1X51 , 3N5N
129-525: 4595 70603 ENSG00000132781 ENSMUSG00000028687 Q9UIF7 Q99P21 NM_001293190 NM_001293191 NM_001293192 NM_001293195 NM_001293196 NM_012222 NM_001350650 NM_001350651 NM_001159581 NM_133250 NM_001316747 NP_001280119 NP_001280120 NP_001280121 NP_001280124 NP_001280125 NP_036354 NP_001337579 NP_001337580 NP_001280121.1 NP_001280125.1 NP_001153053 NP_001303676 NP_573513 MUTYH ( mutY DNA glycosylase )
258-584: A promoter sequence. The promoter is recognized and bound by transcription factors that recruit and help RNA polymerase bind to the region to initiate transcription. The recognition typically occurs as a consensus sequence like the TATA box . A gene can have more than one promoter, resulting in messenger RNAs ( mRNA ) that differ in how far they extend in the 5' end. Highly transcribed genes have "strong" promoter sequences that form strong associations with transcription factors, thereby initiating transcription at
387-631: A " start codon ", and three " stop codons " indicate the beginning and end of the protein coding region . There are 64 possible codons (four possible nucleotides at each of three positions, hence 4 possible codons) and only 20 standard amino acids; hence the code is redundant and multiple codons can specify the same amino acid. The correspondence between codons and amino acids is nearly universal among all known living organisms. Protein-protein interaction Protein–protein interactions ( PPIs ) are physical contacts of high specificity established between two or more protein molecules as
516-454: A computational vector space that mimics protein fold space and includes all simultaneously contacted residue sets, which can be used to analyze protein structure-function relation and evolution. Large scale identification of PPIs generated hundreds of thousands of interactions, which were collected together in specialized biological databases that are continuously updated in order to provide complete interactomes . The first of these databases
645-445: A continuous messenger RNA , referred to as a polycistronic mRNA . The term cistron in this context is equivalent to gene. The transcription of an operon's mRNA is often controlled by a repressor that can occur in an active or inactive state depending on the presence of specific metabolites. When active, the repressor binds to a DNA sequence at the beginning of the operon, called the operator region , and represses transcription of
774-495: A double-helix run in opposite directions. Nucleic acid synthesis, including DNA replication and transcription occurs in the 5'→3' direction, because new nucleotides are added via a dehydration reaction that uses the exposed 3' hydroxyl as a nucleophile . The expression of genes encoded in DNA begins by transcribing the gene into RNA , a second type of nucleic acid that is very similar to DNA, but whose monomers contain
903-488: A few genes and are transferable between individuals. For example, the genes for antibiotic resistance are usually encoded on bacterial plasmids and can be passed between individual cells, even those of different species, via horizontal gene transfer . Whereas the chromosomes of prokaryotes are relatively gene-dense, those of eukaryotes often contain regions of DNA that serve no obvious function. Simple single-celled eukaryotes have relatively small amounts of such DNA, whereas
1032-434: A gene - surprisingly, there is no definition that is entirely satisfactory. A gene is a DNA sequence that codes for a diffusible product. This product may be protein (as is the case in the majority of genes) or may be RNA (as is the case of genes that code for tRNA and rRNA). The crucial feature is that the product diffuses away from its site of synthesis to act elsewhere. The important parts of such definitions are: (1) that
1161-652: A gene associated with pilomatricoma, was also investigated. However, no mutations in this gene were found, thereby dismissing it as a possible cause for this case. There is an established correlation between aging and the elevation 8-oxoG concentrations, particularly in organs that exhibit reduced cell proliferation such as the kidneys, liver, brain and lungs. Presence of 8-oxoG also occurs in large concentrations in patients with neurological conditions such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's disease. MUTYH causes immoderate formation of single stranded breaks via base excision repair, under acute oxidative stress conditions. When
1290-443: A gene can be found in the articles Genetics and Gene-centered view of evolution . The molecular gene definition is more commonly used across biochemistry, molecular biology, and most of genetics — the gene that is described in terms of DNA sequence. There are many different definitions of this gene — some of which are misleading or incorrect. Very early work in the field that became molecular genetics suggested
1419-565: A gene corresponds to a transcription unit; (2) that genes produce both mRNA and noncoding RNAs; and (3) regulatory sequences control gene expression but are not part of the gene itself. However, there's one other important part of the definition and it is emphasized in Kostas Kampourakis' book Making Sense of Genes . Therefore in this book I will consider genes as DNA sequences encoding information for functional products, be it proteins or RNA molecules. With 'encoding information', I mean that
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#17330846891171548-410: A gene may be split across chromosomes but those transcripts are concatenated back together into a functional sequence by trans-splicing . It is also possible for overlapping genes to share some of their DNA sequence, either on opposite strands or the same strand (in a different reading frame, or even the same reading frame). In all organisms, two steps are required to read the information encoded in
1677-404: A gene's DNA and produce the protein it specifies. First, the gene's DNA is transcribed to messenger RNA ( mRNA ). Second, that mRNA is translated to protein. RNA-coding genes must still go through the first step, but are not translated into protein. The process of producing a biologically functional molecule of either RNA or protein is called gene expression , and the resulting molecule
1806-411: A gene), DNA is first copied into RNA . RNA can be directly functional or be the intermediate template for the synthesis of a protein. The transmission of genes to an organism's offspring , is the basis of the inheritance of phenotypic traits from one generation to the next. These genes make up different DNA sequences, together called a genotype , that is specific to every given individual, within
1935-565: A gene: that of bacteriophage MS2 coat protein. The subsequent development of chain-termination DNA sequencing in 1977 by Frederick Sanger improved the efficiency of sequencing and turned it into a routine laboratory tool. An automated version of the Sanger method was used in early phases of the Human Genome Project . The theories developed in the early 20th century to integrate Mendelian genetics with Darwinian evolution are called
2064-439: A gene; however, members of a population may have different alleles at the locus, each with a slightly different gene sequence. The majority of eukaryotic genes are stored on a set of large, linear chromosomes. The chromosomes are packed within the nucleus in complex with storage proteins called histones to form a unit called a nucleosome . DNA packaged and condensed in this way is called chromatin . The manner in which DNA
2193-1130: A general mechanism for homo-oligomer (multimer) formation. Hundreds of protein oligomers were identified that assemble in human cells by such an interaction. The most prevalent form of interaction is between the N-terminal regions of the interacting proteins. Dimer formation appears to be able to occur independently of dedicated assembly machines. The intermolecular forces likely responsible for self-recognition and multimer formation were discussed by Jehle. Diverse techniques to identify PPIs have been emerging along with technology progression. These include co-immunoprecipitation, protein microarrays , analytical ultracentrifugation , light scattering , fluorescence spectroscopy , luminescence-based mammalian interactome mapping (LUMIER), resonance-energy transfer systems, mammalian protein–protein interaction trap, electro-switchable biosurfaces , protein–fragment complementation assay , as well as real-time label-free measurements by surface plasmon resonance , and calorimetry . The experimental detection and characterization of PPIs
2322-448: A high rate. Others genes have "weak" promoters that form weak associations with transcription factors and initiate transcription less frequently. Eukaryotic promoter regions are much more complex and difficult to identify than prokaryotic promoters. Additionally, genes can have regulatory regions many kilobases upstream or downstream of the gene that alter expression. These act by binding to transcription factors which then cause
2451-627: A higher than normal false positive rate. An empirical framework must be implemented to control for these false positives. Limitations in lower coverage of membrane proteins have been overcoming by the emergence of yeast two-hybrid variants, such as the membrane yeast two-hybrid (MYTH) and the split-ubiquitin system, which are not limited to interactions that occur in the nucleus; and, the bacterial two-hybrid system, performed in bacteria; Affinity purification coupled to mass spectrometry mostly detects stable interactions and thus better indicates functional in vivo PPIs. This method starts by purification of
2580-504: A manually produced molecular interaction map is the Kurt Kohn's 1999 map of cell cycle control. Drawing on Kohn's map, Schwikowski et al. in 2000 published a paper on PPIs in yeast, linking 1,548 interacting proteins determined by two-hybrid screening. They used a layered graph drawing method to find an initial placement of the nodes and then improved the layout using a force-based algorithm. Bioinformatic tools have been developed to simplify
2709-474: A multitude of methods to detect them. Each of the approaches has its own strengths and weaknesses, especially with regard to the sensitivity and specificity of the method. The most conventional and widely used high-throughput methods are yeast two-hybrid screening and affinity purification coupled to mass spectrometry . This system was firstly described in 1989 by Fields and Song using Saccharomyces cerevisiae as biological model. Yeast two hybrid allows
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#17330846891172838-572: A new expanded definition that includes noncoding genes. However, some modern writers still do not acknowledge noncoding genes although this so-called "new" definition has been recognised for more than half a century. Although some definitions can be more broadly applicable than others, the fundamental complexity of biology means that no definition of a gene can capture all aspects perfectly. Not all genomes are DNA (e.g. RNA viruses ), bacterial operons are multiple protein-coding regions transcribed into single large mRNAs, alternative splicing enables
2967-461: A positive set (known interacting protein pairs) and a negative set (non-interacting protein pairs) is needed for the development of a computational prediction model. Prediction models using machine learning techniques can be broadly classified into two main groups: supervised and unsupervised, based on the labeling of input variables according to the expected outcome. In 2005, integral membrane proteins of Saccharomyces cerevisiae were analyzed using
3096-423: A problem when studying proteins that contain mammalian-specific post-translational modifications. The number of PPIs identified is usually low because of a high false negative rate; and, understates membrane proteins , for example. In initial studies that utilized Y2H, proper controls for false positives (e.g. when DB-X activates the reporter gene without the presence of AD-Y) were frequently not done, leading to
3225-400: A process known as RNA splicing . Finally, the ends of gene transcripts are defined by cleavage and polyadenylation (CPA) sites , where newly produced pre-mRNA gets cleaved and a string of ~200 adenosine monophosphates is added at the 3' end. The poly(A) tail protects mature mRNA from degradation and has other functions, affecting translation, localization, and transport of the transcript from
3354-419: A protein-coding gene consists of many elements of which the actual protein coding sequence is often only a small part. These include introns and untranslated regions of the mature mRNA. Noncoding genes can also contain introns that are removed during processing to produce the mature functional RNA. All genes are associated with regulatory sequences that are required for their expression. First, genes require
3483-553: A result of biochemical events steered by interactions that include electrostatic forces , hydrogen bonding and the hydrophobic effect . Many are physical contacts with molecular associations between chains that occur in a cell or in a living organism in a specific biomolecular context. Proteins rarely act alone as their functions tend to be regulated. Many molecular processes within a cell are carried out by molecular machines that are built from numerous protein components organized by their PPIs. These physiological interactions make up
3612-736: A set of proteins that are highly connected to each other in PPI network. It is almost similar problem as community detection in social networks . There are some methods such as Jactive modules and MoBaS. Jactive modules integrate PPI network and gene expression data where as MoBaS integrate PPI network and Genome Wide association Studies . protein–protein relationships are often the result of multiple types of interactions or are deduced from different approaches, including co-localization, direct interaction, suppressive genetic interaction, additive genetic interaction, physical association, and other associations. Protein–protein interactions often result in one of
3741-412: A single genomic region to encode multiple district products and trans-splicing concatenates mRNAs from shorter coding sequence across the genome. Since molecular definitions exclude elements such as introns, promotors, and other regulatory regions , these are instead thought of as "associated" with the gene and affect its function. An even broader operational definition is sometimes used to encompass
3870-494: A single protein in another genome. Therefore, we can predict if two proteins may be interacting by determining if they each have non-overlapping sequence similarity to a region of a single protein sequence in another genome. The Conserved Neighborhood method is based on the hypothesis that if genes encoding two proteins are neighbors on a chromosome in many genomes, then they are likely functionally related (and possibly physically interacting). The Phylogenetic Profile method
3999-472: A strict definition of the word "gene" with which nearly every expert can agree. First, in order for a nucleotide sequence to be considered a true gene, an open reading frame (ORF) must be present. The ORF can be thought of as the "gene itself"; it begins with a starting mark common for every gene and ends with one of three possible finish line signals. One of the key enzymes in this process, the RNA polymerase, zips along
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4128-526: A supervised technique, was found to be the most-effective machine learning method for protein interaction prediction. Such methods have been applied for discovering protein interactions on human interactome, specifically the interactome of Membrane proteins and the interactome of Schizophrenia-associated proteins. As of 2020, a model using residue cluster classes (RCCs), constructed from the 3DID and Negatome databases, resulted in 96-99% correctly classified instances of protein–protein interactions. RCCs are
4257-409: A true gene, by this definition, one has to prove that the transcript has a biological function. Early speculations on the size of a typical gene were based on high-resolution genetic mapping and on the size of proteins and RNA molecules. A length of 1500 base pairs seemed reasonable at the time (1965). This was based on the idea that the gene was the DNA that was directly responsible for production of
4386-482: A tyrosine residue into a phenylalanine, have shown that water mediated interactions can contribute to the energy of interaction. Thus, water molecules may facilitate the interactions and cross-recognitions between proteins. The molecular structures of many protein complexes have been unlocked by the technique of X-ray crystallography . The first structure to be solved by this method was that of sperm whale myoglobin by Sir John Cowdery Kendrew . In this technique
4515-415: A variety of organisms including the fungi Neurospora crassa , Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Schizosaccharomyces pombe ; the bacterium Salmonella typhimurium ; the virus bacteriophage T4 , an RNA virus and humans. In such studies, numerous mutations defective in the same gene were often isolated and mapped in a linear order on the basis of recombination frequencies to form a genetic map of
4644-399: Is a human gene that encodes a DNA glycosylase , MUTYH glycosylase. It is involved in oxidative DNA damage repair and is part of the base excision repair pathway. The enzyme excises adenine bases from the DNA backbone at sites where adenine is inappropriately paired with guanine , cytosine , or 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine, a common form of oxidative DNA damage. The protein is localized to
4773-613: Is approximately 7.1kb. The presence of disulfide crosslinking gives rise to a complex crystal structure of the MUTY-DNA. The protein structure of the MUTYH gene has its N-terminal on the 5' and the C-terminal on the 3'. Within the N-terminal, there is a helix-hairpin-helix and pseudo helix-hairpin-helix in addition to an iron cluster motif. Repair of oxidative DNA damage is the result of a collaborative effort of MUTYH, OGG1 , and MTH1 . MUTYH acts on
4902-418: Is based on the hypothesis that if two or more proteins are concurrently present or absent across several genomes, then they are likely functionally related. Therefore, potentially interacting proteins can be identified by determining the presence or absence of genes across many genomes and selecting those genes which are always present or absent together. Publicly available information from biomedical documents
5031-450: Is based on the study of magnetic properties of atomic nuclei, thus determining physical and chemical properties of the correspondent atoms or the molecules. Nuclear magnetic resonance is advantageous for characterizing weak PPIs. Some proteins have specific structural domains or sequence motifs that provide binding to other proteins. Here are some examples of such domains: The study of the molecular structure can give fine details about
5160-456: Is called a gene product . The nucleotide sequence of a gene's DNA specifies the amino acid sequence of a protein through the genetic code . Sets of three nucleotides, known as codons , each correspond to a specific amino acid. The principle that three sequential bases of DNA code for each amino acid was demonstrated in 1961 using frameshift mutations in the rIIB gene of bacteriophage T4 (see Crick, Brenner et al. experiment ). Additionally,
5289-818: Is extracted. There are also studies using phylogenetic profiling , basing their functionalities on the theory that proteins involved in common pathways co-evolve in a correlated fashion across species. Some more complex text mining methodologies use advanced Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques and build knowledge networks (for example, considering gene names as nodes and verbs as edges). Other developments involve kernel methods to predict protein interactions. Many computational methods have been suggested and reviewed for predicting protein–protein interactions. Prediction approaches can be grouped into categories based on predictive evidence: protein sequence, comparative genomics , protein domains, protein tertiary structure, and interaction network topology. The construction of
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5418-516: Is guided by the establishment of non-covalent interactions in the quaternary structure of the protein. Disruption of homo-oligomers in order to return to the initial individual monomers often requires denaturation of the complex. Several enzymes , carrier proteins , scaffolding proteins, and transcriptional regulatory factors carry out their functions as homo-oligomers. Distinct protein subunits interact in hetero-oligomers, which are essential to control several cellular functions. The importance of
5547-535: Is important to note that some of the interactions in the STRING database are only predicted by computational methods such as Genomic Context and not experimentally verified. Information found in PPIs databases supports the construction of interaction networks. Although the PPI network of a given query protein can be represented in textbooks, diagrams of whole cell PPIs are frankly complex and difficult to generate. One example of
5676-463: Is labor-intensive and time-consuming. However, many PPIs can be also predicted computationally, usually using experimental data as a starting point. However, methods have also been developed that allow the prediction of PPI de novo, that is without prior evidence for these interactions. The Rosetta Stone or Domain Fusion method is based on the hypothesis that interacting proteins are sometimes fused into
5805-400: Is nearly the same for all known organisms. The total complement of genes in an organism or cell is known as its genome , which may be stored on one or more chromosomes . A chromosome consists of a single, very long DNA helix on which thousands of genes are encoded. The region of the chromosome at which a particular gene is located is called its locus . Each locus contains one allele of
5934-416: Is necessary to form the phosphodiester bonds of DNA. The purpose of PARP1 and XRCC1 in the single strand break repair pathway, is to stabilize the strands of DNA while they undergo repair, synthesis, gap-filling and ligation. PARP1 acts as a recruit agent for XRCC1. The nick sealing of the strands is accomplished by the formation of LIG1 (DNA ligase 1) and/or LIG3/ XRCCI complex that attach to processed end of
6063-400: Is one where the interaction results in one of the proteins being activated. Conversely, a negative interaction indicates that one of the proteins being inactivated. Protein–protein interaction networks are often constructed as a result of lab experiments such as yeast two-hybrid screens or 'affinity purification and subsequent mass spectrometry techniques. However these methods do not provide
6192-964: Is readily accessible through the internet and is becoming a powerful resource for collecting known protein–protein interactions (PPIs), PPI prediction and protein docking. Text mining is much less costly and time-consuming compared to other high-throughput techniques. Currently, text mining methods generally detect binary relations between interacting proteins from individual sentences using rule/pattern-based information extraction and machine learning approaches. A wide variety of text mining applications for PPI extraction and/or prediction are available for public use, as well as repositories which often store manually validated and/or computationally predicted PPIs. Text mining can be implemented in two stages: information retrieval , where texts containing names of either or both interacting proteins are retrieved and information extraction, where targeted information (interacting proteins, implicated residues, interaction types, etc.)
6321-465: Is referred to as a multimer. When a multimer is formed from polypeptides produced by two different mutant alleles of a particular gene, the mixed multimer may exhibit greater functional activity than the unmixed multimers formed by each of the mutants alone. In such a case, the phenomenon is referred to as intragenic complementation (also called inter-allelic complementation). Intragenic complementation has been demonstrated in many different genes in
6450-403: Is still part of the definition of a gene in most textbooks. For example, The primary function of the genome is to produce RNA molecules. Selected portions of the DNA nucleotide sequence are copied into a corresponding RNA nucleotide sequence, which either encodes a protein (if it is an mRNA) or forms a 'structural' RNA, such as a transfer RNA (tRNA) or ribosomal RNA (rRNA) molecule. Each region of
6579-399: Is stored on the histones, as well as chemical modifications of the histone itself, regulate whether a particular region of DNA is accessible for gene expression . In addition to genes, eukaryotic chromosomes contain sequences involved in ensuring that the DNA is copied without degradation of end regions and sorted into daughter cells during cell division: replication origins , telomeres , and
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#17330846891176708-511: The aging process. The centromere is required for binding spindle fibres to separate sister chromatids into daughter cells during cell division . Prokaryotes ( bacteria and archaea ) typically store their genomes on a single, large, circular chromosome . Similarly, some eukaryotic organelles contain a remnant circular chromosome with a small number of genes. Prokaryotes sometimes supplement their chromosome with additional small circles of DNA called plasmids , which usually encode only
6837-401: The central dogma of molecular biology , which states that proteins are translated from RNA , which is transcribed from DNA . This dogma has since been shown to have exceptions, such as reverse transcription in retroviruses . The modern study of genetics at the level of DNA is known as molecular genetics . In 1972, Walter Fiers and his team were the first to determine the sequence of
6966-419: The centromere . Replication origins are the sequence regions where DNA replication is initiated to make two copies of the chromosome. Telomeres are long stretches of repetitive sequences that cap the ends of the linear chromosomes and prevent degradation of coding and regulatory regions during DNA replication . The length of the telomeres decreases each time the genome is replicated and has been implicated in
7095-444: The gene pool of the population of a given species . The genotype, along with environmental and developmental factors, ultimately determines the phenotype of the individual. Most biological traits occur under the combined influence of polygenes (a set of different genes) and gene–environment interactions . Some genetic traits are instantly visible, such as eye color or the number of limbs, others are not, such as blood type ,
7224-549: The modern synthesis , a term introduced by Julian Huxley . This view of evolution was emphasized by George C. Williams ' gene-centric view of evolution . He proposed that the Mendelian gene is a unit of natural selection with the definition: "that which segregates and recombines with appreciable frequency." Related ideas emphasizing the centrality of Mendelian genes and the importance of natural selection in evolution were popularized by Richard Dawkins . The development of
7353-475: The neutral theory of evolution in the late 1960s led to the recognition that random genetic drift is a major player in evolution and that neutral theory should be the null hypothesis of molecular evolution. This led to the construction of phylogenetic trees and the development of the molecular clock , which is the basis of all dating techniques using DNA sequences. These techniques are not confined to molecular gene sequences but can be used on all DNA segments in
7482-750: The operon ; when the repressor is inactive transcription of the operon can occur (see e.g. Lac operon ). The products of operon genes typically have related functions and are involved in the same regulatory network . Though many genes have simple structures, as with much of biology, others can be quite complex or represent unusual edge-cases. Eukaryotic genes often have introns that are much larger than their exons, and those introns can even have other genes nested inside them . Associated enhancers may be many kilobase away, or even on entirely different chromosomes operating via physical contact between two chromosomes. A single gene can encode multiple different functional products by alternative splicing , and conversely
7611-554: The 8-oxoguanine species accumulate and increase in concentration in the neurons, MUTYH responds by triggering their degeneration. Gene In biology , the word gene has two meanings. The Mendelian gene is a basic unit of heredity . The molecular gene is a sequence of nucleotides in DNA that is transcribed to produce a functional RNA . There are two types of molecular genes: protein-coding genes and non-coding genes. During gene expression (the synthesis of RNA or protein from
7740-404: The DNA helix that produces a functional RNA molecule constitutes a gene. We define a gene as a DNA sequence that is transcribed. This definition includes genes that do not encode proteins (not all transcripts are messenger RNA). The definition normally excludes regions of the genome that control transcription but are not themselves transcribed. We will encounter some exceptions to our definition of
7869-450: The DNA sequence is used as a template for the production of an RNA molecule or a protein that performs some function. The emphasis on function is essential because there are stretches of DNA that produce non-functional transcripts and they do not qualify as genes. These include obvious examples such as transcribed pseudogenes as well as less obvious examples such as junk RNA produced as noise due to transcription errors. In order to qualify as
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#17330846891177998-427: The DNA strand. Both the polymerases repair the DNA by employing the strand displacement synthesis mechanism. This mechanism occurs downstream a DNA strand and the 5' is transformed into a "flap intermediate" causing it to be "displaced". FEN1 ( flap structure-specific endonuclease 1 ), a nuclease, removes the displaced strand and this results in a ligatable strand of DNA.Long patch repair, like short patch repair, includes
8127-766: The DNA to loop so that the regulatory sequence (and bound transcription factor) become close to the RNA polymerase binding site. For example, enhancers increase transcription by binding an activator protein which then helps to recruit the RNA polymerase to the promoter; conversely silencers bind repressor proteins and make the DNA less available for RNA polymerase. The mature messenger RNA produced from protein-coding genes contains untranslated regions at both ends which contain binding sites for ribosomes , RNA-binding proteins , miRNA , as well as terminator , and start and stop codons . In addition, most eukaryotic open reading frames contain untranslated introns , which are removed and exons , which are connected together in
8256-529: The Gal4 DNA-binding domain (DB) and a second protein (Y) is fused to the Gal4 activation domain (AD). In the assay, yeast cells are transformed with these constructs. Transcription of reporter genes does not occur unless bait (DB-X) and prey (AD-Y) interact with each other and form a functional Gal4 transcription factor. Thus, the interaction between proteins can be inferred by the presence of the products resultant of
8385-401: The MUTYH gene are mutated in individuals who have autosomal recessive familial adenomatous polyposis i.e., the mutations for the MUTYH gene is biallelic. Mutations in this gene affect the ability of cells to correct mistakes made during DNA replication . Most reported mutations in this gene cause production of a nonfunctional or low functioning glycosylase enzyme. When base excision repair in
8514-786: The MUTYH mRNA. c) Ethinylestradiol : When used alone it results in the increased expression of MUTYH mRNA.When treated together with tetrachlorodibenzo p dioxin, there is increased expression of MUTYH mRNA. d) Tamoxifen : affects MUTYH The table of the Gene-phenotype associations summarizes the diseases/conditions that arise from mutations in MUTYH Mutations in the MUTYH gene cause an autosomal recessive disorder similar to familial adenomatous polyposis (also called MUTYH-associated polyposis ). Polyps caused by mutated MUTYH do not appear until adulthood and are less numerous than those found in patients with APC gene mutations. Both copies of
8643-623: The adenine base that is mispaired to 8-oxoG, while OGG1 detects and acts on 8-oxoG , removing it. TP53 transcriptionally regulates MUTYH and may potentially act as a regulator for p53. MUTYH is overexpressed in CD4-T cells, the prostate , the colon, where cells frequently divide, and the rectum. There is evidence of MUTYH expression in kidney, intestinal, nervous system and muscle tissues. MUTYH has been shown to interact with Replication protein A1 , PCNA and APEX1 . MUTYH and OGG1 excision of bases causes
8772-433: The adenines of one strand are paired with the thymines of the other strand, and so on. Due to the chemical composition of the pentose residues of the bases, DNA strands have directionality. One end of a DNA polymer contains an exposed hydroxyl group on the deoxyribose ; this is known as the 3' end of the molecule. The other end contains an exposed phosphate group; this is the 5' end . The two strands of
8901-521: The alleles. There are many different ways to use the term "gene" based on different aspects of their inheritance, selection, biological function, or molecular structure but most of these definitions fall into two categories, the Mendelian gene or the molecular gene. The Mendelian gene is the classical gene of genetics and it refers to any heritable trait. This is the gene described in The Selfish Gene . More thorough discussions of this version of
9030-410: The amino acid glycine with aspartic acid at position 396 (also written as p.Gly396Asp (G396D) or c.1187G>A)). The association of the gene with gastric cancer is somewhat indirect and multifactorial. When a subject is infected with Helicobacter pylori ( H. pylori ), the bacteria cause the formation of free oxygen radicals that are present in the gastric mucosa and this increases the propensity of
9159-447: The angles and intensities of a beam of X-rays diffracted by crystalline atoms are detected in a film, thus producing a three-dimensional picture of the density of electrons within the crystal. Later, nuclear magnetic resonance also started to be applied with the aim of unravelling the molecular structure of protein complexes. One of the first examples was the structure of calmodulin-binding domains bound to calmodulin . This technique
9288-612: The annealing of DNA during replication, it also plays a role as an activator for damage repair on DNA. There is a hypothetical relation between the interaction of Mismatch Repair proteins (MMR) such as MSH 2,3 and 6, MLH1, PMS1 and 2, and MUTYH in which the proposed result of their partnering is to increase susceptibility to cancer. The gene interacts with the following chemicals: a) Carbon tetrachloride : decreased expression of MUTYH mRNA b) Ethanol : When treated together with dronabinol) increased expression of MUTYH mRNA. When used alone, it has conflicting results of decreased and increased
9417-476: The binding efficiency of DNA. Biotinylated plasmid DNA was bound by avidin. New protein was synthesized by using cell-free expression system i.e. rabbit reticulocyte lysate (RRL), and then the new protein was captured through anti-GST antibody bounded on the slide. To test protein–protein interaction, the targeted protein cDNA and query protein cDNA were immobilized in a same coated slide. By using in vitro transcription and translation system, targeted and query protein
9546-400: The binding of the electron transfer protein adrenodoxin to its reductase were identified as two basic Arg residues on the surface of the reductase and two acidic Asp residues on the adrenodoxin. More recent work on the phylogeny of the reductase has shown that these residues involved in protein–protein interactions have been conserved throughout the evolution of this enzyme. The activity of
9675-611: The case of the nuclear pore importins). In many biosynthetic processes enzymes interact with each other to produce small compounds or other macromolecules. Physiology of muscle contraction involves several interactions. Myosin filaments act as molecular motors and by binding to actin enables filament sliding. Furthermore, members of the skeletal muscle lipid droplet-associated proteins family associate with other proteins, as activator of adipose triglyceride lipase and its coactivator comparative gene identification-58, to regulate lipolysis in skeletal muscle To describe
9804-535: The cell is compromised, mutations in other genes build up, leading to cell overgrowth and possibly tumor formation. The two most common mutations in Caucasian Europeans are exchanges of amino acids (the building blocks of proteins) in the enzyme. One mutation replaces the amino acid tyrosine with cysteine at position 179 (also written as p.Tyr179Cys (p.Y179C)) or, when describing the nucleotide change, written as c.536A>G). The other common mutation switches
9933-476: The cell is regulated by extracellular signals. Signal propagation inside and/or along the interior of cells depends on PPIs between the various signaling molecules. The recruitment of signaling pathways through PPIs is called signal transduction and plays a fundamental role in many biological processes and in many diseases including Parkinson's disease and cancer. A protein may be carrying another protein (for example, from cytoplasm to nucleus or vice versa in
10062-419: The combination of weaker bonds, such as hydrogen bonds , ionic interactions, Van der Waals forces , or hydrophobic bonds. Water molecules play a significant role in the interactions between proteins. The crystal structures of complexes, obtained at high resolution from different but homologous proteins, have shown that some interface water molecules are conserved between homologous complexes. The majority of
10191-471: The communication between heterologous proteins is even more evident during cell signaling events and such interactions are only possible due to structural domains within the proteins (as described below). Stable interactions involve proteins that interact for a long time, taking part of permanent complexes as subunits, in order to carry out functional roles. These are usually the case of homo-oligomers (e.g. cytochrome c ), and some hetero-oligomeric proteins, as
10320-402: The complexity of these diverse phenomena, where a gene is defined as a union of genomic sequences encoding a coherent set of potentially overlapping functional products. This definition categorizes genes by their functional products (proteins or RNA) rather than their specific DNA loci, with regulatory elements classified as gene-associated regions. The existence of discrete inheritable units
10449-472: The composition of protein surfaces, rather than the protein cores, in spite of being frequently enriched in hydrophobic residues, particularly in aromatic residues. PPI interfaces are dynamic and frequently planar, although they can be globular and protruding as well. Based on three structures – insulin dimer, trypsin -pancreatic trypsin inhibitor complex, and oxyhaemoglobin – Cyrus Chothia and Joel Janin found that between 1,130 and 1,720 Å of surface area
10578-399: The concept that one gene makes one protein (originally 'one gene - one enzyme'). However, genes that produce repressor RNAs were proposed in the 1950s and by the 1960s, textbooks were using molecular gene definitions that included those that specified functional RNA molecules such as ribosomal RNA and tRNA (noncoding genes) as well as protein-coding genes. This idea of two kinds of genes
10707-670: The conventional complexes, as enzyme-inhibitor and antibody-antigen, interactions can also be established between domain-domain and domain-peptide. Another important distinction to identify protein–protein interactions is the way they have been determined, since there are techniques that measure direct physical interactions between protein pairs, named “binary” methods, while there are other techniques that measure physical interactions among groups of proteins, without pairwise determination of protein partners, named “co-complex” methods. Homo-oligomers are macromolecular complexes constituted by only one type of protein subunit . Protein subunits assembly
10836-465: The corrected strands and reinstate the original conformation of the strand. Long patch repair comes into play when more nucleotides are involved, ranging from 2 to 12. It is hypothesized that Polymerase 𝜹 (POLD) and Polymerase 𝛆 (POLE), assisted by the PCNA ( proliferating cell nuclear antigen ) in conjunction with replication factor C (RFC) that acts as a stabilizer and places newly synthesized nucleotides on
10965-411: The current knowledge on biochemical cascades and molecular etiology of disease, as well as the discovery of putative protein targets of therapeutic interest. In many metabolic reactions, a protein that acts as an electron carrier binds to an enzyme that acts as its reductase . After it receives an electron, it dissociates and then binds to the next enzyme that acts as its oxidase (i.e. an acceptor of
11094-417: The data is that polypeptide monomers are often aligned in the multimer in such a way that mutant polypeptides defective at nearby sites in the genetic map tend to form a mixed multimer that functions poorly, whereas mutant polypeptides defective at distant sites tend to form a mixed multimer that functions more effectively. Direct interaction of two nascent proteins emerging from nearby ribosomes appears to be
11223-434: The difficult task of visualizing molecular interaction networks and complement them with other types of data. For instance, Cytoscape is an open-source software widely used and many plugins are currently available. Pajek software is advantageous for the visualization and analysis of very large networks. Identification of functional modules in PPI networks is an important challenge in bioinformatics. Functional modules means
11352-524: The distinction between a heterozygote and homozygote , and the phenomenon of discontinuous inheritance. Prior to Mendel's work, the dominant theory of heredity was one of blending inheritance , which suggested that each parent contributed fluids to the fertilization process and that the traits of the parents blended and mixed to produce the offspring. Charles Darwin developed a theory of inheritance he termed pangenesis , from Greek pan ("all, whole") and genesis ("birth") / genos ("origin"). Darwin used
11481-410: The early 1950s the prevailing view was that the genes in a chromosome acted like discrete entities arranged like beads on a string. The experiments of Benzer using mutants defective in the rII region of bacteriophage T4 (1955–1959) showed that individual genes have a simple linear structure and are likely to be equivalent to a linear section of DNA. Collectively, this body of research established
11610-412: The electron). These interactions between proteins are dependent on highly specific binding between proteins to ensure efficient electron transfer. Examples: mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation chain system components cytochrome c-reductase / cytochrome c / cytochrome c oxidase; microsomal and mitochondrial P450 systems. In the case of the mitochondrial P450 systems, the specific residues involved in
11739-466: The enzyme AP endonuclease (APEX/APE1) cuts out the mismatched base pairs at the AP site and this causes the evolvement of 5'dRP (5' deoxyribose phosphate), a terminal blocking group, and 3'-OH ( 3' hydroxyl end). POLB is required to remove the 5'dRP, and it does this by enzymatic activity, namely polymerase and dRP lyase. DNA ligase is used to seal the fragments after dRP excision causes the formation of 5'PO4 that
11868-514: The fact that both protein-coding genes and noncoding genes have been known for more than 50 years, there are still a number of textbooks, websites, and scientific publications that define a gene as a DNA sequence that specifies a protein. In other words, the definition is restricted to protein-coding genes. Here is an example from a recent article in American Scientist. ... to truly assess the potential significance of de novo genes, we relied on
11997-417: The fewest total protein interactions recorded as they do not integrate data from multiple other databases, while prediction databases have the most because they include other forms of evidence in addition to experimental. For example, the primary database IntAct has 572,063 interactions, the meta-database APID has 678,000 interactions, and the predictive database STRING has 25,914,693 interactions. However, it
12126-506: The formation of apurinic/ apyrimidinic sites ( AP sites ). These sites are mutagenic in nature and require constant and immediate repair which is achieved by the active involvement of protein complexes that repair the AP site via short and long patch repair pathways. The short patch repair pathway employs POLB ( DNA polymerase beta ), APE1, XRCC1 , PARP1 with the addition of either the LIG1 or LIG3 genes. When an insertion of one nucleotide occurs,
12255-413: The functional product. The discovery of introns in the 1970s meant that many eukaryotic genes were much larger than the size of the functional product would imply. Typical mammalian protein-coding genes, for example, are about 62,000 base pairs in length (transcribed region) and since there are about 20,000 of them they occupy about 35–40% of the mammalian genome (including the human genome). In spite of
12384-400: The gene. Separately, the mutants were tested in pairwise combinations to measure complementation. An analysis of the results from such studies led to the conclusion that intragenic complementation, in general, arises from the interaction of differently defective polypeptide monomers to form a multimer. Genes that encode multimer-forming polypeptides appear to be common. One interpretation of
12513-426: The genes to incur oxidative damage . A study of 95 cases of patients who had sporadic cancers, initiated by the presence of H. pylori, and two of the 95 patients had biallelic mutation of the MUTYH gene. The somatic missense mutations for the first identified cancer occurred at codon 391, in which there was a change in the nucleotide bases from CCG (codon for amino acid proline) to TCG (codon for amino acid serine), while
12642-421: The genome. The vast majority of organisms encode their genes in long strands of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). DNA consists of a chain made from four types of nucleotide subunits, each composed of: a five-carbon sugar ( 2-deoxyribose ), a phosphate group, and one of the four bases adenine , cytosine , guanine , and thymine . Two chains of DNA twist around each other to form a DNA double helix with
12771-421: The genomes of complex multicellular organisms , including humans, contain an absolute majority of DNA without an identified function. This DNA has often been referred to as " junk DNA ". However, more recent analyses suggest that, although protein-coding DNA makes up barely 2% of the human genome , about 80% of the bases in the genome may be expressed, so the term "junk DNA" may be a misnomer. The structure of
12900-400: The identification of pairwise PPIs (binary method) in vivo , in which the two proteins are tested for biophysically direct interaction. The Y2H is based on the functional reconstitution of the yeast transcription factor Gal4 and subsequent activation of a selective reporter such as His3. To test two proteins for interaction, two protein expression constructs are made: one protein (X) is fused to
13029-771: The integration of primary databases information, but can also collect some original data. Prediction databases include many PPIs that are predicted using several techniques (main article). Examples: Human Protein–Protein Interaction Prediction Database (PIPs), Interlogous Interaction Database (I2D), Known and Predicted Protein–Protein Interactions (STRING-db) , and Unified Human Interactive (UniHI). The aforementioned computational methods all depend on source databases whose data can be extrapolated to predict novel protein–protein interactions . Coverage differs greatly between databases. In general, primary databases have
13158-417: The interacting proteins either being 'activated' or 'repressed'. Such effects can be indicated in a PPI network by "signs" (e.g. "activation" or "inhibition"). Although such attributes have been added to networks for a long time, Vinayagam et al. (2014) coined the term Signed network for them. Signed networks are often expressed by labeling the interaction as either positive or negative. A positive interaction
13287-502: The interface that enables the interaction between proteins. When characterizing PPI interfaces it is important to take into account the type of complex. Parameters evaluated include size (measured in absolute dimensions Å or in solvent-accessible surface area (SASA) ), shape, complementarity between surfaces, residue interface propensities, hydrophobicity, segmentation and secondary structure, and conformational changes on complex formation. The great majority of PPI interfaces reflects
13416-432: The interface water molecules make hydrogen bonds with both partners of each complex. Some interface amino acid residues or atomic groups of one protein partner engage in both direct and water mediated interactions with the other protein partner. Doubly indirect interactions, mediated by two water molecules, are more numerous in the homologous complexes of low affinity. Carefully conducted mutagenesis experiments, e.g. changing
13545-561: The mating-based ubiquitin system (mbSUS). The system detects membrane proteins interactions with extracellular signaling proteins Of the 705 integral membrane proteins 1,985 different interactions were traced that involved 536 proteins. To sort and classify interactions a support vector machine was used to define high medium and low confidence interactions. The split-ubiquitin membrane yeast two-hybrid system uses transcriptional reporters to identify yeast transformants that encode pairs of interacting proteins. In 2006, random forest , an example of
13674-419: The nucleus and mitochondria. Mutations in this gene result in heritable predisposition to colon and stomach cancer. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. MUTYH has its locus on the short (p) arm of chromosome 1 (1p34.1), from base pair 45,464,007 to base pair 45,475,152 (45,794,835–45,806,142). The gene is composed of 16 exons and has a size of 546 amino acids and
13803-413: The nucleus. Splicing, followed by CPA, generate the final mature mRNA , which encodes the protein or RNA product. Many noncoding genes in eukaryotes have different transcription termination mechanisms and they do not have poly(A) tails. Many prokaryotic genes are organized into operons , with multiple protein-coding sequences that are transcribed as a unit. The genes in an operon are transcribed as
13932-400: The offspring of consanguineous parents. The siblings had a 2 base pair homozygous insertion on the MUTYH gene ( exon 13). Consequently, a frameshift occurred due to the insertion and a premature stop codon was read at 438 on the gene. Pilomatricoma was the phenotypic manifestation of this mutation. One of the siblings was also found to have rectal adenocarcinoma. It is worthy to note that CTNNB1,
14061-431: The phosphate–sugar backbone spiralling around the outside, and the bases pointing inward with adenine base pairing to thymine and guanine to cytosine. The specificity of base pairing occurs because adenine and thymine align to form two hydrogen bonds , whereas cytosine and guanine form three hydrogen bonds. The two strands in a double helix must, therefore, be complementary , with their sequence of bases matching such that
14190-493: The receptor-ligand binding. Interactions between intrinsically disordered protein regions to globular protein domains (i.e. MoRFs ) are transient interactions. Covalent interactions are those with the strongest association and are formed by disulphide bonds or electron sharing . While rare, these interactions are determinant in some posttranslational modifications , as ubiquitination and SUMOylation . Non-covalent bonds are usually established during transient interactions by
14319-461: The reporter gene expression. In cases in which the reporter gene expresses enzymes that allow the yeast to synthesize essential amino acids or nucleotides, yeast growth under selective media conditions indicates that the two proteins tested are interacting. Recently, software to detect and prioritize protein interactions was published. Despite its usefulness, the yeast two-hybrid system has limitations. It uses yeast as main host system, which can be
14448-431: The risk for specific diseases, or the thousands of basic biochemical processes that constitute life . A gene can acquire mutations in its sequence , leading to different variants, known as alleles , in the population . These alleles encode slightly different versions of a gene, which may cause different phenotypical traits. Genes evolve due to natural selection or survival of the fittest and genetic drift of
14577-452: The second cancer had a nucleotide base change at codon 400 from CAG (codon for amino acid glutamine) to GGG (codon for amino acid arginine). The mutations were found to be highly conserved in the Nudix hydrolase domain of MUTYH. These amino acid mutations provide the basis for the somatic mutations in the gastric system. Pilomatricoma has been noted in a case that concerned two siblings who were
14706-509: The so-called interactomics of the organism, while aberrant PPIs are the basis of multiple aggregation-related diseases, such as Creutzfeldt–Jakob and Alzheimer's diseases . PPIs have been studied with many methods and from different perspectives: biochemistry , quantum chemistry , molecular dynamics , signal transduction , among others. All this information enables the creation of large protein interaction networks – similar to metabolic or genetic/epigenetic networks – that empower
14835-467: The strand of DNA like a train on a monorail, transcribing it into its messenger RNA form. This point brings us to our second important criterion: A true gene is one that is both transcribed and translated. That is, a true gene is first used as a template to make transient messenger RNA, which is then translated into a protein. This restricted definition is so common that it has spawned many recent articles that criticize this "standard definition" and call for
14964-621: The subunits of ATPase . On the other hand, a protein may interact briefly and in a reversible manner with other proteins in only certain cellular contexts – cell type , cell cycle stage , external factors, presence of other binding proteins, etc. – as it happens with most of the proteins involved in biochemical cascades . These are called transient interactions. For example, some G protein–coupled receptors only transiently bind to G i/o proteins when they are activated by extracellular ligands, while some G q -coupled receptors, such as muscarinic receptor M3, pre-couple with G q proteins prior to
15093-461: The sugar ribose rather than deoxyribose . RNA also contains the base uracil in place of thymine . RNA molecules are less stable than DNA and are typically single-stranded. Genes that encode proteins are composed of a series of three- nucleotide sequences called codons , which serve as the "words" in the genetic "language". The genetic code specifies the correspondence during protein translation between codons and amino acids . The genetic code
15222-621: The tagged protein, which is expressed in the cell usually at in vivo concentrations, and its interacting proteins (affinity purification). One of the most advantageous and widely used methods to purify proteins with very low contaminating background is the tandem affinity purification , developed by Bertrand Seraphin and Matthias Mann and respective colleagues. PPIs can then be quantitatively and qualitatively analysed by mass spectrometry using different methods: chemical incorporation, biological or metabolic incorporation (SILAC), and label-free methods. Furthermore, network theory has been used to study
15351-805: The term gemmule to describe hypothetical particles that would mix during reproduction. Mendel's work went largely unnoticed after its first publication in 1866, but was rediscovered in the late 19th century by Hugo de Vries , Carl Correns , and Erich von Tschermak , who (claimed to have) reached similar conclusions in their own research. Specifically, in 1889, Hugo de Vries published his book Intracellular Pangenesis , in which he postulated that different characters have individual hereditary carriers and that inheritance of specific traits in organisms comes in particles. De Vries called these units "pangenes" ( Pangens in German), after Darwin's 1868 pangenesis theory. Twenty years later, in 1909, Wilhelm Johannsen introduced
15480-436: The term gene , he explained his results in terms of discrete inherited units that give rise to observable physical characteristics. This description prefigured Wilhelm Johannsen 's distinction between genotype (the genetic material of an organism) and phenotype (the observable traits of that organism). Mendel was also the first to demonstrate independent assortment , the distinction between dominant and recessive traits,
15609-412: The term "gene" (inspired by the ancient Greek : γόνος, gonos , meaning offspring and procreation) and, in 1906, William Bateson , that of " genetics " while Eduard Strasburger , among others, still used the term "pangene" for the fundamental physical and functional unit of heredity. Advances in understanding genes and inheritance continued throughout the 20th century. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
15738-452: The types of protein–protein interactions (PPIs) it is important to consider that proteins can interact in a "transient" way (to produce some specific effect in a short time, like signal transduction) or to interact with other proteins in a "stable" way to form complexes that become molecular machines within the living systems. A protein complex assembly can result in the formation of homo-oligomeric or hetero-oligomeric complexes . In addition to
15867-442: The use of APE1 and PARP1 and LIG1. The repair pathway is partially determined by the amount of ATP present after the removal of the deoxyribose phosphate end. The long patch repair pathway is preferred under conditions of low ATP concentration while the short repair pathway is preferred under high concentrations of ATP. Other notable interactions include MUTYH and Replication protein A is a single strand binding protein that prevents
15996-439: The whole set of identified protein–protein interactions in cells. This system was first developed by LaBaer and colleagues in 2004 by using in vitro transcription and translation system. They use DNA template encoding the gene of interest fused with GST protein, and it was immobilized in the solid surface. Anti-GST antibody and biotinylated plasmid DNA were bounded in aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES)-coated slide. BSA can improve
16125-446: Was first suggested by Gregor Mendel (1822–1884). From 1857 to 1864, in Brno , Austrian Empire (today's Czech Republic), he studied inheritance patterns in 8000 common edible pea plants , tracking distinct traits from parent to offspring. He described these mathematically as 2 combinations where n is the number of differing characteristics in the original peas. Although he did not use
16254-453: Was removed from contact with water indicating that hydrophobicity is a major factor of stabilization of PPIs. Later studies refined the buried surface area of the majority of interactions to 1,600±350 Å . However, much larger interaction interfaces were also observed and were associated with significant changes in conformation of one of the interaction partners. PPIs interfaces exhibit both shape and electrostatic complementarity. There are
16383-430: Was shown to be the molecular repository of genetic information by experiments in the 1940s to 1950s. The structure of DNA was studied by Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins using X-ray crystallography , which led James D. Watson and Francis Crick to publish a model of the double-stranded DNA molecule whose paired nucleotide bases indicated a compelling hypothesis for the mechanism of genetic replication. In
16512-410: Was synthesized by the same extract. The targeted protein was bound to array by antibody coated in the slide and query protein was used to probe the array. The query protein was tagged with hemagglutinin (HA) epitope. Thus, the interaction between the two proteins was visualized with the antibody against HA. When multiple copies of a polypeptide encoded by a gene form a complex, this protein structure
16641-846: Was the Database of Interacting Proteins (DIP) . Primary databases collect information about published PPIs proven to exist via small-scale or large-scale experimental methods. Examples: DIP , Biomolecular Interaction Network Database (BIND), Biological General Repository for Interaction Datasets ( BioGRID ), Human Protein Reference Database (HPRD), IntAct Molecular Interaction Database, Molecular Interactions Database (MINT), MIPS Protein Interaction Resource on Yeast (MIPS-MPact), and MIPS Mammalian Protein–Protein Interaction Database (MIPS-MPPI).< Meta-databases normally result from
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