Protein functional annotation by homology

Methods Mol Biol. 2008:484:465-90. doi: 10.1007/978-1-59745-398-1_28.

Abstract

Genome sequencing projects have resulted in a rapid accumulation of predicted protein sequences. With experimentally verified information on protein function lagging far behind, computational methods are used for functional annotation of proteins. Here we describe a number of protocols for protein sequence and structure analysis that can be used to infer function of uncharacterized proteins. These protocols rely on publicly available computational resources and tools and can be utilized by anyone with an Internet access.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence*
  • Animals
  • Databases, Protein
  • Humans
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Protein Conformation
  • Proteins* / chemistry
  • Proteins* / genetics
  • Proteins* / metabolism
  • Sequence Alignment
  • Sequence Homology, Amino Acid*

Substances

  • Proteins