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A Protocol for Computer-Based Protein Structure and Function Prediction
Published on: November 3, 2011
PfamAlyzer: domain-centric homology search
Volker Hollich1, Erik L L Sonnhammer
1Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Karolinska Institutet, S-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden.
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PfamAlyzer is a Java applet that enables exploration of Pfam domain architectures using a user-friendly graphical interface. It can search the UniProt protein database for a domain pattern. Domain patterns similar to the query are presented graphically by PfamAlyzer either in a ranked list or pinned to the tree of life. Such domain-centric homology search can assist identification of distant homologs with shared domain architecture.
Availability:
PfamAlyzer has been integrated with the Pfam database and can be accessed at http://pfam.cgb.ki.se/pfamalyzer.
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