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Current Bioinformatics

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ISSN (Print): 1574-8936
ISSN (Online): 2212-392X

An Integrated Rule-Set for Protein Localization in Plasmodium falciparum

Author(s): Aditya Rao, Sri Jyothsna Yeleswarapu, Rajgopal Srinivasan and Gopalakrishnan Bulusu

Volume 3, Issue 2, 2008

Page: [66 - 73] Pages: 8

DOI: 10.2174/157489308784340685

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Abstract

Proteins localize to many intracellular and extracellular organelles in the malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Although organellar localization in the parasite has been studied in detail, there is a need for a comprehensive ruleset that captures the different paths and mechanisms used by proteins for localization. This review is an attempt to build such a rule-set through a combination of rules gleaned from literature reports. A prototype localization prediction tool has also been implemented by incorporating certain sequence/composition rules from the rule-set.

Keywords: Plasmodium falciparum, protein localization, integrated rule-set, Targetpf


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