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ABSTRACT: Background
The reconstruction of genetic regulatory networks from microarray gene expression data has been a challenging task in bioinformatics. Various approaches to this problem have been proposed, however, they do not take into account the topological characteristics of the targeted networks while reconstructing them.Results
In this study, an algorithm that explores the scale-free topology of networks was proposed based on the modification of a rank-based algorithm for network reconstruction. The new algorithm was evaluated with the use of both simulated and microarray gene expression data. The results demonstrated that the proposed algorithm outperforms the original rank-based algorithm. In addition, in comparison with the Bayesian Network approach, the results show that the proposed algorithm gives much better recovery of the underlying network when sample size is much smaller relative to the number of genes.Conclusion
The proposed algorithm is expected to be useful in the reconstruction of biological networks whose degree distributions follow the scale-free topology.
SUBMITTER: Chen G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2275249 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chen Guanrao G Larsen Peter P Almasri Eyad E Dai Yang Y
BMC bioinformatics 20080131
<h4>Background</h4>The reconstruction of genetic regulatory networks from microarray gene expression data has been a challenging task in bioinformatics. Various approaches to this problem have been proposed, however, they do not take into account the topological characteristics of the targeted networks while reconstructing them.<h4>Results</h4>In this study, an algorithm that explores the scale-free topology of networks was proposed based on the modification of a rank-based algorithm for network ...[more]