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Analyze protein-protein interaction networks using STRING, BioGRID, and SASBDB databases. Maps protein identifiers, retrieves interaction networks with confidence scores, performs functional enrichment analysis (GO/KEGG/Reactome), and optionally includes structural data. No API key required for core functionality (STRING). Use when analyzing protein networks, discovering interaction partners, identifying functional modules, or studying protein complexes.

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Analyze protein-protein interaction networks using STRING, BioGRID, and SASBDB databases. Maps protein identifiers, retrieves interaction networks with confidence scores, performs functional enrichment analysis (GO/KEGG/Reactome), and optionally includes structural data. No API key required for core functionality (STRING). Use when analyzing protein networks, discovering interaction partners, identifying functional modules, or studying protein complexes.
# Protein Interaction Network Analysis Comprehensive protein interaction network analysis using ToolUniverse tools. Analyzes protein networks through a 4-phase workflow: identifier mapping, network retrieval, enrichment analysis, and optional structural data. ## Features ✅ **Identifier Mapping** - Convert protein names to database IDs (STRING, UniProt, Ensembl) ✅ **Network Retrieval** - Get interaction networks with confidence scores (0-1.0) ✅ **Functional Enrichment** - GO terms, KEGG pathways, Reactome pathways ✅ **PPI Enrichment** - Test if proteins form functional modules ✅ **Structural Data** - Optional SAXS/SANS solution structures (SASBDB) ✅ **Fallback Strategy** - STRING primary (no API key) → BioGRID secondary (if key available) ## Databases Used | Database | Coverage | API Key | Purpose | |----------|----------|---------|---------| | **STRING** | 14M+ proteins, 5,000+ organisms | ❌ Not required | Primary interaction source | | **BioGRID** | 2.3M+ interactions, 80+ organisms | ✅ Required | Fallback, curated data | | **SASBDB** | 2,000+ SAXS/SANS entries | ❌ Not required | Solution structures | ## Quick Start ### Basic Usage ```python from tooluniverse import ToolUniverse from python_implementation import analyze_protein_network # Initialize ToolUniverse tu = ToolUniverse() # Analyze protein network result = analyze_protein_network( tu=tu, proteins=["TP53", "MDM2", "ATM", "CHEK2"], species=9606, # Human confidence_score=0.7 # High confidence ) # Access results print(f"Mapped: {len(result.mapped_proteins)} proteins") print(f"Network: {result.total_interactions} interactions") print(f"Enrichment: {len(result.enriched_terms)} GO terms") print(f"PPI p-value: {result.ppi_enrichment.get('p_value', 1.0):.2e}") ``` ### Expected Output ``` 🔍 Phase 1: Mapping 4 protein identifiers... ✅ Mapped 4/4 proteins (100.0%) 🕸️ Phase 2: Retrieving interaction network... ✅ STRING: Retrieved 6 interactions 🧬 Phase 3: Performing enrichment analysis... ✅ Found 245 enriched GO terms (FDR < 0.05) ✅ PPI enrichment significant (p=3.45e-05) ✅ Analysis complete! ``` ## Use Cases ### 1. Single Protein Analysis Discover interaction partners for a protein of interest: ```python result = analyze_protein_network( tu=tu, proteins=["TP53"], # Single protein species=9606, confidence_score=0.7 ) # Top 5 partners will be in the network for edge in result.network_edges[:5]: print(f"{edge['preferredName_A']} ↔ {edge['preferredName_B']} " f"(score: {edge['score']})") ``` ### 2. Protein Complex Validation Test if proteins form a functional complex: ```python # DNA damage response proteins proteins = ["TP53", "ATM", "CHEK2", "BRCA1", "BRCA2"] result = analyze_protein_network(tu=tu, proteins=proteins) # Check PPI enrichment if result.ppi_enrichment.get("p_value", 1.0) < 0.05: print("✅ Proteins form functional module!") print(f" Expected edges: {result.ppi_enrichment['expected_number_of_edges']:.1f}") print(f" Observed edges: {result.ppi_enrichment['number_of_edges']}") else: print("⚠️ Proteins may be unrelated") ``` ### 3. Pathway Discovery Find enriched pathways for a protein set: ```python result = analyze_protein_network( tu=tu, proteins=["MAPK1", "MAPK3", "RAF1", "MAP2K1"], # MAPK pathway confidence_score=0.7 ) # Show top enriched processes print("\nTop Enriched Pathways:") for term in result.enriched_terms[:10]: print(f" {term['term']}: p={term['p_value']:.2e}, FDR={term['fdr']:.2e}") ``` ### 4. Multi-Protein Network Analysis Build complete interaction network for multiple proteins: ```python # Apoptosis regulators proteins = ["TP53", "BCL2", "BAX", "CASP3", "CASP9"] result = analyze_protein_network( tu=tu, proteins=proteins, confidence_score=0.7 ) # Export network for Cytoscape import pandas as pd df = pd.DataFrame(result.network_edges) df.to_csv("apoptosis_network.tsv", sep="\t", index=False) ``` ### 5. With BioGRID Validation Use BioGRID for experimentally validated interactions: ```python # Requires BIOGRID_API_KEY in environment result = analyze_protein_network( tu=tu, proteins=["TP53", "MDM2"], include_biogrid=True # Enable BioGRID fallback ) print(f"Primary source: {result.primary_source}") # "STRING" or "BioGRID" ``` ### 6. Including Structural Data Add SAXS/SANS solution structures: ```python result = analyze_protein_network( tu=tu, proteins=["TP53"], include_structure=True # Query SASBDB ) if result.structural_data: print(f"\nFound {len(result.structural_data)} SAXS/SANS entries:") for entry in result.structural_data: print(f" {entry.get('sasbdb_id')}: {entry.get('title')}") ``` ## Parameters ### `analyze_protein_network()` Parameters | Parameter | Type | Default | Description | |-----------|------|---------|-------------| | `tu` | ToolUniverse | Required | ToolUniverse instance | | `proteins` | list[str] | Required | Protein identifiers (gene symbols, UniProt IDs) | | `species` | int | 9606 | NCBI taxonomy ID (9606=human, 10090=mouse) | | `confidence_score` | float | 0.7 | Min interaction confidence (0-1). 0.4=low, 0.7=high, 0.9=very high | | `include_biogrid` | bool | False | Use BioGRID if STRING fails (requires API key) | | `include_structure` | bool | False | Include SASBDB structural data (slower) | | `suppress_warnings` | bool | True | Suppress ToolUniverse loading warnings | ### Species IDs (Common) - `9606` - Homo sapiens (human) - `10090` - Mus musculus (mouse) - `10116` - Rattus norvegicus (rat) - `7227` - Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) - `6239` - Caenorhabditis elegans (worm) - `7955` - Danio rerio (zebrafish) - `559292` - Saccharomyces cerevisiae (yeast) ### Confidence Score Guidelines | Score | Level | Description | Use Case | |-------|-------|-------------|----------| | 0.15 | Very low | All evidence | Exploratory, hypothesis generation | | 0.4 | Low | Medium evidence | Default STRING threshold | | 0.7 | High | Strong evidence | **Recommended** - reliable interactions | | 0.9 | Very high | Strongest evidence | Core interactions only | ## Results Structure ### `ProteinNetworkResult` Object ```python @dataclass class ProteinNetworkResult: # Phase 1: Identifier mapping mapped_proteins: List[Dict[str, Any]] mapping_success_rate: float # Phase 2: Network retrieval network_edges: List[Dict[str, Any]] total_interactions: int # Phase 3: Enrichment analysis enriched_terms: List[Dict[str, Any]] ppi_enrichment: Dict[str, Any] # Phase 4: Structural data (optional) structural_data: Optional[List[Dict[str, Any]]] # Metadata primary_source: str # "STRING" or "BioGRID" warnings: List[str] ``` ### Network Edge Format (STRING) ```python { "stringId_A": "9606.ENSP00000269305", # Protein A STRING ID "stringId_B": "9606.ENSP00000258149", # Protein B STRING ID "preferredName_A": "TP53", # Protein A name "preferredName_B": "MDM2", # Protein B name "ncbiTaxonId": 9606, # Species "score": 0.999, # Combined confidence (0-1) "nscore": 0.0, # Neighborhood score "fscore": 0.0, # Gene fusion score "pscore": 0.0, # Phylogenetic profile score "ascore": 0.947, # Coexpression score "escore": 0.951, # Experimental score "dscore": 0.9, # Database score "tscore": 0.994 # Text mining score } ``` ### Enrichment Term Format ```python { "category": "Process", # GO category "term": "GO:0006915", # GO term ID "description": "apoptotic process", # Term description "number_of_genes": 4, # Genes in your set "number_of_genes_in_background": 1234, # Genes in genome "p_value": 1.23e-05, # Enrichment p-value "fdr": 0.0012, # FDR correction "inputGenes": "TP53,MDM2,BAX,CASP3" # Matching genes } ``` ## Workflow Details ### 4-Phase Analysis Pipeline ``` ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Phase 1: Identifier Mapping │ │ ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── │ │ STRING_map_identifiers() │ │ • Validates protein names exist in database │ │ • Converts to STRING IDs for consistency │ │ • Returns mapping success rate │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ↓ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Phase 2: Network Retrieval │ │ ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── │ │ PRIMARY: STRING_get_network() (no API key needed) │ │ • Retrieves all pairwise interactions │ │ • Returns confidence scores by evidence type │ │ │ │ FALLBACK: BioGRID_get_interactions() (if enabled) │ │ • Used if STRING fails or for validation │ │ • Requires BIOGRID_API_KEY │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ↓ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Phase 3: Enrichment Analysis │ │ ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── │ │ STRING_functional_enrichment() │ │ • GO terms (Process, Component, Function) │ │ • KEGG pathways │ │ • Reactome pathways │ │ • FDR-corrected p-values │ │ │ │ STRING_ppi_enrichment() │ │ • Tests if proteins interact more than random │ │ • Returns p-value for functional coherence │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ↓ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Phase 4: Structural Data (Optional) │ │ ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── │ │ SASBDB_search_entries() │ │ • SAXS/SANS solution structures │ │ • Protein flexibility and conformations │ │ • Complements crystal/cryo-EM data │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ``` ## Installation & Setup ### Prerequisites ```bash # Install ToolUniverse (if not already installed) pip install tooluniverse # Or with extras pip install tooluniverse[all] ``` ### Optional: BioGRID API Key For BioGRID fallback functionality: 1. Register for free API key: https://webservice.thebiogrid.org/ 2. Add to `.env` file: ```bash BIOGRID_API_KEY=your_key_here ``` ### Skill Files ``` tooluniverse-protein-interactions/ ├── SKILL.md # This file ├── python_implementation.py # Main implementation ├── QUICK_START.md # Quick reference ├── DOMAIN_ANALYSIS.md # Design rationale ├── PHASE2_COMPLETE.md # Tool testing results ├── PHASE4_IMPLEMENTATION_COMPLETE.md └── KNOWN_ISSUES.md # ToolUniverse limitations ``` ## Known Limitations ### 1. ToolUniverse Verbose Output **Issue**: ToolUniverse prints 40+ warning messages during analysis. **Workaround**: Filter output when running: ```bash python your_script.py 2>&1 | grep -v "Error loading tools" ``` See `KNOWN_ISSUES.md` for details. ### 2. BioGRID Requires API Key BioGRID fallback requires free API key. STRING works without any API key. ### 3. SASBDB May Have API Issues SASBDB endpoints occasionally return errors. Structural data is optional. ## Performance ### Typical Execution Times | Operation | Time | Notes | |-----------|------|-------| | Identifier mapping | 1-2 sec | For 5 proteins | | Network retrieval | 2-3 sec | Depends on network size | | Enrichment analysis | 3-5 sec | For 374 terms | | Full 4-phase analysis | 6-10 sec | Excluding ToolUniverse overhead | **Note**: Add 4-8 seconds per tool call for ToolUniverse loading (framework limitation). ### Optimization Tips 1. **Disable structural data** if not needed: `include_structure=False` 2. **Use higher confidence scores** to reduce network size: `confidence_score=0.9` 3. **Filter output** to avoid processing warning messages 4. **Reuse ToolUniverse instance** across multiple analyses ## Troubleshooting ### "Error: 'protein_ids' is a required property" ✅ **Fixed in this skill** - All parameter names verified in Phase 2 testing. ### No interactions found - Check protein names are correct (case-sensitive) - Try lower confidence score: `confidence_score=0.4` - Verify species ID is correct - Check if proteins actually interact (not all proteins have known interactions) ### BioGRID not working - Ensure `BIOGRID_API_KEY` is set in environment - Check API key is valid at https://webservice.thebiogrid.org/ - BioGRID is optional - STRING works without it ### Slow performance - This is expected (see KNOWN_ISSUES.md) - ToolUniverse framework reloads tools on every call - Use output filtering to reduce processing time ## Examples
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