A structural study for the optimisation of functional motifs encoded in protein sequences

BMC Bioinformatics

Volumn 5, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Via, Allegra ^a   Helmer Citterich, Manuela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL TECHNIQUE; CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES; EXTENDED SEQUENCES; FUNCTIONAL SEQUENCES; MULTIPLE SEQUENCE ALIGNMENTS; PATTERN SELECTIVITY; SELECTIVITY AND SENSITIVITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

PROTEINS;

NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES;

PROTEIN;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; GENETIC CONSERVATION; INTERNET; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROSITE; PROTEIN DATABASE; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SWISS-PROT; BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DATABASES, PROTEIN; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; PROTEINS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 2942549126     PISSN: 14712105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2105-5-50     Document Type: Article

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