DeltaProt: a software toolbox for comparative genomics

Background: Statistical bioinformatics is the study of biological data sets obtained by new micro-technologies by means of proper statistical methods. For a better understanding of environmental adaptations of proteins, orthologous sequences from different habitats may be explored and compared. The main goal of the DeltaProt Toolbox is to provide users with important functionality that is needed for comparative screening and studies of extremophile proteins and protein classes. Visualization of the data sets is also the focus of this article, since visualizations can play a key role in making the various relationships transparent. This application paper is intended to inform the reader of the existence, functionality, and applicability of the toolbox. Results: We present the DeltaProt Toolbox, a software toolbox that may be useful in importing, analyzing and visualizing data from multiple alignments of proteins. The toolbox has been written in MATLABTM to provide an easy and user-frie...

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2010
• Where: BMCBI
• Authors: Steinar Thorvaldsen, Tor Flå, Nils Willassen
• Keywords: BMCBI 2007, BMCBI 2010, DeltaProt Toolbox, Protein, Toolbox