Published April 30, 2025 | Version v1
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MLE and LRT Analysis for Single-Molecule koff Estimation

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Description

This repository contains MATLAB scripts for analyzing Single Moleclule Pulldown data (SiMPull)- with these scripts, single-molecule dwell time data is used to estimate dissociation rate constants (**koff**) using **Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MLE)**. It also includes tools to compare koff values between datasets using a **Likelihood Ratio Test (LRT)**.

Notes

Contents

`mle_analysis_koff.m`  

Estimates koff from dwell time data using an exponential decay MLE model.      

`mle_censoredvsuncensored.m`  

Compares MLE fits of uncensored vs. right-censored dwell time data.               

`LTR_for_mle_.m`                          

Performs Likelihood Ratio Test comparing two separate vs. shared koff values.  

Features

Fits single-exponential decay models using MLE.
Supports right-censored dwell time data (for photobleaching-limited recordings).
Computes standard errors and 95% confidence intervals for koff.
Performs Likelihood Ratio Test to assess whether datasets differ significantly.

Requirements

MATLAB R2014b or newer
Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox

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