gets the X coordinate for placing the nucleotide specified by i. The user needs to have determined the coordinates for a complete structure using DetermineDrawingCoordinates prior to making this call. This function generates internal error codes that can be accessed by GetErrorCode(): 0 = no error, nonzero = error. The errorcode can be resolved to a c string using GetErrorMessage. Zero is returned in case of error, but note that zero is also a valid coordinate.

Parameters:

i

is an integer refering to the nucleotide to be drawn.

Returns:

An int that gives the X coordinate.

int RNA::GetNucleotideYCoordinate

(

const int

i

)

Get the Y coordinate for nucleotide i for drawing a structure.

This function gets the Y coordinate for placing the nucleotide specified by i. The user needs to have determined the coordinates for a complete structure using DetermineDrawingCoordinates prior to making this call. This function generates internal error codes that can be accessed by GetErrorCode(): 0 = no error, nonzero = error. The errorcode can be resolved to a c string using GetErrorMessage. Zero is returned in case of error, but note that zero is also a valid coordinate.

Parameters:

i

is an integer refering to the nucleotide to be drawn.

Returns:

An int that gives the Y coordinate.

int RNA::GetNumberOfForcedDoubleStranded

(

)

Return the number of nucletides forced to be paired.

Returns:

An integer that indicates the number of nucleotides that are forced pair.

int RNA::GetNumberOfForcedFMNCleavages

(

)

Return the number of nucleotides accessible to FMN cleavage.

Returns:

An integer that indicates the number of FMN cleavage nucleotides (Us in GU pairs).

int RNA::GetNumberOfForcedModifications

(

)

Return the number of nucleotides accessible to chemical modification.

Returns:

An integer that indicates the number of modified nucleotides.

int RNA::GetNumberOfForcedPairs

(

)

Return the number of forced base pairs.

Returns:

An integer that indicates the number of forced pairs.

int RNA::GetNumberOfForcedProhibitedPairs

(

)

Return the number of prohibited base pairs.

Returns:

An integer that indicates the number of pairs that are prohibited.

int RNA::GetNumberOfForcedSingleStranded

(

)

Return the number of nucleotides that are not allowed to pair.

Returns:

An integer that indicates the number of nucleotides not allowed to pair.

int RNA::GetPair	(	const int	i,
		const int	structurenumber = 1
	)

Get the nucleotide to which the specified nucleotide is paired.

Returns the pairing partner of the ith nucleotide in structure number structurenumber. Zero means the nucleotide is unpaired. This function generates internal error codes that can be accessed by GetErrorCode() after the constructor is called: 0 = no error, nonzero = error. The errorcode can be resolved to a c string using GetErrorMessage.

Parameters:

	i	is an int that indicates the nucleotide to which the pairing partner is being queried.
	structurenumber	is an int that indicates the structure number, where the default is 1.

Returns:

An int that indicates the other nucleotide in pair, where 0 is no paired.

double RNA::GetPairEnergy	(	const int	i,
		const int	j
	)

Get the lowest folding free energy possible for a structure containing pair i-j.

Returns a folding free energy change in kcal/mol for use in energy dot plots. This function requires that the RNA constructor be called with a save file (.sav) name. (That is, for historical resaons, this cannot be called after FoldSingleStrand without writing the data to disk.) This function generates internal error codes that can be accessed by GetErrorCode() after the constructor is called: 0 = no error, nonzero = error. The errorcode can be resolved to a c string using GetErrorMessage. param i and j are ints that provide indexes the 5' and 3' nucleotides, respectively, in a pair. return A double that is the folding free energy change in kcal/mol.

double RNA::GetPairProbability	(	const int	i,
		const int	j
	)

Get a base pair probability.

Returns the base pair probability for the pair between i and j. Function requires that the partition function data be present either because PartitionFunction() has been called or the constructor that reads a partition function save was used. This function generates internal error codes that can be accessed by GetErrorCode(): 0 = no error, nonzero = error. The errorcode can be resolved to a c string using GetErrorMessage.

Parameters:

	i	provides the 5' nucleotide in a pair.
	j	provides the 3' nucleotides in a pair.

Returns:

A double that is the base pair probability. If i and j cannot pair, 0.0 is returned. If an error occurs, 0.0 is returned.

TProgressDialog * RNA::GetProgress

(

)

Return the current pointer to TProgressDialog. This is used during inheritance to provide access to the underlying TProgressDialog.

int RNA::GetSequenceLength

(

)

Get the total length of the sequence.

Returns:

An integer that specifies the total length of the sequence.

structure * RNA::GetStructure

(

)

Access the underlying structure class. This is provided for use with two sequence methods. Generally, there is no need for end users to use this function because the RNA class provides an convenient wrapper for accessing the information in an RNA class.

Returns:

A pointer to structure.

int RNA::GetStructureNumber

(

)

Get the total number of specified or predicted structures.

Returns:

An integer specify the total number of structures.

int RNA::MaximizeExpectedAccuracy	(	const double	maxPercent = 20,
		const int	maxStructures = 20,
		const int	window = 1,
		const double	gamma = 1.0
	)

Predict the structure with maximum expected accuracy and suboptimal structures.

This function predicts structures composed of probable base pairs and single-srtranded nucleotide, weighted by gamma. The score for a structure is = gamma * 2 * (sum of pairing probabilities for pairs) + (sum of unpairing probabilities for single stranded nucleotides). This function requires partition function data from either a previous partition function calculations or from having read a partition function save file during construction of the class. In case of error, the function returns a non-zero that can be parsed by GetErrorMessage() or GetErrorMessageString().

Parameters:

	maxPercent	is the maximum percent difference is score in generating suboptimal structures. The default is 20.
	maxStructures	is the maximum number of suboptimal structures to generate. The default is 20.
	window	is the window parameter, where a higher value generates suboptimal structures that are more different from each other. The default is 1.
	gamma	is the weight given to base pairs

Returns:

An int that indicates an error code (0 = no error, non-zero = error).

int RNA::PartitionFunction	(	const char	savefile[] = "",
		double	temperature = -10.0
	)

Predict the partition function for a sequence.

This function must be called to predict base pair probabilities, perform stochastic traceback, or for maximizing expected accuracy. If the temperature has not been specified using SetTemperature and no free energies have been calculated, the thermodynamic parameters have not been read and therefore they will be read by this function call. The parameter files should be located in the directory specified by the environment variable $DATAPATH of the pwd. In case of error, the function returns a non-zero that can be parsed by GetErrorMessage() or GetErrorMessageString(). Note that the parameter temperature is used when calculating equilibrium constants, but does not change the temperature at which the free energies are determined. SetTemperature, from the underlying base class Thermodynamics, should be used to change the temperature for most calculations. This parameter should generally not be used. The default is -10.0 and values below zero cause this parameter to be ignored (the correct default behavior). Note also that if SetTemperature is not used, the temperature defaults to 310.15 K (37 deg. C), which is the desired behavior for most purposes.

Parameters:

	savefile	is a c string that contains the path and filename for creating a save file. This defaults to "", which indicates no file is to be written.
	temperature	is a double that indicates a pseudo-temperature for calculating equilibrium constants from free energies at fixed temperature previously specified.

Returns:

An int that indicates an error code (0 = no error, 5 = error reading thermodynamic parameter files).

int RNA::PredictProbablePairs

(

const float

probability = 0

)

Predict structures containing highly probable pairs.

This function predicts structures composed of probable base pairs. This function requires partition function data from either a previous partition function calculations or from having read a partition function save file during construction of the class. In case of error, the function returns a non-zero that can be parsed by GetErrorMessage() or GetErrorMessageString().

Parameters:

probability

is the pairing probability threshold, where pairs will be predicted if they have a higher probability. Note that a value of less than 0.5 (50%), will cause an error. The default value of zero will trigger the creation of 8 structures, with thresholds of >=0.99, >=0.97, >=0.95, >=0.90, >=0.80, >=0.70, >=0.60, >0.50.

Returns:

An int that indicates an error code (0 = no error, non-zero = error).

int RNA::ProbKnot	(	int	iterations = 1,
		int	MinHelixLength = 1
	)

Predict maximum expected accuracy structures that contain pseudoknots from either a sequence or a partition function save file.

This function uses base pair probabilities to predict structures that contains pseudoknots. This function requires partition function data from either a previous partition function calculations or from having read a partition function save file during construction of the class. In case of error, the function returns a non-zero that can be parsed by GetErrorMessage() or GetErrorMessageString().

Parameters:

	iterations	is the number of iterations of pair selection that are performed. The default and recommended value is 1.
	MinHelixLength	is the shortest helix that is allowed. If this is set >1, a post-processing step is performed to remove short helices. Default = 1, i.e. no post-processing.

Returns:

An int that indicates an error code (0 = no error, non-zero = error).

int RNA::ProbKnotFromSample	(	int	iterations = 1,
		int	MinHelixLength = 1
	)

Predict maximum expected accuracy structures that contain pseudoknots from a file containing ensemble of structures.

This function uses base pair probabilities to predict structures that contains pseudoknots. This function requires a file with ensemble of structures. This function processes the file to calculate pair probabilities. In case of error, the function returns a non-zero that can be parsed by GetErrorMessage() or GetErrorMessageString().

Parameters:

	iterations	is the number of iterations of pair selection that are performed. The default and recommended value is 1.
	MinHelixLength	is the shortest helix that is allowed. If this is set >1, a post-processing step is performed to remove short helices. Default = 1, i.e. no post-processing.

Returns:

An int that indicates an error code (0 = no error, non-zero = error).

int RNA::ReadConstraints

(

const char

filename[]

)

Read a set of folding constraints to disk in a plain text file.

The file format for constraints is that generated by the WriteConstraints() function. The function returns 0 with no error and a non-zero otherwise that can be parsed by GetErrorMessage() or GetErrorMessageString(). Note that calling ReadConstraints() will erase previously defined constraints (except for SHAPE pseudoenergy restraints).

Parameters:

filename

is a c string that is the file name to be read.

Returns:

An integer that indicates an error code (0 = no error, 1 = file not found, 13 = error reading constraint file).

int RNA::ReadDSO

(

const char

filename[]

)

Read double strand offset data from disk.

The double strand offset is data that is used to constrain structure prediction on subsequent structure predictions. This is a free energy in kcal/mol that is added to a specific nucleotide that is double stranded. The function returns 0 with no error and a non-zero otherwise that can be parsed by GetErrorMessage() or GetErrorMessageString().

Parameters:

filename

is a c string that indicates a file that contains data, in a raw format with nucleotide index and offset (one set per line).

Returns:

An integer that indicates an error code (0 = no error, 1 = input file not found).

int RNA::ReadExperimentalPairBonus	(	const char	filename[],
		double const	experimentalOffset,
		double const	experimentalScaling
	)

Read experimental pair bonuses from disk.

This is a quantity that results in a bonus added to a specific pair, once per stack, so that pairs in the middle of a helix get the bonus twice and those at the end of a helix get the bonus once. The bonus is in the form of experimentalScaling*value + experimentalOffset. The data is formatted using a simple square matrix of values and no headers. The format requires that there be N^2 entries for a sequence of N nucleotides.

Parameters:

	filename	is a c string that indicates a file that contains data.
	experimentalOffset	is a double that is added to each value.
	experimentalScaling	is a double by which each value is multiplied.

Returns:

An integer that indicates an error code (0 = no error, 1 = input file not found).

int RNA::ReadSHAPE	(	const char	filename[],
		const double	parameter1,
		const double	parameter2,
		const double	ssm,
		const double	ssb,
		std::string	modifier = "SHAPE"
	)

Read SHAPE data from disk including single-stranded SHAPE pseudo free energys.

The SHAPE data is used to constrain structure prediction on subsequent structure predictions. This version of the overloaded function includes a single-stranded pseudo free energy change. The function returns 0 with no error and a non-zero otherwise that can be parsed by GetErrorMessage() or GetErrorMessageString(). Pseudo folding free energy change parameters should be in units of kcal/mol.

Parameters:

	filename	is a c string that indicates a file that contains SHAPE data.
	parameter1	is the double-stranded slope.
	parameter2	is the double-stranded intercept.
	modifier	is the type of chemical modification probe that was used (currently accepted values are SHAPE, DMS, and CMCT). Defaults to SHAPE.
	ssm	is the single-stranded slope.
	ssb	is the single-stranded intercept.

Returns:

An integer that indicates an error code (0 = no error, 1 = input file not found).

int RNA::ReadSHAPE	(	const char	filename[],
		const double	parameter1,
		const double	parameter2,
		std::string	modifier = "SHAPE",
		const bool	IsPseudoEnergy = true
	)

Read SHAPE data from disk.

The SHAPE data is used to constrain structure prediction on subsequent structure predictions. The function returns 0 with no error and a non-zero otherwise that can be parsed by GetErrorMessage() or GetErrorMessageString(). Pseudo folding free energy change parameters should be in units of kcal/mol.

Parameters:

	filename	is a c string that indicates a file that contains SHAPE data.
	IsPseudoEnergy	indicates whether this is the pseudo folding free energy constraint (the preferred method). This defaults to true.
	parameter1	is the slope when IsPseudoEnergy=true and is a threshold above which nucleotides are forced single stranded otherwise.
	parameter2	is the intercept when IsPseudoEnergy=true and is a threshold above which a nucleotide is considered chemically modified otherwise.
	modifier	is the type of chemical modification probe that was used (currently accepted values are SHAPE, diffSHAPE, DMS, and CMCT). Defaults to SHAPE.

Returns:

An integer that indicates an error code (0 = no error, 1 = input file not found).

int RNA::ReadSSO

(

const char

filename[]

)

Read single strand offset data from disk.

The single strand offset is data that is used to constrain structure prediction on subsequent structure predictions. This is a free energy in kcal/mol that is added to a specific nucleotide that is single stranded. The function returns 0 with no error and a non-zero otherwise that can be parsed by GetErrorMessage() or GetErrorMessageString().

Parameters:

filename

is a c string that indicates a file that contains data, in a raw format with nucleotide index and offset (one set per line).

Returns:

An integer that indicates an error code (0 = no error, 1 = input file not found).

int RNA::ReFoldSingleStrand	(	const float	percent = 20,
		const int	maximumstructures = 20,
		const int	window = 5
	)

Re-predict the lowest free energy secondary structure and generate suboptimal structures using a heuristic.

This function predicts the lowest free energy structure and suboptimal structure after a save file (.sav) was specified to the constructor. The step of predicting structures from the save file is rapid, so this is laregely a method to quickly generate a different set of suboptimal structures. Refolding can only be performed if the RNA constructor was called with a save file name. (That is, you cannot call this after calling fold single strand, without loading the data from disk with a new instance of RNA. This is for historical reasons.) In case of error, the function returns a non-zero that can be parsed by GetErrorMessage() or GetErrorMessageString().

Parameters:

	percent	is the maximum % difference in free energy in suboptimal structures from the lowest free energy structure. The default is 20.
	maximumstructures	is the maximum number of suboptimal structures to generate. The default is 20.
	window	is a parameter that specifies how different the suboptimal structures should be from each other (0=no restriction and larger integers require structures to be more different). The default is 5.

Returns:

An int that indicates an error code (0 = no error, 5 = error reading thermodynamic parameter files, 14 = traceback error).

int RNA::RemoveBasePair	(	const int	i,
		const int	structurenumber = 1
	)

Remove a specified pair in a specified structure.

Break the pair between i and i's pairing partner Return 0 if there is no error. Return 3 if structurenumber out of range. Return 4 if nucleotide number out of range.

Parameters:

	i	is the index of a nucleotide in a pair that will be broken.
	structurenumber	is an integer specifying the structure from which to remove the pairs.

Returns:

An integer that indicates an error code that can be parsed by GetErrorMessage() or GetErrorMessageString(), 0 = no error.

void RNA::RemoveConstraints

(

)

Remove all folding constraints.

This function strips all previously assigned folding constraints. Note that this function does not delete SHAPE constraints or pseudo free energies.

int RNA::RemovePairs

(

const int

structurenumber = 1

)

Remove all the current base pairs in a specified structure.

Return 0 if there is no error. Return 5 if structurenumber never had pairs specified.

Parameters:

structurenumber

is an integer specifying the structure from which to remove the pairs.

Returns:

An integer that indicates an error code that can be parsed by GetErrorMessage() or GetErrorMessageString(), 0 = no error.

void RNA::ResetError

(

)

Reset the RNA's internal error code to 0 This should be invoked after the error condition is handled

int RNA::SetExtrinsic	(	int	i,
		int	j,
		double	k
	)

Add extrinsic restraints for partition function calculations.

This function multiplies the equilibrium constant for structures including the i-j basepair by k. This applies only to partition functions and to stochastic traceback. If k>1, then the i-j pair is favored and if k<1, the i-j pair is disfavored. k should always be >= 0. In case of error, the function returns a non-zero that can be parsed by GetErrorMessage() or GetErrorMessageString().

Parameters:

	i	is the index of a nucleotide in the i-j pair.
	j	is the index of the other nucleotide in the i-j pair.
	k	is an equilibrium constant that is >= 0.

Returns:

An integer that indicates an error code (0 = no error, >0 indicates an error).

void RNA::SetProgress

(

TProgressDialog &

Progress

)

Provide a TProgressDialog for following calculation progress. A TProgressDialog class has a public function void update(int percent) that indicates the progress of a long calculation.

Parameters:

Progress

is a TProgressDialog class.

Reimplemented in HybridRNA.

int RNA::SpecifyPair	(	const int	i,
		const int	j,
		const int	structurenumber = 1
	)

Specify a base pair between nucleotides i and j.

The base pair is in structure number structurenumber, which is assumed to be structure 1. Return 0 if there is no problem, otherwise return an error code: error = 3 -> structurenumber out of range. error = 4 -> nucleotide number out of range. A c string or string description of the error are available using GetErrorMessage() or GetErrorMessageString(). Note!: Sequences with the 5' end = nucleotide 1. Note!: Structures start at structure 1.

Parameters:

	i	is an integer for the position of the first nucleotide in the pair.
	j	in an integer for the position of the second nucleotide in the pair.
	structurenumber	is the structure that has the pair. This defaults to 1.

Returns:

An integer that indicates an error code that can be parsed by GetErrorMessage() or GetErrorMessageString(), 0 = no error.

int RNA::Stochastic	(	const int	structures = 1000,
		const int	seed = 1
	)

Sample structures from the Boltzman ensemable.

This function requires partition function data from either a previous partition function calculations or from having read a partition function save file during construction of the class. In case of error, the function returns a non-zero that can be parsed by GetErrorMessage() or GetErrorMessageString().

Parameters:

	structures	is the number of structures to be sampled. The default is 1000.
	seed	is an integer that seeds the random number generator that is required for sampling, which defaults to 1.

Returns:

An int that indicates an error code (0 = no error, non-zero = error).

void RNA::StopProgress

(

)

Provide a means to stop using a TProgressDialog. StopProgress tells the RNA class to no longer follow progress. This should be called if the TProgressDialog is deleted, so that this class does not make reference to it.

Reimplemented in HybridRNA.

int RNA::WriteConstraints

(

const char

filename[]

)

Write the current set of folding constraints to disk in a plain text file.

This function does not write SHAPE pseudo energies.

Parameters:

filename

is a c string that is the file name to be written.

Returns:

An integer that indicates an error code (0 = no error). Currently, this function does not generate errors, but the return is provided to add error handling in the future.

int RNA::WriteCt	(	const char	filename[],
		bool	append = false
	)

Write a ct file of the structures.

Return 0 if no error and non-zero errors can be parsed by GetErrorMessage() or GetErrorMessageString().

Parameters:

	filename	is a NULL terminated c string that specifies the name of the ct file to be written.
	append	is a bool that indiactes whether the ct data should be appended to an existing file. If true, data will be appended if the file exists, or a new file created if the file does not exist. If false, any esiting file is overwritten. This is false by default.

Returns:

An integer that provides an error code. 0 = no error, 10 = no structure to write.

int RNA::WriteDotBracket

(

const char

filename[]

)

Write dot-bracket file of structures.

Return 0 if no error and non-zero errors can be parsed by GetErrorMessage() or GetErrorMessageString().

Parameters:

filename

is a NULL terminated c string that specified the name of the file to be written.

Returns:

An integer that provides an error code. 0 = no error.

int RNA::WriteThermodynamicDetails	(	const char	filename[],
		const bool	UseSimpleMBLoopRules = false
	)

Calculate the folding free energy change for all structures and write the details of the calculation to a file.

Free energies are in kcal/mol. The first time this is called, if no other free energy calculation has been performed and the folding temperature has not been specifed, thermodynamic parameter files (.dat) files will be read from disk. The parameter files should be located in the directory specified by environment variable $DATAPATH, or the pwd. In case of error, the function returns a non-zero.

Parameters:

	filename	is a NULL terminated c string that provides the name of the output file to be written.
	UseSimpleMBLoopRules	is a bool that indicates what energy rules to use. The default, false, uses the complete nearest neighbor model for multibranch loops. When true is passed, the energy model is instead a simplified model that is the one used by the dynamic programming algorithms.

Returns:

An int that indicates whether an error occurred (0 = no error; 5 = error reading parameter files).

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Member Data Documentation

structure* RNA::ct [private]

bool RNA::drawallocated [private]

bool RNA::energyallocated [private]

int RNA::ErrorCode [protected]

arrayclass* RNA::ev [private]

arrayclass * RNA::ew [private]

arrayclass* RNA::ew2 [private]

integersize * RNA::ew3 [private]

integersize* RNA::ew5 [private]

arrayclass * RNA::ewmb [private]

arrayclass * RNA::ewmb2 [private]

forceclass* RNA::fce [private]

bool* RNA::lfce [private]

bool * RNA::mod [private]

bool RNA::partitionfunctionallocated [private]

pfdatatable* RNA::pfdata [protected]

TProgressDialog* RNA::progress [protected]

PFPRECISION RNA::Q [protected]

coordinates* RNA::structurecoordinates [private]

pfunctionclass * RNA::v [protected]

int RNA::vmin [private]

pfunctionclass* RNA::w [protected]

PFPRECISION * RNA::w3 [protected]

PFPRECISION* RNA::w5 [protected]

PFPRECISION ** RNA::wca [protected]

pfunctionclass * RNA::wcoax [protected]

pfunctionclass * RNA::wl [protected]

pfunctionclass * RNA::wmb [protected]

pfunctionclass * RNA::wmbl [protected]

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

• I:/RNAstructure/RNA_class/RNA.h
• I:/RNAstructure/RNA_class/RNA.cpp