Identifying the overlapping complexes in protein interaction networks

Author: Li Min   Wang Jianxin   Chen Jianer   Cai Zhao   Chen Gang  

Publisher: Inderscience Publishers

ISSN: 1748-5673

Source: International Journal of Data Mining and Bioinformatics, Vol.4, Iss.1, 2010-01, pp. : 91-108

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Abstract

Identification of protein complexes in large interaction networks is crucial to understanding principles of cellular organisation and predict protein functions. In this paper, a new algorithm of Identifying Protein Complexes based on Maximal Clique Extension (IPC-MCE) is proposed. The maximal clique is considered as the core of the protein complex. Proteins in a complex are classed into core vertices and peripheral vertices. The relation between the core vertices and peripheral vertices is measured by the Interaction Probability. The algorithm IPC-MCE is applied to the protein interaction network of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Many well-known protein complexes are detected.

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