title: A novel tool for the prediction of transmembrane protein topology based on a statistical analysis of the SwissProt database: the OrienTM algorithm.
abstract: OrienTM is a computer software that utilizes an initial definition of transmembrane segments to predict the topology of transmembrane proteins from their sequence. It uses position-specific statistical information for amino acid residues which belong to putative non-transmembrane segments derived from statistical analysis of non-transmembrane regions of membrane proteins stored in the SwissProt database. Its accuracy compares well with that of other popular existing methods. A web-based version of OrienTM is publicly available at the address http://biophysics.biol.uoa.gr/OrienTM.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Biology and Biophysics, Faculty of Biology, University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Athens 157 01, Greece.
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Liakopoulos
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pasquier
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Hamodrakas
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D016208:Databases, Factual; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D011485:Protein Binding
chemical_list: D008565:Membrane Proteins