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ArticleBMC bioinformatics2014

Finding gene regulatory network candidates using the gene expression knowledge base.

Aravind Venkatesan, Sushil Tripathi, Alejandro Sanz de Galdeano, Ward Blondé, Astrid Lægreid, Vladimir Mironov, Martin Kuiper

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Article in BMC bioinformatics, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Aravind VenkatesanDepartment of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), N-7491, Trondheim, Norway. aravind.venkatesan@ntnu.no.
Sushil TripathiDepartment of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), N-7489, Trondheim, Norway. sushil.tripathi@ntnu.no.
Alejandro Sanz de GaldeanoEscuela Nacional de Sanidad, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029, Madrid, Spain. asdgvarela@gmail.com.
Ward BlondéDepartment of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), N-7491, Trondheim, Norway. w.blonde@vumc.nl.
Astrid LægreidDepartment of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), N-7489, Trondheim, Norway. astrid.lagreid@ntnu.no.
Vladimir MironovDepartment of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), N-7491, Trondheim, Norway. vladimir.mironov@ntnu.no.
Martin KuiperDepartment of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), N-7491, Trondheim, Norway. martin.kuiper@ntnu.no.
Norwegian University of Science and Technology · NOInstituto de Salud Carlos III · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNetwork-based approaches for the analysis of large-scale genomics data have become well established. Biological networks provide a knowledge scaffold against which the patterns and dynamics of 'omics' data can be interpreted. The background information required for the construction of such networks is often dispersed across a multitude of knowledge bases in a variety of formats. The seamless integration of this information is one of the main challenges in bioinformatics. The Semantic Web offers powerful technologies for the assembly of integrated knowledge bases that are computationally comprehensible, thereby providing a potentially powerful resource for constructing biological networks and network-based analysis.

resultsWe have developed the Gene eXpression Knowledge Base (GeXKB), a semantic web technology based resource that contains integrated knowledge about gene expression regulation. To affirm the utility of GeXKB we demonstrate how this resource can be exploited for the identification of candidate regulatory network proteins. We present four use cases that were designed from a biological perspective in order to find candidate members relevant for the gastrin hormone signaling network model. We show how a combination of specific query definitions and additional selection criteria derived from gene expression data and prior knowledge concerning candidate proteins can be used to retrieve a set of proteins that constitute valid candidates for regulatory network extensions.

conclusionsSemantic web technologies provide the means for processing and integrating various heterogeneous information sources. The GeXKB offers biologists such an integrated knowledge resource, allowing them to address complex biological questions pertaining to gene expression. This work illustrates how GeXKB can be used in combination with gene expression results and literature information to identify new potential candidates that may be considered for extending a gene regulatory network.

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Gene Expression RegulationGene Regulatory NetworksModels, BiologicalSignal TransductionComputational BiologyGene Expression ProfilingGenomicsHumansKnowledge BasesProtein Interaction MapsSemantics

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