Disease-Gene Networks of Skin Pigmentation Disorders and Reconstruction of Protein-Protein Interaction Networks.

ABSTRACT: Melanin, a light and free radical absorbing pigment, is produced in melanocyte cells that are found in skin, but also in hair follicles, eyes, the inner ear, heart, brain and other organs. Melanin synthesis is the result of a complex network of signaling and metabolic reactions. It therefore comes as no surprise that mutations in many of the genes involved are associated with various types of pigmentation diseases and phenotypes ('pigmentation genes'). Here, we used bioinformatics tools to first reconstruct gene-disease/phenotype associations for all pigmentation genes. Next, we reconstructed protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks centered around pigmentation gene products ('pigmentation proteins') and supplemented the PPI networks with protein expression information obtained by mass s

SUBMITTER: D'Arcy C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9854651 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature