Background: Many algorithms exist for protein structural alignment, based on internal protein coordinates or on explicit superposition of the structures. These methods are usually...
Background: The genomic revolution has led to rapid growth in sequencing of genes and proteins, and attention is now turning to the function of the encoded proteins. In this respe...
Nicholas A. Hamilton, Radosav S. Pantelic, Kelly H...
Background: Metalloproteins are proteins capable of binding one or more metal ions, which may be required for their biological function, for regulation of their activities or for ...
Andrea Passerini, Claudia Andreini, Sauro Menchett...
Background: The study of biological systems demands computational support. If targeting a biological problem, the reuse of existing computational models can save time and effort. ...
Ron Henkel, Lukas Endler, Andre Peters, Nicolas Le...
Background: An adequate and expressive ontological representation of biological organisms and their parts requires formal reasoning mechanisms for their relations of physical aggr...