MitProNet: A knowledgebase and analysis platform of proteome, interactome and diseases for mammalian mitochondria

PLoS One. 2014 Oct 27;9(10):e111187. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111187. eCollection 2014.

Abstract

Mitochondrion plays a central role in diverse biological processes in most eukaryotes, and its dysfunctions are critically involved in a large number of diseases and the aging process. A systematic identification of mitochondrial proteomes and characterization of functional linkages among mitochondrial proteins are fundamental in understanding the mechanisms underlying biological functions and human diseases associated with mitochondria. Here we present a database MitProNet which provides a comprehensive knowledgebase for mitochondrial proteome, interactome and human diseases. First an inventory of mammalian mitochondrial proteins was compiled by widely collecting proteomic datasets, and the proteins were classified by machine learning to achieve a high-confidence list of mitochondrial proteins. The current version of MitProNet covers 1124 high-confidence proteins, and the remainders were further classified as middle- or low-confidence. An organelle-specific network of functional linkages among mitochondrial proteins was then generated by integrating genomic features encoded by a wide range of datasets including genomic context, gene expression profiles, protein-protein interactions, functional similarity and metabolic pathways. The functional-linkage network should be a valuable resource for the study of biological functions of mitochondrial proteins and human mitochondrial diseases. Furthermore, we utilized the network to predict candidate genes for mitochondrial diseases using prioritization algorithms. All proteins, functional linkages and disease candidate genes in MitProNet were annotated according to the information collected from their original sources including GO, GEO, OMIM, KEGG, MIPS, HPRD and so on. MitProNet features a user-friendly graphic visualization interface to present functional analysis of linkage networks. As an up-to-date database and analysis platform, MitProNet should be particularly helpful in comprehensive studies of complicated biological mechanisms underlying mitochondrial functions and human mitochondrial diseases. MitProNet is freely accessible at http://bio.scu.edu.cn:8085/MitProNet.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Datasets as Topic
  • Genes, Mitochondrial*
  • Genetic Diseases, Inborn / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Mammals / metabolism
  • Metabolome*
  • Mitochondrial Proteins / genetics*
  • Mitochondrial Proteins / metabolism
  • Proteome*
  • Software*

Substances

  • Mitochondrial Proteins
  • Proteome

Grants and funding

This work was supported partially by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 61001149) and the National Science and Technology Major Project of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (Grant No. 2012ZX10005001-010). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.