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BMCBI
2010
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Predicting nucleosome positioning using a duration Hidden Markov Model
Background: The nucleosome is the fundamental packing unit of DNAs in eukaryotic cells. Its detailed positioning on the genome is closely related to chromosome functions. Increasi...
Liqun Xi, Yvonne Fondufe-Mittendorf, Lei Xia, Jare...
BMCBI
2008
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Grammar-based distance in progressive multiple sequence alignment
Background: We propose a multiple sequence alignment (MSA) algorithm and compare the alignment-quality and execution-time of the proposed algorithm with that of existing algorithm...
David J. Russell, Hasan H. Otu, Khalid Sayood
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BMCBI
2008
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Bioinformatic analyses of mammalian 5'-UTR sequence properties of mRNAs predicts alternative translation initiation sites
Background: Utilization of alternative initiation sites for protein translation directed by non-AUG codons in mammalian mRNAs is observed with increasing frequency. Alternative in...
Jill L. Wegrzyn, Thomas M. Drudge, Faramarz Valafa...
BMCBI
2008
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Efficient computation of absent words in genomic sequences
Background: Analysis of sequence composition is a routine task in genome research. Organisms are characterized by their base composition, dinucleotide relative abundance, codon us...
Julia Herold, Stefan Kurtz, Robert Giegerich
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BMCBI
2008
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Increasing the efficiency of bacterial transcription simulations: When to exclude the genome without loss of accuracy
Background: Simulating the major molecular events inside an Escherichia coli cell can lead to a very large number of reactions that compose its overall behaviour. Not only should ...
Marco A. J. Iafolla, Guang Qiang Dong, David R. Mc...