COMA server for protein distant homology search.
CONCLUSIONS
Detection of distant homology is a widely used computational approach for studying protein evolution, structure and function. Here, we report a homology search web server based on sequence profile-profile comparison. The user may perform searches in one of several regularly updated profile databases using either a single sequence or a multiple sequence alignment as an input. The same profile databases can also be downloaded for local use. The capabilities of the server are illustrated with the identification of new members of the highly diverse PD-(D/E)XK nuclease superfamily.


BACKGROUND
http://www.ibt.lt/bioinformatics/coma/
Institute of Biotechnology, Graiciūno 8, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Mindaugas
M
Margelevicius
Mindaugas
M
Laganeckas
Ceslovas
C
Venclovas
D019295:Computational Biology / Q000379:methods*; D020407:Internet; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D020539:Sequence Analysis, Protein / Q000379:methods*
D011506:Proteins