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Mapping Bacterial Functional Networks and Pathways in Escherichia Coli using Synthetic Genetic Arrays
Published on: November 12, 2012
Regulatory link mapping between organisms.
Rachita Sharma1, Patricia A Evans, Virendrakumar C Bhavsar
1Faculty of Computer Science, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada. rachita.sharma@unb.ca
This study presents a novel method for inferring gene regulatory networks in non-model organisms by mapping known networks from model organisms. The approach successfully predicted and validated regulatory links using bioinformatics tools and gene expression data.
Area of Science:
- Bioinformatics
- Computational Biology
- Systems Biology
Background:
- Gene regulatory network identification is crucial for understanding gene regulation.
- Limited data hinders network inference in non-model organisms.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a method for mapping gene regulatory networks from model to non-model organisms.
- To overcome data limitations in non-model organisms for network inference.
Main Methods:
- Utilized Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST) and InterProScan for transcription factor mapping.
- Employed BLAST, transcription factor binding site motifs, and GALF-P tool for target gene mapping.
- Applied gene expression data and defined rules to validate predicted regulatory links.
Main Results:
- Successfully mapped regulatory network data from *S. cerevisiae* to *A. thaliana*.
- Gene expression data analysis helped identify well-supported predicted regulatory links.
- The combined mapping approach yielded accurate regulatory link predictions.
Conclusions:
- The proposed method effectively infers gene regulatory networks in non-model organisms.
- Over two-thirds of predicted regulatory links were verified using gene expression data, demonstrating high accuracy.

