title: Plant protein interactomes.
abstract: Protein-protein interactions are a critical element of biological systems, and the analysis of interaction partners can provide valuable hints about unknown functions of a protein. In recent years, several large-scale protein interaction studies have begun to unravel the complex networks through which plant proteins exert their functions. Two major classes of experimental approaches are used for protein interaction mapping: analysis of direct interactions using binary methods such as yeast two-hybrid or split ubiquitin, and analysis of protein complexes through affinity purification followed by mass spectrometry. In addition, bioinformatics predictions can suggest interactions that have evaded detection by other methods or those of proteins that have not been investigated. Here we review the major approaches to construct, analyze, use, and carry out quality control on plant protein interactome networks. We present experimental and computational approaches for large-scale mapping, methods for validation or smaller-scale functional studies, important bioinformatics resources, and findings from recently published large-scale plant interactome network maps.
authors: Department of Plant Systems Biology, Center for Life and Food Sciences Weihenstephan, Technische Universität München (TUM), 85354 Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany. pbraun@wzw.tum.de
authors: Pascal
authors: P
authors: Braun
authors: Sébastien
authors: S
authors: Aubourg
authors: Jelle
authors: J
authors: Van Leene
authors: Geert
authors: G
authors: De Jaeger
authors: Claire
authors: C
authors: Lurin
mesh_terms: D019295:Computational Biology / Q000379:methods; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D060066:Protein Interaction Maps; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D040901:Proteomics
chemical_list: D010940:Plant Proteins; D011506:Proteins