Structure Function and Evolution of the
Graham Cromar and Dr. John Parkinson
Program in Molecular Structure and Function
Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, ON, CANADA
Committee Members: Dr. Johanna Rommens
Dr. Andrew Emili
Dr. Gary Bader
In the lab: Dr. Jose Peregrin-Alvarez, Dr. James Wasmuth,
Chris Sanford, David He
Extracellular Matrix
Aims
Map known disease genes onto the functional map to
understand how the ECM is involved in health and disease.
Protein Databases Methods
Uniprot RefSeq Ensembl
Filter
Cellular Component = ECM
Biological Process
Molecular Function
Gene Ontology
Render
Interaction Databases
DIP
BioGRID
Database of Search
ECM proteins IntAct
Mint
The network was
constructed, then expanded
using orthologues
Mouse 613
Human
190 4 354
Human 28
807
Mouse
1267 1611
166
Rat
69 463
69
Rat
Mouse – 2268
Rat – 1910 Human - 2252
Human - 1165
Interesting biological
results?
8,3,1,2,4
18,12
14,8,17,25
5,7,6,9
5,6,11,12,23