interactome analysis

noun
UK /ˌɪntərˈæktəʊm əˈnæləsɪs/
US /ˌɪntərˈæktoʊm əˈnæləsɪs/

Interactome analysis is the study of how all the parts inside a living thing talk to and work with each other.

Scientists used interactome analysis to map how proteins in the cell connect.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The process of building a map of all the physical contacts between molecules in a cell.

The interactome analysis revealed new links between two key enzymes.

3. A computational method for finding patterns in large sets of molecular interaction data.

Their interactome analysis of the dataset highlighted several unexpected hubs.

4. The overall study of how genes and their products cooperate within an organism.

Interactome analysis is helping researchers understand complex diseases.