Struct-NB: Predicting protein-RNA binding sites using structural features

International Journal of Data Mining and Bioinformatics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-43

  Towfic, Fadi ^a   Caragea, Cornelia ^a   Gemperline, David C ^b   Dobbs, Drena ^c   Honavar, Vasant ^a  

^a Iowa State University   (United States)

^b CARTHAGE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Propensity; Protein RNA interactions; Structural features

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951265973     PISSN: 17485673     EISSN: 17485681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJDMB.2010.030965     Document Type: Article

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