konnect2prot 2.0: Integrating advanced analytical tools for deeper understanding of protein properties in a functional protein-protein interaction network.
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Abstract
Proteins work in coordination to catalyze and regulate all biological activities and drive cellular functions. The collective behavior of proteins is studied through protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks, which provide a system-level understanding of their regulatory behavior. konnect2prot (k2p) is a web application that generates a context-specific directional PPI network from a list of proteins as input. It identifies influential spreaders in the generated network and detects their biological and topological importance. Here, we report the features added to k2p since its first release. Building on the foundation of its predecessor, k2p 2.0 now integrates differential gene expression analysis, thereby bridging the gap between gene-level regulation and protein-level activity, providing a holistic view of how transcriptional changes fuel cellular behavior. konnect2prot 2.0 is freely accessible at: https://konnect2prot_v2.thsti.in.
期刊介绍:
Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal (CSBJ) is an online gold open access journal publishing research articles and reviews after full peer review. All articles are published, without barriers to access, immediately upon acceptance. The journal places a strong emphasis on functional and mechanistic understanding of how molecular components in a biological process work together through the application of computational methods. Structural data may provide such insights, but they are not a pre-requisite for publication in the journal. Specific areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
Structure and function of proteins, nucleic acids and other macromolecules
Structure and function of multi-component complexes
Protein folding, processing and degradation
Enzymology
Computational and structural studies of plant systems
Microbial Informatics
Genomics
Proteomics
Metabolomics
Algorithms and Hypothesis in Bioinformatics
Mathematical and Theoretical Biology
Computational Chemistry and Drug Discovery
Microscopy and Molecular Imaging
Nanotechnology
Systems and Synthetic Biology