A Protein Interaction Map of Drosophila melanogaster

L Giot, JS Bader, C Brouwer, A Chaudhuri, B Kuang… - science, 2003 - science.org
L Giot, JS Bader, C Brouwer, A Chaudhuri, B Kuang, Y Li, YL Hao, CE Ooi, B Godwin…
science, 2003science.org
Drosophila melanogaster is a proven model system for many aspects of human biology.
Here we present a two-hybrid–based protein-interaction map of the fly proteome. A total of
10,623 predicted transcripts were isolated and screened against standard and normalized
complementary DNA libraries to produce a draft map of 7048 proteins and 20,405
interactions. A computational method of rating two-hybrid interaction confidence was
developed to refine this draft map to a higher confidence map of 4679 proteins and 4780 …
Drosophila melanogaster is a proven model system for many aspects of human biology. Here we present a two-hybrid–based protein-interaction map of the fly proteome. A total of 10,623 predicted transcripts were isolated and screened against standard and normalized complementary DNA libraries to produce a draft map of 7048 proteins and 20,405 interactions. A computational method of rating two-hybrid interaction confidence was developed to refine this draft map to a higher confidence map of 4679 proteins and 4780 interactions. Statistical modeling of the network showed two levels of organization: a short-range organization, presumably corresponding to multiprotein complexes, and a more global organization, presumably corresponding to intercomplex connections. The network recapitulated known pathways, extended pathways, and uncovered previously unknown pathway components. This map serves as a starting point for a systems biology modeling of multicellular organisms, including humans.
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