GENE IDENTIFICATION - What is the function of your protein?
To learn more about the protein that appears to match with your
unknown,
you can follow links from the NCBI entries. These links include:
GenBank flatfile entry - complete nucleotide sequence of hits
found in the database
E - Gene expression profiles
G - Entrez Gene: Information on gene structure and chromosomal
location
U - Unigene: gene nomenclature
D - sequence definition
It is important to realize that identification of sequences by database
searches do not carry the weight of biochemical experimentation.
Proteins evolve, along with their functions, such as enzymatic
activities.
At the same time, database searches provide a rapid way of identifying
the likely function of a newly-cloned gene, pointing the way to further
research.
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