How complete are current yeast and human protein-interaction networks?

Genome Biol. 2006;7(11):120. doi: 10.1186/gb-2006-7-11-120.

Abstract

We estimate the full yeast protein-protein interaction network to contain 37,800-75,500 interactions and the human network 154,000-369,000, but owing to a high false-positive rate, current maps are roughly only 50% and 10% complete, respectively. Paradoxically, releasing raw, unfiltered assay data might help separate true from false interactions.

MeSH terms

  • Databases, Protein
  • Humans
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Interaction Mapping*
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / metabolism*
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / metabolism*

Substances

  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins