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ArticlePloS one2019

A new grid- and modularity-based layout algorithm for complex biological networks.

Sheng He, Yi-Jun Liu, Fei-Yue Ye, Ren-Pu Li, Ren-Jun Dai

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Sheng HeSchool of Computer Engineering, Jiangsu University of Technology, Changzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4965-5978
Yi-Jun LiuSchool of Computer Engineering, Jiangsu University of Technology, Changzhou, China.
Fei-Yue YeSchool of Computer Engineering, Jiangsu University of Technology, Changzhou, China.
Ren-Pu LiSchool of Computer Engineering, Jiangsu University of Technology, Changzhou, China.
Ren-Jun DaiSchool of Computer Engineering, Jiangsu University of Technology, Changzhou, China.

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Abstract

The visualization of biological networks is critically important to aid researchers in understanding complex biological systems and arouses interest in designing efficient layout algorithms to draw biological networks according to their topology structures, especially for those networks with potential modules. The algorithms of grid layout series have an advantage in generating compact layouts with overlap-free nodes compared to force-directed; however, extant grid layout algorithms have difficulty in drawing modular networks and often generate layouts of high visual complexity when applied to networks with dense or clustered connectivity structure. To specifically assist the study of modular networks, we propose a grid- and modularity-based layout algorithm (GML) that consists of three stages: network preprocessing, module layout and grid optimization. The algorithm can draw complex biological networks with or without predefined modules based on the grid layout algorithm. It also outperforms other existing grid-based algorithms in the measurement of computation performance, ratio of edge-edge/node-edge crossings, relative edge lengths, and connectivity F-measures. GML helps users to gain insight into the network global characteristics through module layout, as well as to discern network details with grid optimization. GML has been developed as a VisANT plugin (https://hscz.github.io/Biological-Network-Visualization/) and is freely available to the research community.

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AlgorithmsGene Regulatory NetworksMetabolic Networks and PathwaysModels, BiologicalSignal TransductionReproducibility of Results

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PMID31465473
PMCPMC6715240

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