BISC: binary subcomplexes in proteins database.
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SUBMITTER: Juettemann T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3013763 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jan
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BISC: binary subcomplexes in proteins database.
Juettemann Thomas T Gerloff Dietlind L DL
Nucleic acids research 20101116 Database issue
Binary subcomplexes in proteins database (BISC) is a new protein-protein interaction (PPI) database linking up the two communities most active in their characterization: structural biology and functional genomics researchers. The BISC resource offers users (i) a structural perspective and related information about binary subcomplexes (i.e. physical direct interactions between proteins) that are either structurally characterized or modellable entries in the main functional genomics PPI databases ...[more]
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