Predicting protein function from protein sequence, structure, interaction, and other relevant information is important for generating hypotheses for biological experiments and studying biological systems, and therefore has been a major challenge in p...
Small insertions and deletions (indels) are critical yet challenging genetic variations with significant clinical implications. However, the identification of pathogenic indels from neutral variants in clinical contexts remains an understudied proble...
BACKGROUND: Intervertebral Disc Degeneration (IDD) is a major cause of lower back pain and a significant global health issue. However, the specific mechanisms of IDD remain unclear. This study aims to identify key genes and pathways associated with I...
Computational biology involves applying computer science and informatics techniques in biology to understand complex biological data. It allows us to collect, connect, and analyze biological data at a large scale and build predictive models. In the t...
Omics : a journal of integrative biology
Jul 9, 2024
Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is a significant planetary health challenge with its high morbidity and mortality rate, not to mention the marked interindividual variability in treatment outcomes and side effects. There is an urgent need for robust system...
With significant advancements of next generation sequencing technologies, large amounts of multi-omics data, including genomics, epigenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics, have been accumulated, offering an unprecedented opportunity ...
Journal of computational biology : a journal of computational molecular cell biology
Jul 8, 2024
Pseudoprogression (PSP) is a related reaction of glioblastoma treatment, and misdiagnosis can lead to unnecessary intervention. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides cross-modality images for PSP prediction studies. However, how to effectively us...
The recognition of DNA-binding proteins (DBPs) is the crucial step to understanding their roles in various biological processes such as genetic regulation, gene expression, cell cycle control, DNA repair, and replication within cells. However, conven...
Interdisciplinary sciences, computational life sciences
Jul 7, 2024
The emergence of antibiotic-resistant microbes raises a pressing demand for novel alternative treatments. One promising alternative is the antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), a class of innate immunity mediators within the therapeutic peptide realm. AMPs ...
There is a growing body of evidence suggesting that Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) may contribute to an increased risk of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). However, the exact relationship between HT and PTC is still not fully understood. The objective...