Cuticular Protein Classifier

Classify candidate proteins into cuticular protein families using Cuticulome.org HMM classifier models.

How it works

Classify proteins using Cuticulome.org HMMs

The classifier compares a submitted amino acid sequence against the current Cuticulome.org HMM models and reports the best supported cuticular protein family classification.

More information on Cuticulome.org classifier models

The Cuticulome.org classifier implements HMMs trained from curated seed FASTA datasets assembled from Cuticulome.org protein family annotations and manually reviewed arthropod cuticular protein sequences. Seed FASTA files, model details, cutoff criteria, and more information can be found in the Zenodo archive.

Wardale, A., & Finet, C. (2026). Cuticulome.org HMM classifier models for arthropod cuticular protein family annotation (v1.0.0). Zenodo.

Zenodo model archive