After Effects CS5 layer alignment

Hey guys,
is there a way in After Effects to protect a layer from the layer alignment? Like in Illustrator with Alt+Click on the vector.
Thanks for every answer!

For those of you who couldn't figure out a clear solution, combining what has already been said, I figured out a little system that might help someone who likes to line up their objects WITHOUT have to move-one-of-the-objects-that-you-so-carefully-already-placed...
Simply copy the position of the importantly-placed object (let's call it object A) that you don't want to move, and then select that and the other object you want to align and hit the center align (or whatever align you want).  If you are already lost and don't see the Align tab, you can find it the "Windows" menu.
Obviously object A & B are now aligned but are out of place. Now parent object B (that you didn't copy the keyframe from) to the important object A. Next, paste the original position back into the important object A, and both will return to the original spot.
It's not as nice an abobe built-in solution, but hey at least it works.

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