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ArticleCell systems2016

Cross-Disciplinary Network Comparison: Matchmaking Between Hairballs.

Koon-Kiu Yan, Daifeng Wang, Anurag Sethi, Paul Muir, Robert Kitchen, Chao Cheng, Mark Gerstein

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Article in Cell systems, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 authors.

Koon-Kiu YanProgram in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520; Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520.
Daifeng WangProgram in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520; Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520.
Anurag SethiProgram in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520; Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520.
Paul MuirDepartment of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520; Integrated Graduate Program in Physical and Engineering Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520.
Robert KitchenProgram in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520; Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520.
Chao ChengDepartment of Genetics, Dartmouth School of Medicine, Hanover NH 03755.
Mark GersteinProgram in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520; Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520; Department of Computer Science, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520.

Funding

SOC CoreU54DA036134 · NIDA · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI GALAS, DAVID J., GERSTEIN, MARK BENDER · 2013 to 2018
$15.0M
NIDA NIH HHS U54 DA036134
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biological systems are complex. In particular, the interactions between molecular components often form dense networks that, more often than not, are criticized for being inscrutable 'hairballs'. We argue that one way of untangling these hairballs is through cross-disciplinary network comparison-leveraging advances in other disciplines to obtain new biological insights. In some cases, such comparisons enable the direct transfer of mathematical formalism between disciplines, precisely describing the abstract associations between entities and allowing us to apply a variety of sophisticated formalisms to biology. In cases where the detailed structure of the network does not permit the transfer of complete formalisms between disciplines, comparison of mechanistic interactions in systems for which we have significant day-to-day experience can provide analogies for interpreting relatively more abstruse biological networks. Here, we illustrate how these comparisons benefit the field with a few specific examples related to network growth, organizational hierarchies, and the evolution of adaptive systems.

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PMID27047991
PMCPMC4817108

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