Deep learning improves antimicrobial peptide recognition.

Journal: Bioinformatics (Oxford, England)
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Abstract

MOTIVATION: Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is a growing concern. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), natural components of innate immunity, are popular targets for developing new drugs. Machine learning methods are now commonly adopted by wet-laboratory researchers to screen for promising candidates.

Authors

  • Daniel Veltri
  • Uday Kamath
    Computer Science Department, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, 22030, USA kamathuday@gmail.com.
  • Amarda Shehu
    1 Department of Computer Science, George Mason University , Fairfax, Virginia.