Table 1

Sum-of-pairs scores of various alignment programs on the benchmark database IRMBASE 2

Method (Protein)
REF1
REF2
REF3
REF4
Total

DIALIGN-TX
89.42
94.90
93.75
93.64
92.93
DIALIGN-T 0.2.2
89.670
94.190
93.930
93.120
92.730
DIALIGN 2.2
90.430
93.40-
91.78--
92.98-
92.15--
CLUSTAL W2
07.13--
10.63--
19.87--
26.17--
15.95--
T-COFFEE 5.56
72.67--
77.80--
83.03--
83.48-
79.24--
POA V2
87.56-
49.57--
41.90--
37.56--
54.15--
MAFFT 6.240 L-INSi
82.780
84.29-
84.15--
82.42--
84.41--
MAFFT 6.240 E-INSi
90.530
94.370
93.110
94.79+
93.20+
MUSCLE 3.7
32.67--
34.82--
54.19--
57.84--
44.88--
PROBCONS 1.12
78.78--
86.82--
87.29-
87.69--
85.15--

Average sum-of-pair scores (SPS) of the benchmarked programs on the core blocks (given by the implanted conserved motifs) of IRMBASE 2. Minus symbols denote statistically significant inferiority of the respective method compared with DIALIGN-TX, while plus symbols denote statistically significant superiority of the method. 0 denotes non-significant superiority or inferiority of DIALIGN-TX, respectively. Single plus or minus symbols denote significance according to the Wilcoxon Matched Pairs Signed Rank Test with p ≤ 0.05 and double symbols denote significance with p ≤ 0.001, respectively.

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