Predicting essential genes and proteins based on machine learning and network topological features: a comprehensive review

Essential proteins/genes are indispensable to the survival or reproduction of an organism, and the deletion of such essential proteins will result in lethality or infertility. The identification of essential genes is very important not only for understanding the minimal requirements for survival of...

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Main Authors: Xue Zhang, Marcio Luis Acencio, Ney Lemke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2016.00075/full