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Immunoinformatics

  • Includes practical techniques for the use of a wide variety of immunoinformatics
  • Provides step-by-step detail essential for reproducible results
  • Contains key notes and implementation advice from the experts

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology (MIMB, volume 1184)

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Table of contents (30 protocols)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
  2. Immunoinformatics: Transition from Basic Biology to Informatics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. A Brief Outline of the Immune System

      • Namrata Tomar, Rajat K. De
      Pages 3-12
    3. Cross Talk Between the Metabolic and Immune Systems

      • Namrata Tomar, Rajat K. De
      Pages 13-21
    4. Immunoinformatics: A Brief Review

      • Namrata Tomar, Rajat K. De
      Pages 23-55
  3. Databases

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 57-57
    2. IMGT/HLA and the Immuno Polymorphism Database

      • James Robinson, Jason A. Halliwell, Steven G. E. Marsh
      Pages 109-121
    3. Databases for T-Cell Epitopes

      • Chun-Wei Tung
      Pages 123-134
    4. Databases for B-Cell Epitopes

      • Juan Liu, Wen Zhang
      Pages 135-148
    5. Antigen–Antibody Interaction Database (AgAbDb): A Compendium of Antigen–Antibody Interactions

      • Urmila Kulkarni-Kale, Snehal Raskar-Renuse, Girija Natekar-Kalantre, Smita A. Saxena
      Pages 149-164
    6. Allergen Databases

      • Gaurab Sircar, Debasree Sarkar, Swati Gupta Bhattacharya, Sudipto Saha
      Pages 165-181
  4. Tools for Prediction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 183-183
    2. Prediction of Conformational B-Cell Epitopes

      • Wen Zhang, Yanqing Niu, Yi Xiong, Meng Ke
      Pages 185-196
    3. Computational Prediction of B Cell Epitopes from Antigen Sequences

      • Jianzhao Gao, Lukasz Kurgan
      Pages 197-215
    4. Mimotope-Based Prediction of B-Cell Epitopes

      • Jian Huang, Bifang He, Peng Zhou
      Pages 237-243
    5. Hybrid Methods for B-Cell Epitope Prediction

      • Salvador Eugenio C. Caoili
      Pages 245-283
    6. Building Classifier Ensembles for B-Cell Epitope Prediction

      • Yasser EL-Manzalawy, Vasant Honavar
      Pages 285-294
    7. Multiplex Peptide-Based B Cell Epitope Mapping

      • Sanne M. M. Hensen, Merel Derksen, Ger J. M. Pruijn
      Pages 295-308

About this book

At the intersection of experimental and computational sciences, the second edition of Immunoinformatics provides biological insights as well as a simpler way to implement approaches and algorithms in the immunoinformatics research domain. After an introductory section, this extensive volume moves on to cover topics such as databases, tools for prediction, systems biology approaches, as well as a variety of immunoinformatics applications. As part of the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series, chapters include the type of detailed information and implementation advice to ensure successful results.

Comprehensive and practical, Immunoinformatics, Second Edition aims at students and researchers from diverse backgrounds and levels interested in working with immunological problems.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India

    Rajat K. De, Namrata Tomar

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Immunoinformatics

  • Editors: Rajat K. De, Namrata Tomar

  • Series Title: Methods in Molecular Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1115-8

  • Publisher: Humana New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Protocols

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-1114-1Published: 22 July 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-4626-6Published: 17 September 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4939-1115-8Published: 21 July 2014

  • Series ISSN: 1064-3745

  • Series E-ISSN: 1940-6029

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 586

  • Number of Illustrations: 26 b/w illustrations, 114 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Immunology

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eBook USD 89.00
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Softcover Book USD 119.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 169.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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