MITOPRED: a web server for the prediction of mitochondrial proteins

Nucleic Acids Res. 2004 Jul 1;32(Web Server issue):W372-4. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkh374.

Abstract

MITOPRED web server enables prediction of nucleus-encoded mitochondrial proteins in all eukaryotic species. Predictions are made using a new algorithm based primarily on Pfam domain occurrence patterns in mitochondrial and non-mitochondrial locations. Pre-calculated predictions are instantly accessible for proteomes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Caenorhabditis elegans, Drosophila, Homo sapiens, Mus musculus and Arabidopsis species as well as all the eukaryotic sequences in the Swiss-Prot and TrEMBL databases. Queries, at different confidence levels, can be made through four distinct options: (i) entering Swiss-Prot/TrEMBL accession numbers; (ii) uploading a local file with such accession numbers; (iii) entering protein sequences; (iv) uploading a local file containing protein sequences in FASTA format. Automated updates are scheduled for the pre-calculated prediction database so as to provide access to the most current data. The server, its documentation and the data are available from http://mitopred.sdsc.edu.

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Animals
  • Cell Nucleus / genetics
  • Databases, Protein
  • Genome
  • Humans
  • Internet
  • Mitochondrial Proteins / chemistry*
  • Mitochondrial Proteins / genetics
  • Protein Structure, Tertiary
  • Sequence Analysis, Protein
  • Software Design
  • Software*

Substances

  • Mitochondrial Proteins