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Table 1 Summary of property encodings for transcription factors (TFs)

From: Feature-based classification of human transcription factors into hypothetical sub-classes related to regulatory function

Property

Description

Encoding

TF_Class

Encoded 2–3 top levels of five digit code based on TFClass classification; i.e. superclass followed by class (see text)

A 47-dimensional vector where ith position (superclass) and jth position (class) are 1, other positions are 0

PD

TF has a frequent Pfam domain (yes/no)

1/0

DBD

TF has a DNA-binding domain (DBD) (yes/no)

1/0

N_DBD

Number of DBDs (see text)

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PPI

TF has a protein-protein interaction (PPI) (yes/no)

1/0

N_PPI

Number of PPIs (see text)

11/10/00

N_PhS

Number of Phosphorylation sites (see text)

11/10/00

PTM

TF has a post-translational modification (PTM) (yes/no)

1/0

Ind_PTM

TF has a specific PTM (yes/no)

An ordered 6-dimensional vector where position i corresponding to PTM i is 1/0

N_ZFD

Number of the zinc finger domains (see text)

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