Bioinformatics databases and tools in virology research: An overview

In Silico Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 71-85

  Yan, Qing ^a  

^a MEDIMMUNE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti viral; Bioinformatics; Computational programs; Databases; Host virus interaction; Vaccines; Virology; Viruses

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ANTIGENICITY; BIOINFORMATICS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DATABASE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PROTEIN DATABASE; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS; VIRAL GENETICS; VIROLOGY; VIRUS CELL INTERACTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

BASE SEQUENCE; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; INTERNET; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; OPEN READING FRAMES; PROTEIN INTERACTION MAPPING; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SOFTWARE; VIRAL PROTEINS; VIRUSES;

EID: 48949116371     PISSN: 13866338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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