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BMCBI
2006
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Gene functional similarity search tool (GFSST)
Background: With the completion of the genome sequences of human, mouse, and other species and the advent of high throughput functional genomic research technologies such as biomi...
Peisen Zhang, Jinghui Zhang, Huitao Sheng, James J...
BMCBI
2007
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MotifCombinator: a web-based tool to search for combinations of cis-regulatory motifs
Background: A combination of multiple types of transcription factors and cis-regulatory elements is often required for gene expression in eukaryotes, and the combinatorial regulat...
Mamoru Kato, Tatsuhiko Tsunoda
BMCBI
2005
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Squid - a simple bioinformatics grid
Background: BLAST is a widely used genetic research tool for analysis of similarity between nucleotide and protein sequences. This paper presents a software application entitled &...
Paulo C. Carvalho, Rafael V. Glória, Antoni...
BMCBI
2002
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Identification and characterization of subfamily-specific signatures in a large protein superfamily by a hidden Markov model app
Background: Most profile and motif databases strive to classify protein sequences into a broad spectrum of protein families. The next step of such database studies should include ...
Kevin Truong, Mitsuhiko Ikura
BMCBI
2005
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Improved profile HMM performance by assessment of critical algorithmic features in SAM and HMMER
Background: Profile hidden Markov model (HMM) techniques are among the most powerful methods for protein homology detection. Yet, the critical features for successful modelling ar...
Markus Wistrand, Erik L. L. Sonnhammer