A Dynamic Programming Algorithm for Circular Single-stranded DNA Tiles Secondary Structure Prediction

作者:Zhang Kai*; Huang Xinquan; Shi Xiaolong; Qiang Xiaoli; Song Tao; Shi Xinzhu; Chen Zhihua
来源:Applied Mathematics & Information Sciences, 2013, 7(6): 2533-2538.
DOI:10.12785/amis/070649

摘要

The design of DNA sequences is critical for many research fields such as DNA self-assembly, DNA hybridization arrays, DNA computing, and PCR-based applications. DNA secondary structure prediction is the key part for these DNA nanotechnologies. In this paper, we present a dynamic programming algorithm to predict the secondary structure of single-stranded DNA tiles. The algorithm calculates all possible maximum matches based on the nearest-neighbour model and global energy minimization. Experimental results show that the algorithm performers significantly to predict secondary structures for single-stranded DNA tiles.