Genome evolution reveals biochemical networks and functional modules

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作者
von Mering, C
Zdobnov, EM
Tsoka, S
Ciccarelli, FD
Pereira-Leal, JB
Ouzounis, CA
Bork, P
机构
[1] European Mol Biol Lab, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany
[2] Max Delbruck Ctr Mol Med, D-13012 Berlin, Germany
[3] European Bioinformat Inst, Computat Genom Grp, Cambridge CB10 1SD, England
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10.1073/pnas.2136809100
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The analysis of completely sequenced genomes uncovers an astonishing variability between species in terms of gene content and order. During genome history, the genes are frequently rearranged, duplicated, lost, or transferred horizontally between genomes. These events appear to be stochastic, yet they are under selective constraints resulting from the functional interactions between genes. These genomic constraints form the basis for a variety of techniques that employ systematic genome comparisons to predict functional associations among genes. The most powerful techniques to date are based on conserved gene neighborhood, gene fusion events, and common phylogenetic distributions of gene families. Here we show that these techniques, if integrated quantitatively and applied to a sufficiently large number of genomes, have reached a resolution which allows the characterization of function at a higher level than that of the individual gene: global modularity becomes detectable in a functional protein network. In Escherichia coli, the predicted modules can be bench-marked by comparison to known metabolic pathways. We found as many as 74% of the known metabolic enzymes clustering together in modules, with an average pathway specificity of at least 84%. The modules extend beyond metabolism, and have led to hundreds of reliable functional predictions both at the protein and pathway level. The results indicate that modularity in protein networks is intrinsically encoded in present-day genomes.
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页码:15428 / 15433
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