Web-based programs for the display and analysis of transmembrane α-helices in aligned protein sequences

Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-6

  Zhou, Xiaofeng ^a   Yang, Nelson M ^a   Tran, Can V ^a   Hvorup, Rikki N ^a   Saier Jr , Milton H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

BASS; Domains; Homologues; IC; Proteins; Repeat sequences; Sequence alignment; TMS_ALIGN; TMS_CUT; TMS_SPLIT

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOINFORMATICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PREDICTION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; INTERNET; MOLECULAR GENETICS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; INTERNET; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SOFTWARE;

EID: 0037636367     PISSN: 14641801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000068718     Document Type: Review

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