TRI_tool

TRI_tool predicts protein-protein interactions involved in human transcriptional regulation using sequence-based models.


Key Features:

  • Sequence-based algorithms: Uses protein sequence information as the basis for interaction prediction.
  • Human-specific training: Models are trained on updated, experimentally validated human datasets to improve relevance to human biology.
  • Enhanced predictive accuracy: Improved prediction performance attributable to training on experimentally validated, human-specific data.
  • High-throughput analysis: Evaluates up to 100 candidate protein interactions simultaneously.
  • Probabilistic and binary outputs: Reports interaction probabilities and binarized (interaction/non-interaction) predictions.

Scientific Applications:

  • Transcriptional regulation studies: Prediction of interactions among proteins involved in human transcriptional regulation.
  • Regulatory network mapping: Mapping protein-protein interaction networks that govern gene expression.
  • Therapeutic target identification: Prioritizing candidate protein interactions as potential targets for therapeutic intervention.

Methodology:

Sequence-based algorithms trained on updated, experimentally validated human-specific datasets.

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Details

License:
Unlicense
Maturity:
Mature
Cost:
Free of charge
Tool Type:
web application
Operating Systems:
Linux, Windows, Mac
Programming Languages:
R, Java, PHP
Added:
7/8/2019
Last Updated:
6/16/2020

Operations

Publications

Perovic V, Sumonja N, Gemovic B, Toska E, Roberts SG, Veljkovic N. TRI_tool: a web-tool for prediction of protein–protein interactions in human transcriptional regulation. Bioinformatics. 2016;33(2):289-291. doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/btw590. PMID:27605104. PMCID:PMC6276898.

Funding: - Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia: ON173001

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