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Structural Bioinformatics Methods for Identification of Protein Function and Interactions

Olga Kalinina
Max-Planck-Institut für Informatik - D3
Joint MPI-INF/MPI-SWS Lecture Series
AG 1, AG 2, AG 3, AG 4, AG 5, SWS, RG1, MMCI  
MPI Audience
English

Date, Time and Location

Wednesday, 4 July 2012
12:15
60 Minutes
E1 3 - Hörsaal Gebäude
HS 002
Saarbrücken

Abstract

Past decade has witnessed a shift of focus in bioinformatics studies. From being theory-driven

and rooted in biophysics and information theory, they largely became data-driven. The amount
of data on protein sequence and structure grows exponentially, with the experimental validation
of protein function lagging behind, the gap growing. So, on the one hand, computational functional
characterization of genomes has become an integral part of molecular biology routine, and on the
other hand, analysis of the wealth of data using bioinformatics allows for novel insights into Nature
without costly experiments. We will discuss several approaches aimed at prediction of protein
function, i.e. its molecular role in the cell, and interactions with other proteins, small molecules and
nucleic acids.

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Jennifer Müller
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Jennifer Müller, 03/27/2012 11:09 -- Created document.