Survey of Natural Language Processing Techniques in Bioinformatics.

Journal: Computational and mathematical methods in medicine
Published Date: Oct 7, 2015

Abstract

Informatics methods, such as text mining and natural language processing, are always involved in bioinformatics research. In this study, we discuss text mining and natural language processing methods in bioinformatics from two perspectives. First, we aim to search for knowledge on biology, retrieve references using text mining methods, and reconstruct databases. For example, protein-protein interactions and gene-disease relationship can be mined from PubMed. Then, we analyze the applications of text mining and natural language processing techniques in bioinformatics, including predicting protein structure and function, detecting noncoding RNA. Finally, numerous methods and applications, as well as their contributions to bioinformatics, are discussed for future use by text mining and natural language processing researchers.

Authors

  • Zhiqiang Zeng
    College of Computer and Information Engineering, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen 361024, China.
  • Hua Shi
    School of Optoelectronic and Communication Engineering, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen 361024, China.
  • Yun Wu
    Department of Biomedical Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA.
  • Zhiling Hong
    Software School, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China. hongzl@xmu.edu.cn.

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