Documentation on how to modify a X!Tandem params file can be found
here: http://www.thegpm.org/TANDEM/api/index.html


On Oct 21, 2:43 am, Fournier <[email protected]> wrote:
> I would like to use X!Tandem with TPP to compare the results with
> Sequest.
> However, I can not create the file parameter X!Tandem. I would like
> that the parameters are the same ones I use to Sequest:
>
> [SEQUEST]
> first_database_name = C:\Xcalibur\database\base_reduite.fasta
> second_database_name =
> peptide_mass_tolerance = 10.00000
> peptide_mass_units = 2              ; 0=amu, 1=mmu, 2=ppm
> ion_series = 0 1 1 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0
> fragment_ion_tolerance = 0.50000          ; for trap data leave at
> 1.0, for accurate mass data use values < 1.0
> fragment_ion_units = 0              ; 0=amu, 1=mmu
> num_output_lines = 20                ; # peptide results to show
> num_results = 250                     ; # results to store
> num_description_lines = 3           ; # full protein descriptions to
> show for top N peptides
> show_fragment_ions = 0              ; 0=no, 1=yes
> print_duplicate_references = 0      ; number of duplicate references
> reported
> enzyme_info = No_Enzyme 0 0 - -
> max_num_differential_per_peptide = 3           ; max # of diff. mod in
> a peptide
> diff_search_options = 0.000000 S 0.000000 C 0.000000 M 0.000000 X
> 0.000000 T 0.000000 Y
> term_diff_search_options = 0.000000 0.000000
> nucleotide_reading_frame = 0        ; 0=protein db, 1-6, 7 = forward
> three, 8-reverse three, 9=all six
> mass_type_parent = 1                ; 0=average masses, 1=monoisotopic
> masses
> mass_type_fragment = 1              ; 0=average masses, 1=monoisotopic
> masses
> normalize_xcorr = 0                 ; use normalized xcorr values in
> the out file
> remove_precursor_peak = 0           ; 0=no, 1=yes
> ion_cutoff_percentage = 0.00000           ; prelim. score cutoff % as
> a decimal number i.e. 0.30 for 30%
> max_num_internal_cleavage_sites = 2           ; maximum value is 12
> protein_mass_filter = 0 0           ; enter protein mass min & max
> value ( 0 for both = unused)
> match_peak_count = 0                ; number of auto-detected peaks to
> try matching (max 5)
> match_peak_allowed_error = 1        ;  number of allowed errors in
> matching auto-detected peaks
> match_peak_tolerance = 1.00000            ; mass tolerance for
> matching auto-detected peaks
> partial_sequence =
> sequence_header_filter =
> digest_mass_range = 200.0 4000.0
>
> add_Cterm_peptide = 0.00000               ; added to each peptide C-
> terminus
> add_Cterm_protein = 0.00000               ; added to each protein C-
> terminus
> add_Nterm_peptide = 0.00000               ; added to each peptide N-
> terminus
> add_Nterm_protein = 0.00000               ; added to each protein N-
> terminus
> add_G_Glycine = 0.00000                   ; added to G
> add_A_Alanine = 0.00000                   ; added to A
> add_S_Serine = 0.00000                    ; added to S
> add_P_Proline = 0.00000                   ; added to P
> add_V_Valine = 0.00000                    ; added to V
> add_T_Threonine = 0.00000                 ; added to T
> add_C_Cysteine = 0.00000                  ; added to C
> add_L_Leucine = 0.00000                   ; added to L
> add_I_Isoleucine = 0.00000                ; added to I
> add_X_LorI = 0.00000                      ; added to X
> add_N_Asparagine = 0.00000                ; added to N
> add_O_Ornithine = 0.00000                 ; added to O
> add_B_avg_NandD = 0.00000                 ; added to B
> add_D_Aspartic_Acid = 0.00000             ; added to D
> add_Q_Glutamine = 0.00000                 ; added to Q
> add_K_Lysine = 0.00000                    ; added to K
> add_Z_avg_QandE = 0.00000                 ; added to Z
> add_E_Glutamic_Acid = 0.00000             ; added to E
> add_M_Methionine = 0.00000                ; added to M
> add_H_Histidine = 0.00000                 ; added to H
> add_F_Phenylalanine = 0.00000             ; added to F
> add_R_Arginine = 0.00000                  ; added to R
> add_Y_Tyrosine = 0.00000                  ; added to Y
> add_W_Tryptophan = 0.00000                ; added to W
> add_J_user_amino_acid = 0.00000           ; value for J
> add_U_user_amino_acid = 0.00000           ; value for U
>
> Could you help me?
> For instance, I have for X!Tandem Parameter:
>
>   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
> - <bioml>
>   <note>DEFAULT PARAMETERS. The value of
> "isb_default_input_kscore.xml" is recommended. Change to
> "isb_default_input_native.xml" for native X!Tandem scoring.</note>
>   <note type="input" label="list path, default parameters">c:/Inetpub/
> wwwroot/ISB/data/parameters/isb_default_input_kscore.xml</note>
>   <note>FILE LOCATIONS. Replace them with your input (.mzXML) file and
> output file -- these are REQUIRED. Optionally a log file and a
> sequence output file of all protein sequences identified in the first-
> pass can be specified. Use of FULL path (not relative) paths is
> recommended.</note>
>   <note type="input" label="output, log path" />
>   <note type="input" label="output, sequence path" />
>   <note>TAXONOMY FILE. This is a file containing references to the
> sequence databases. Point it to your own taxonomy.xml if needed.</
> note>
>   <note>PROTEIN SEQUENCE DATABASE. This refers to identifiers in the
> taxomony.xml, not the .fasta files themselves! Make sure the database
> you want is present as an entry in the taxonomy.xml referenced above.
> This is REQUIRED.</note>
>   <note>PRECURSOR MASS TOLERANCES. In the example below, a -2.0 Da to
> 4.0 Da (monoisotopic mass) window is searched for peptide candidates.
> Since this is monoisotopic mass, so for non-accurate-mass instruments,
> for which the precursor is often taken nearer to the isotopically
> averaged mass, an asymmetric tolerance (-2.0 Da to 4.0 Da) is
> preferable. This somewhat imitates a (-3.0 Da to 3.0 Da) window for
> averaged mass (but not exactly)</note>
>   <note type="input" label="spectrum, parent monoisotopic mass error
> minus">2.0</note>
>   <note type="input" label="spectrum, parent monoisotopic mass error
> plus">4.0</note>
>   <note type="input" label="spectrum, parent monoisotopic mass error
> units">Daltons</note>
>   <note>The value for this parameter may be 'Daltons' or 'ppm': all
> other values are ignored</note>
>   <note type="input" label="spectrum, parent monoisotopic mass isotope
> error">no</note>
>   <note>This allows peptide candidates in windows around -1 Da and -2
> Da from the acquired mass to be considered. Only applicable when the
> minus/plus window above is set to less than 0.5 Da. Good for accurate-
> mass instruments for which the reported precursor mass is not
> corrected to the monoisotopic mass.</note>
>   <note>MODIFICATIONS. In the example below, there is a static
> (carbamidomethyl) modification on C, and variable modifications on M
> (oxidation). Multiple modifications can be separated by commas, as in
> "8...@s,8...@t". Peptide terminal modifications can be specified with
> the symbol '[' for N-terminus and ']' for C-terminus, such as
> 4...@[ .</note>
>   <note type="input" label="residue, modification mass">442.2...@c</
> note>
>   <note type="input" label="residue, potential modification
> mass">8...@c,1...@m</note>
>   <note type="input" label="residue, potential modification motif" />
>   <note>You can specify a variable modification only when present in a
> motif. For instance, 0....@n!{p}[st] is a deamidation modification on
> N only if it is present in an N[any but P][S or T] motif (N-
> glycosite).</note>
>   <note type="input" label="protein, N-terminal residue modification
> mass" />
>   <note type="input" label="protein, C-terminal residue modification
> mass" />
>   <note>These are *static* modifications on the PROTEINS' N or C-
> termini.</note>
>   <note>SEMI-TRYPTICS AND MISSED CLEAVAGES. In the example below,
> semitryptic peptides are allowed, and up to 2 missed cleavages are
> allowed.</note>
>   <note type="input" label="protein, cleavage semi">yes</note>
>   <note type="input" label="scoring, maximum missed cleavage sites">2</
> note>
>   <note>REFINEMENT. Do not use unless you know what you are doing. Set
> "refine" to "yes" and specify what you want to search in the
> refinement. For non-confusing results, repeat the same modifications
> you set above for the first-pass here.</note>
>   <note type="input" label="refine">yes</note>
>   <note type="input" label="refine, maximum valid expectation
> value">0.1</note>
>   <note type="input" label="refine, modification mass">442.2...@c</
> note>
>   <note type="input" label="refine, potential modification mass">8...@c,
> 1...@m</note>
>   <note type="input" label="refine, potential modification motif" />
>   <note type="input" label="refine, cleavage semi">yes</note>
>   <note type="input" label="refine, unanticipated cleavage">no</note>
>   <note type="input" label="refine, potential N-terminus
> modifications" />
>   <note type="input" label="refine, potential C-terminus
> modifications" />
>   <note type="input" label="refine, point mutations">no</note>
>   <note type="input" label="refine, use potential modifications for
> full refinement">no</note>
>   </bioml>
>
> What should I change?
> Thank you for your future answer!

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