ApicoAP: The first computational model for identifying apicoplast-targeted proteins in multiple species of apicomplexa

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Cilingir, Gokcen ^a   Broschat, Shira L ^a,b   Lau, Audrey O T ^b  

^a Washington State University   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APICOPLAST TARGETED PROTEIN; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; APICOAP; APICOMPLEXA; ARTICLE; BABESIA BOVIS; CLASSIFICATION ALGORITHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC ALGORITHM; HYDROPHILICITY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM YOELII; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; ALGORITHM; BIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PLASTID; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

APICOMPLEXA; BABESIA BOVIS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM YOELII; PROKARYOTA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

ALGORITHMS; APICOMPLEXA; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; PLASTIDS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84860521958     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036598     Document Type: Article

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