Description
bms_runner is a free script written by Daniel Barker and Mark Pagel. bms_runner uses the separate program BayesTraits to predict functional links among genes, on the basis of correlated gain and loss of genes from species’ genomes.
bms_runner helps configure BayesTraits on the basis of known, user-supplied data, and launches BayesTraits repeatedly to seek correlated gain and loss within pairs of genes.
The current version is bms_runner 1.4.
Download
Linux and Mac OS X users download BMS_Runner_Script_1_4.tar.gz
Manual
Citing bms_runner
Please cite this paper if you use bms_runner:
Barker, D., Meade, A. and Pagel, M. 2007. Constrained models of evolution lead to improved prediction of functional linkage from correlated gain and loss of genes. Bioinformatics, 23, 14-20.
Since bms_runner uses BayesTraits, please also cite BayesTraits. See the manual of either program for details.
Support
Please send questions and bug reports to:
- Daniel Barker, email [email protected]
Funding
We are grateful to the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and Research Councils UK for financial support.