Uncovering new relationships and organizational principles in protein interaction networks

Proteins, those basic components of cells and tissues, carry out many biological functions by working with partners in networks. The dynamic nature of these networks – where proteins interact with different partners at different times and in different cellular environments – can present a challenge to scientists who study them. However, researchers at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research have applied a mathematical method to large proteomics data sets to uncover new insight into the organization of complicated and dynamic networks.