Protein-protein interaction networks: how can a hub protein bind so many different partners?

被引:105
作者
Tsai, Chung-Jung [1 ]
Ma, Buyong [1 ]
Nussinov, Ruth [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] NCI, Ctr Canc Res Nanobiol Program, SAIC Frederick Inc, Frederick, MD 21702 USA
[2] Tel Aviv Univ, Sackler Sch Med, Dept Human Genet & Mol Med, Sackler Inst Mol Med, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词
ALTERNATIVE TRANSLATION INITIATION; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY APPROACH; SACCHAROMYCES-CEREVISIAE; FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY; INTRINSIC DISORDER; HUMAN GENOME; CELL-CYCLE; RECOGNITION; SPECIFICITY; INSIGHTS;
D O I
10.1016/j.tibs.2009.07.007
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
How can a single hub protein bind so many different partners? Numerous studies have sought differences between hubs and non-hubs to explain what makes a protein a hub and how a shared hub-binding site can be promiscuous, yet at the same time be specific. Here, we suggest that the problem is largely non-existent and resides in the popular representation of protein interaction networks: protein products derived from a single gene, even if different, are clustered in maps into a single node. This leads to the impression that a single protein binds to a very large number of partners. In reality, it does not; rather, protein networks reflect the combination of multiple proteins, each with a distinct conformation.
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页码:594 / 600
页数:7
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