Protein interactions in human genetic diseases

Genome Biol. 2008 Jan 16;9(1):R9. doi: 10.1186/gb-2008-9-1-r9.

Abstract

We present a novel method that combines protein structure information with protein interaction data to identify residues that form part of an interaction interface. Our prediction method can retrieve interaction hotspots with an accuracy of 60% (at a 20% false positive rate). The method was applied to all mutations in the Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) database, predicting 1,428 mutations to be related to an interaction defect. Combining predicted and hand-curated sets, we discuss how mutations affect protein interactions in general.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Databases, Genetic
  • Databases, Protein
  • Genetic Diseases, Inborn / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Methods
  • Mutation*
  • Protein Binding / genetics
  • Proteins / genetics*
  • Proteins / metabolism

Substances

  • Proteins