PNmerger: 一个整合生物学通路和蛋白质相互作用网络的Cytoscape插件

Cytoscape是一个广泛应用于分子相互作用网络可视化的软件．发展了一个基于java的Cytoscape插件PNmerger．对于一个蛋白质相互作用网络,PNmerger能够使用KEGG数据库中的通路信息自动注释网络中的蛋白质．并通过网络和通路的比较发现网络中已知的通路元件,预测可能的通路元件及通路交联元件．该软件可以可视化网络中存在的通路模块,并将连接不同通路间的潜在交联元件显示出来．PNmerger软件能够有效地帮助实验人员发现网络中重要的功能线索,帮助实验人员进行实验设计．用户可以通过网站http://www.hupo.org.cn/PNmerger下载PNmerger插件．     

FunMod: A Cytoscape Plugin for Identifying Functional Modules in Undirected Protein–Protein Networks

The characterization of the interacting behaviors of complex biological systems is a primary objective in protein–protein network analysis and computational biology. In this paper we present FunMod, an innovative Cytoscape version 2.8 plugin that is able to mine undirected protein–protein networks and to infer sub-networks of interacting proteins intimately correlated with relevant biological pathways. This plugin may enable the discovery of new pathways involved in diseases. In order to describe the role of each protein within the relevant biological pathways, FunMod computes and scores three topological features of the identified sub-networks. By integrating the results from biological pathway clustering and topological network analysis, FunMod proved to be useful for the data interpretation and the generation of new hypotheses in two case studies.     

基于Cytoscape的蛋白质网络可视化聚类分析插件

蛋白质网络聚类是识别功能模块的重要手段,不仅有利于理解生物系统的组织结构,对预测蛋白质功能也具有重要的意义.聚类结果的可视化分析是实现蛋白质网络聚类的有效途径.本论文基于开源的Cytoscape平台,设计并实现了一个蛋白质网络聚类分析及可视化插件CytoCluster.该插件集成了MCODE,FAG-EC,HC-PIN,OH-PIN,IPCA,EAGLE等六种典型的聚类算法;实现了聚类结果的可视化,将分析所得的clusters以缩略图列表的形式直观地显示出来,对于单个cluster,可显示在原网络中的位置,并能生成相应的子图单独显示;可对聚类结果进行导出,记录了算法名称、参数、聚类结果等信息.该插件具有良好的扩展性,提供了统一的算法接口,可不断添加新的聚类算法.