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Is Protein BLAST a thing of the past?

Authors :
Ali Al-Fatlawi
Martin Menzel
Michael Schroeder
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-3 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2023.

Abstract

Will protein structure search tools like AlphaFold replace protein sequence search with BLAST? We discuss the promises, using structure search for remote homology detection, and why protein BLAST, as the leading sequence search tool, should strive to incorporate structural information

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
14
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.3bb9c4949790443ca56becdf96461b38
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-44082-5