17. colanic acid building blocks biosynthesis

Similarity values obtained by G-SESAME

  PMI40 SEC53 GAL1 GAL7 GAL10 UGP1 YHL012W
PMI40  0.3380.1920.1730.3380.1730.283
SEC53    0.1920.1730.3380.1730.283
GAL1      0.3110.1950.3110.500
GAL7        0.1730.7460.254
GAL10          0.1730.283
UGP1            0.254
YHL012W             

Clustering results obtained by G-SESAME

Threshold Initial0.7400.5000.3300.3100.280
Clustering
Result
YHL012W

GAL1

UGP1

GAL7

GAL10

SEC53

PMI40

YHL012W

GAL1

UGP1
GAL7

GAL10

SEC53

PMI40

YHL012W
GAL1

UGP1
GAL7

GAL10

SEC53

PMI40

YHL012W
GAL1

UGP1
GAL7

GAL10
SEC53
PMI40

YHL012W
GAL1
UGP1
GAL7

GAL10
SEC53
PMI40

YHL012W
GAL1
UGP1
GAL7
GAL10
SEC53
PMI40

Similarity values obtained by Resnik's method

  PMI40 SEC53 GAL1 GAL7 GAL10 UGP1 YHL012W
PMI40   1.3780.9190.2811.3780.2810
SEC53     0.9190.2811.3780.2810
GAL1       2.0951.0342.0950.187
GAL7         0.2814.8720
GAL10           0.2810
UGP1             0
YHL012W              

Clustering results obtained by Resnik's method

Threshold Initial4.8722.0721.3720.9720.172
Clustering
Result
GAL10

SEC53

PMI40

UGP1

GAL7

GAL1

YHL012W

GAL10

SEC53

PMI40

UGP1
GAL7

GAL1

YHL012W

GAL10

SEC53

PMI40

UGP1
GAL7
GAL1

YHL012W

GAL10
SEC53
PMI40

UGP1
GAL7
GAL1

YHL012W

GAL10
SEC53
PMI40
UGP1
GAL7
GAL1

YHL012W

GAL10
SEC53
PMI40
UGP1
GAL7
GAL1
YHL012W

Annotation information for GAL1 and YHL012W:

Red terms annotate gene GAL1. Green term annotates gene YHL012W.

Annotation information for GAL1 and GAL10:

Red terms annotate gene GAL1. Green terms annotate gene GAL10.

Analysis:

The annotation information for GAL1, YHL012W and GAL10 in the above figures show that the minimum distance between the GO terms annotating GAL1 and YHL012W respectively is 1. On the other hand, the minimum distance between the GO terms annotating GAL1 and GAL10 respectively is 6.

Therefore, the similarity between GAL1 and YHL012W should be greater than the similarity between GAL1 and GAL10 based on the annotation information.

On the other hand, the pathway annotation shows that genes UGP1 and YHL012W are both annotated with the same EC number 2.7.7.9. Therefore, it is reasonable that these two genes have similarity in their molecular functions.

The similarity values and clustering results obtained by G-SESAME are consistent with these observations.

However, based on Resnik's method the similarity between GAL1 and GAL10 is greater than the similarity between GAL1 and YHL012W, and the similarity between UGP1 and YHL012W is 0. All these similarity measures are inconsistent with the annotation information.

Conclusion:

G-SESAME is better.