Reconstruction of human protein interolog network using evolutionary conserved network
2007

Reconstruction of Human Protein Interolog Network Using Evolutionary Conserved Network

Sample size: 90871 publication Evidence: high

Author Information

Author(s): Huang Tao-Wei, Lin Chung-Yen, Kao Cheng-Yan

Primary Institution: National Taiwan University

Hypothesis

Can human protein-protein interactions be accurately predicted using evolutionary conserved networks?

Conclusion

The proposed method predicts human protein-protein interactions more accurately than existing interolog-based methods.

Supporting Evidence

  • The method predicted 90,871 human protein-protein interactions derived from six reference organisms.
  • Evaluation results indicate that the proposed method justifies some confidence in the accuracy of predicted interactions.
  • Comparisons reveal that the proposed method outperforms existing interolog-based methods.

Takeaway

This study helps scientists understand how proteins in humans interact by using data from other organisms, making it easier to predict these interactions.

Methodology

The study developed a scoring method based on conservation scores and other interaction features to predict human protein interactions from data of six eukaryotic organisms.

Potential Biases

The study acknowledges potential biases due to the reliance on high-throughput interaction data, which may contain false positives.

Limitations

The accuracy of predictions is limited by the quality and completeness of reference model organism interaction data sets.

Statistical Information

P-Value

p<0.05

Statistical Significance

p<0.05

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1186/1471-2105-8-152

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