Connect the dots: exposing hidden protein family connections from the entire sequence tree
Author(s) -
Yaniv Loewenstein,
Michal Linial
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
bioinformatics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.599
H-Index - 390
eISSN - 1367-4811
pISSN - 1367-4803
DOI - 10.1093/bioinformatics/btn301
Subject(s) - protein family , phylogenetic tree , tree (set theory) , computational biology , biology , cluster analysis , multiple sequence alignment , protein superfamily , tracing , inference , family tree , phylogenetics , sequence alignment , protein sequencing , evolutionary biology , genetics , computer science , peptide sequence , artificial intelligence , gene , genealogy , history , mathematical analysis , mathematics , operating system
Mapping of remote evolutionary links is a classic computational problem of much interest. Relating protein families allows for functional and structural inference on uncharacterized families. Since sequences have diverged beyond reliable alignment, these are too remote to identify by conventional methods.
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