PURE [Prediction of Unassigned REgions] Server :
PURE - Prediction of Unassigned REgions is a bioinformatics protocol to identify putative domains in the Unassigned Regions[UR]. PURE is now available as a web server. Users can submit the sequence of unassigned regions or linker regions to predict domains encoded in them.
Method:
Protein domains are the structural and functional units of proteins. The ability to parse protein chains into different domains is important for protein classification and for understanding protein structure, function, and evolution. There are several computational methods are available to identify domains in the sequence. Domain finding algorithms often employ stringent thresholds to recognize sequence domains. The realization of additional domains can be tedious involving manual intervention but can lead to better understanding of overall biological function.
In this context, the problem of the identifying new domains in the unassigned regions assumes a crucial importance.
PURE Server is a web server implimentation of the multi-step algorithm based on PURE method for the further examination of unassigned linker regions. Initially submitted sequence undergoes different automated filtering steps like length, coiled coiled, transmembrane and secondary structural content. In the next phase filtered sequences are fed to PSI-BLAST,CD-HIT and hmmpfam. We then integrate all the information and present the user predicted domain in the sequence.
Please click here for details about different input options and usage.
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Contact:
Prof. R. Sowdhamini
(mini@ncbs.res.in)
Dr. Bernard Offman
Chilamakuri Chandra Sekhar Reddy
Khader Shameer
