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Table 5 Comparison among three different preprocessing techniques when MCODE tool is selected.

From: A knowledge-based decision support system in bioinformatics: an application to protein complex extraction

Preprocessing Methods

PPI-Network Modification

Protein Complexes

Protein Fraction

P-Value

Actin Cytoskeleton Organization

Detect Defective Cliques (Suggested)

Add 1 PPI

abp1, app1, rvs167, act1, ysc84

4/6

1.93e-05

No Preprocessing

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abp1, app1, rvs167, act1, yor284w

3/5

8.10e-04

Betweenness Centrality

Remove 3 PPI (2 core PPI)

abp1, rvs167, ysc84, yor284w

2/4

7.1e-05

Bipolar Cellular Bud Site Selection

Detect Defective Cliques (Suggested)

Add 1 PPI

sla2, las17

2/2

5.30e-04

No Preprocessing

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sla2, las17

2/2

5.30e-04

Betweenness Centrality

Remove 3 PPI (2 core PPI)

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Rho Protein Signal Trasduction

Detect Defective Cliques (Suggested)

Add 1 PPI

cla4, gic2, cdc42

3/3

1.76e-06

No Preprocessing

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cla4, gic2, cdc42

3/3

1.76e-06

Betweenness Centrality

Remove 3 PPI (2 core PPI)

cla4, gic2, cdc42

3/3

1.76e-06

  1. Table reports a comparison among some of the preprocessing tools contained into the knowledge base of the system.The suggested tool allows the system to reach the smallest p-values for all the complexes.