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ArticleBMC genomics2016

Screening for clusters of charge in human virus proteomes.

Najla Kharrat, Sabrine Belmabrouk, Rania Abdelhedi, Riadh Benmarzoug, Mourad Assidi, Mohammed H Al Qahtani, Ahmed Rebai

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Article in BMC genomics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Najla KharratCentre of Biotechnology of Sfax, Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Screening Processes, Bioinformatics Group, PO. Box:1177, 3018, Sfax, Tunisia. najla.kharrat@cbs.rnrt.tn.
Sabrine BelmabroukCentre of Biotechnology of Sfax, Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Screening Processes, Bioinformatics Group, PO. Box:1177, 3018, Sfax, Tunisia.
Rania AbdelhediCentre of Biotechnology of Sfax, Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Screening Processes, Bioinformatics Group, PO. Box:1177, 3018, Sfax, Tunisia.
Riadh BenmarzougCentre of Biotechnology of Sfax, Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Screening Processes, Bioinformatics Group, PO. Box:1177, 3018, Sfax, Tunisia.
Mourad AssidiCenter of Excellence in Genomic Medicine Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed H Al QahtaniCenter of Excellence in Genomic Medicine Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed RebaiCentre of Biotechnology of Sfax, Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Screening Processes, Bioinformatics Group, PO. Box:1177, 3018, Sfax, Tunisia.
Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax · TNKing Abdulaziz University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe identification of charge clusters (runs of charged residues) in proteins and their mapping within the protein structure sequence is an important step toward a comprehensive analysis of how these particular motifs mediate, via electrostatic interactions, various molecular processes such as protein sorting, translocation, docking, orientation and binding to DNA and to other proteins. Few algorithms that specifically identify these charge clusters have been designed and described in the literature. In this study, 197 distinctive human viral proteomes were screened for the occurrence of charge clusters (CC) using a new computational approach.

resultsThree hundred and seventy three CC have been identified within the 2549 viral protein sequences screened. The number of protein sequences that are CC-free is 2176 (85.3 %) while 150 and 180 proteins contained positive charge (PCC) and negative charge clusters (NCC), respectively. The NCCs (211 detected) were more prevalent than PCC (162). PCC-containing proteins are significantly longer than those having NCCs (p = 2.10

conclusionsScreening distinctive cluster charges in viral proteomes suggested a functional role of these protein regions and might provide potential clues to improve the current understanding of viral diseases in order to tailor better preventive and therapeutic approaches.

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ProteomeProteomicsAmino Acid MotifsAmino AcidsComputational BiologyHumansProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsStatic ElectricityViral ProteinsVirusesAmino AcidsProteomeViral ProteinsCluster chargeHumanProteomesScreeningVirus

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