A network-based approach for identifying cancer causing pathogens

Joseph Hannigan, Suzanne J. Matthews, John K. Wickiser, Paulo Shakarian

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Abstract

We present a new method to identify malignant cancer-causing pathogens by analyzing their interactions with the host protein interaction network. We introduce two new measurements, core score and moment score that is based on topological characteristics of the network of host proteins that interact with the pathogen. We applied these measurement to a data set consisting of the interactions of 135 pathogens and a human protein-interaction network. We show a strong linear relationship (R2 = 0:90) between the core score and the probability that a pathogen leads to malignant cancer in humans and demonstrate, using a decision tree classifier, that both measurements can be used to correctly identify pathogens that lead to malignant cancer in humans with an accuracy of 97%.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2014 ACM Southeast Regional Conference, ACM SE 2014
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
ISBN (Electronic)9781450329231
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 28 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event2014 ACM Southeast Regional Conference, ACM SE 2014 - Kennesaw, United States
Duration: Mar 28 2014Mar 29 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 2014 ACM Southeast Regional Conference, ACM SE 2014

Other

Other2014 ACM Southeast Regional Conference, ACM SE 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityKennesaw
Period3/28/143/29/14

Keywords

  • Cancer
  • Network topology
  • Pathogens
  • Protein interaction networks

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Software

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