域名器 (Domainator) 是一套灵活的软件套件,用于基于域的注释和邻近分析,识别了参与抗病毒系统的蛋白质

Sean R Johnson1, Peter R Weigele1, Alexey Fomenkov1

  • 1New England Biolabs Inc., Ipswich, MA 01938, USA.

Nucleic acids research
|December 10, 2024
PubMed
概括

域名器软件有助于探索细菌防御基因. 它聚合了与CRISPR相关的蛋白质,确定了菌体防御系统,并发现了新的限制酶,推动了生物技术的发展.

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