Mapping the human phosphatome on growth pathways

Abstract Large‐scale siRNA screenings allow linking the function of poorly characterized genes to phenotypic readouts. According to this strategy, genes are associated with a function of interest if the alteration of their expression perturbs the phenotypic readouts. However, given the intricacy of...

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Main Authors: Francesca Sacco, Pier Federico Gherardini, Serena Paoluzi, Julio Saez‐Rodriguez, Manuela Helmer‐Citterich, Antonella Ragnini‐Wilson, Luisa Castagnoli, Gianni Cesareni
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Published: Springer Nature 2012-08-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/msb.2012.36
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author Francesca Sacco
Pier Federico Gherardini
Serena Paoluzi
Julio Saez‐Rodriguez
Manuela Helmer‐Citterich
Antonella Ragnini‐Wilson
Luisa Castagnoli
Gianni Cesareni
author_facet Francesca Sacco
Pier Federico Gherardini
Serena Paoluzi
Julio Saez‐Rodriguez
Manuela Helmer‐Citterich
Antonella Ragnini‐Wilson
Luisa Castagnoli
Gianni Cesareni
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description Abstract Large‐scale siRNA screenings allow linking the function of poorly characterized genes to phenotypic readouts. According to this strategy, genes are associated with a function of interest if the alteration of their expression perturbs the phenotypic readouts. However, given the intricacy of the cell regulatory network, the mapping procedure is low resolution and the resulting models provide little mechanistic insights. We have developed a new strategy that combines multiparametric analysis of cell perturbation with logic modeling to achieve a more detailed functional mapping of human genes onto complex pathways. A literature‐derived optimized model is used to infer the cell activation state following upregulation or downregulation of the model entities. By matching this signature with the experimental profile obtained in the high‐throughput siRNA screening it is possible to infer the target of each protein, thus defining its ‘entry point’ in the network. By this novel approach, 41 phosphatases that affect key growth pathways were identified and mapped onto a human epithelial cell‐specific growth model, thus providing insights into the mechanisms underlying their function.
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spelling doaj-art-36fc0e83131b46deb8025865c26f28472025-08-20T04:02:44ZengSpringer NatureMolecular Systems Biology1744-42922012-08-018111510.1038/msb.2012.36Mapping the human phosphatome on growth pathwaysFrancesca Sacco0Pier Federico Gherardini1Serena Paoluzi2Julio Saez‐Rodriguez3Manuela Helmer‐Citterich4Antonella Ragnini‐Wilson5Luisa Castagnoli6Gianni Cesareni7Department of Biology, University of Rome ‘Tor Vergata’Department of Biology, University of Rome ‘Tor Vergata’Department of Biology, University of Rome ‘Tor Vergata’EMBL‐EBIDepartment of Biology, University of Rome ‘Tor Vergata’Department of Biology, University of Rome ‘Tor Vergata’Department of Biology, University of Rome ‘Tor Vergata’Department of Biology, University of Rome ‘Tor Vergata’Abstract Large‐scale siRNA screenings allow linking the function of poorly characterized genes to phenotypic readouts. According to this strategy, genes are associated with a function of interest if the alteration of their expression perturbs the phenotypic readouts. However, given the intricacy of the cell regulatory network, the mapping procedure is low resolution and the resulting models provide little mechanistic insights. We have developed a new strategy that combines multiparametric analysis of cell perturbation with logic modeling to achieve a more detailed functional mapping of human genes onto complex pathways. A literature‐derived optimized model is used to infer the cell activation state following upregulation or downregulation of the model entities. By matching this signature with the experimental profile obtained in the high‐throughput siRNA screening it is possible to infer the target of each protein, thus defining its ‘entry point’ in the network. By this novel approach, 41 phosphatases that affect key growth pathways were identified and mapped onto a human epithelial cell‐specific growth model, thus providing insights into the mechanisms underlying their function.https://doi.org/10.1038/msb.2012.36cancercomputational biologyfunctional genomicsimagingmodeling
spellingShingle Francesca Sacco
Pier Federico Gherardini
Serena Paoluzi
Julio Saez‐Rodriguez
Manuela Helmer‐Citterich
Antonella Ragnini‐Wilson
Luisa Castagnoli
Gianni Cesareni
Mapping the human phosphatome on growth pathways
Molecular Systems Biology
cancer
computational biology
functional genomics
imaging
modeling
title Mapping the human phosphatome on growth pathways
title_full Mapping the human phosphatome on growth pathways
title_fullStr Mapping the human phosphatome on growth pathways
title_full_unstemmed Mapping the human phosphatome on growth pathways
title_short Mapping the human phosphatome on growth pathways
title_sort mapping the human phosphatome on growth pathways
topic cancer
computational biology
functional genomics
imaging
modeling
url https://doi.org/10.1038/msb.2012.36
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