QSLiMFinder: improved short linear motif prediction using specific query protein data
Author(s) -
Nicolás Palópoli,
Kieren Lythgow,
Richard J. Edwards
Publication year - 2015
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/btv155
Subject(s) - false positive paradox , computer science , benchmarking , motif (music) , data mining , software , true positive rate , computational biology , machine learning , artificial intelligence , biology , programming language , physics , marketing , acoustics , business
The sensitivity of de novo short linear motif (SLiM) prediction is limited by the number of patterns (the motif space) being assessed for enrichment. QSLiMFinder uses specific query protein information to restrict the motif space and thereby increase the sensitivity and specificity of predictions.
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