Title
Flux-based vs. topology-based similarity of metabolic genes
Abstract
We present an effectively computable measure of functional gene similarity that is based on metabolic gene activity across a variety of growth media. We applied this measure to 750 genes comprising the metabolic network of the budding yeast. Comparing the in silico computed functional similarities to those obtained by using experimental expression data, we show that our computational method captures similarities beyond those that are obtained by the topological analysis of metabolic networks, thus revealing—at least in part—dynamic characteristics of gene function. We also suggest that network centrality partially explains functional centrality (i.e. the number of functionally highly similar genes) by reporting a significant correlation between the two. Finally, we find that functional similarities between topologically distant genes occur between genes with different GO annotations.
Year
DOI
Venue
2006
10.1007/11851561_26
WABI
Keywords
Field
DocType
computable measure,metabolic gene activity,metabolic network,silico computed functional similarity,topology-based similarity,functional centrality,functional gene similarity,gene function,functional similarity,topologically distant gene,similar gene
Topology,Gene,Biology,Metabolic network,Centrality,Correlation,Bioinformatics,In silico,Flux balance analysis
Conference
Volume
ISSN
ISBN
4175
0302-9743
3-540-39583-0
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.53
4
Authors
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Oleg Rokhlenko125017.03
Tomer Shlomi256328.44
Roded Sharan32792186.61
Eytan Ruppin41954173.51
Ron Pinter547852.83