Representation of Protein-Sequence Information by Amino Acid Subalphabets

Authors

  • Claus A. F. Andersen
  • Soren Brunak

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1609/aimag.v25i1.1750

Abstract

Within computational biology, algorithms are constructed with the aim of extracting knowledge from biological data, in particular, data generated by the large genome projects, where gene and protein sequences are produced in high volume. In this article, we explore new ways of representing protein-sequence information, using machine learning strategies, where the primary goal is the discovery of novel powerful representations for use in AI techniques. In the case of proteins and the 20 different amino acids they typically contain, it is also a secondary goal to discover how the current selection of amino acids -- which now are common in proteins -- might have emerged from simpler selections, or alphabets, in use earlier during the evolution of living organisms.

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Published

2004-03-15

How to Cite

Andersen, C. A. F., & Brunak, S. (2004). Representation of Protein-Sequence Information by Amino Acid Subalphabets. AI Magazine, 25(1), 97. https://doi.org/10.1609/aimag.v25i1.1750

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