Given a set S of n locally aligned sequences, it is a needed prerequisite to partition it into groups of very similar sequences to facilitate subsequent computations, such as the ...
Katharina Anna Lehmann, Michael Kaufmann, Stephan ...
Background: Methods for predicting protein function directly from amino acid sequences are useful tools in the study of uncharacterised protein families and in comparative genomic...
Markus Brameier, Josien Haan, Andrea Krings, Rober...
Background: In the post-genomic era, systems-level studies are being performed that seek to explain complex biological systems by integrating diverse resources from fields such as...
Julie D. Thompson, Arnaud Muller, Andrew M. Waterh...
Background: Proteins are comprised of one or several building blocks, known as domains. Such domains can be classified into families according to their evolutionary origin. Wherea...
Elon Portugaly, Amir Harel, Nathan Linial, Michal ...
Background: Genetic recombination can produce heterogeneous phylogenetic histories within a set of homologous genes. These recombination events can be obscured by subsequent resid...