Where to stop psi-BLAST iterations so that the found sequences remain related to the query sequence?
Natalya S. Bogatyreva, Alexei V. Finkelstein, Dmitry N. Ivankov
The paper investigates the optimal number of Psi-BLAST iterations to maintain query sequence relevance in homolog detection, finding that query sequences are less frequently retained after 2 iterations in the 2021 nr database.
bioRxiv · Oct 24, 2023 · PreprintBioinformatics