Domains, motifs and clusters in the protein universe

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-11

  Liu, Jinfeng ^a   Rost, Burkhard ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

DATA BASE; GENE STRUCTURE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN MOTIF; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0037305939     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-5931(02)00003-0     Document Type: Review

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