Computational discovery of direct associations between GO terms and protein domains.

Journal: BMC bioinformatics
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Families of related proteins and their different functions may be described systematically using common classifications and ontologies such as Pfam and GO (Gene Ontology), for example. However, many proteins consist of multiple domains, and each domain, or some combination of domains, can be responsible for a particular molecular function. Therefore, identifying which domains should be associated with a specific function is a non-trivial task.

Authors

  • Seyed Ziaeddin Alborzi
    Université de Lorraine, CNRS, Inria, LORIA, Nancy, F-54500, France.
  • David W Ritchie
    Université de Lorraine, CNRS, Inria, LORIA, Nancy, F-54500, France.
  • Marie-Dominique Devignes
    LORIA (CNRS, Inria NGE, Université de Lorraine), Campus Scientifique, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, F-54506, France.