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BMCBI
2006
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Parameter estimation for stiff equations of biosystems using radial basis function networks
Background: The modeling of dynamic systems requires estimating kinetic parameters from experimentally measured time-courses. Conventional global optimization methods used for par...
Yoshiya Matsubara, Shinichi Kikuchi, Masahiro Sugi...
BMCBI
2006
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REtools: A laboratory program for restriction enzyme work: enzyme selection and reaction condition assistance
Background: Restriction enzymes are one of the everyday tools used in molecular biology. The continuously expanding panel of known restriction enzymes (several thousands) renders ...
Patrick Martin, Kim E. Boulukos, Philippe Pognonec
BMCBI
2006
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2DDB - a bioinformatics solution for analysis of quantitative proteomics data
Background: We present 2DDB, a bioinformatics solution for storage, integration and analysis of quantitative proteomics data. As the data complexity and the rate with which it is ...
Lars Malmström, György Marko-Varga, Guni...
BMCBI
2006
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AbMiner: A bioinformatic resource on available monoclonal antibodies and corresponding gene identifiers for genomic, proteomic,
Background: Monoclonal antibodies are used extensively throughout the biomedical sciences for detection of antigens, either in vitro or in vivo. We, for example, have used them fo...
Sylvia M. Major, Satoshi Nishizuka, Daisaku Morita...
BMCBI
2006
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Recrafting the neighbor-joining method
Background: The neighbor-joining method by Saitou and Nei is a widely used method for constructing phylogenetic trees. The formulation of the method gives rise to a canonical (n3)...
Thomas Mailund, Gerth Stølting Brodal, Rolf...
BMCBI
2006
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An improved map of conserved regulatory sites for Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Background: The regulatory map of a genome consists of the binding sites for proteins that determine the transcription of nearby genes. An initial regulatory map for S. cerevisiae...
Kenzie D. MacIsaac, Ting Wang, D. Benjamin Gordon,...
BMCBI
2006
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Simplifying gene trees for easier comprehension
Background: In the genomic age, gene trees may contain large amounts of data making them hard to read and understand. Therefore, an automated simplification is important. Results:...
Paul-Ludwig Lott, Marvin Mundry, Christoph Sassenb...
BMCBI
2006
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Phase analysis of circadian-related genes in two tissues
Background: Recent circadian clock studies using gene expression microarray in two different tissues of mouse have revealed not all circadian-related genes are synchronized in pha...
Delong Liu, Shyamal D. Peddada, Leping Li, Clarice...
BMCBI
2006
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CoSMoS: Conserved Sequence Motif Search in the proteome
Background: With the ever-increasing number of gene sequences in the public databases, generating and analyzing multiple sequence alignments becomes increasingly time consuming. N...
Xiao I. Liu, Neeraj Korde, Ursula Jakob, Lars I. L...
BMCBI
2006
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Quantitative comparison of EST libraries requires compensation for systematic biases in cDNA generation
Background: Publicly accessible EST libraries contain valuable information that can be utilized for studies of tissue-specific gene expression and processing of individual genes. ...
Donglin Liu, Joel H. Graber