A bioinformatics method for identifying Q/N-rich prion-like domains in proteins

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 1017, Issue , 2013, Pages 219-228

  Ross, Eric D ^a   MacLea, Kyle S ^a   Anderson, Charles ^b   Ben Hur, Asa ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b Colorado State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyloid; Bioinformatics; Prion; Yeast

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ASPARAGINE; GLUTAMINE; PRION PROTEIN;

ALGORITHM; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOINFORMATICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN;

EID: 84883167677     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-438-8_16     Document Type: Article

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