Computational genetics: Finding protein function by nonhomology methods

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 359-365

  Marcotte, Edward M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Protein Pathways   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA BASE; DNA REPAIR; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0034027595     PISSN: 0959440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-440X(00)00097-X     Document Type: Review

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