Topological Generalizations of network motifs

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2003-12-15

arxiv.org/abs/q-bio/0312019v3

Biology

Quantitative Biology

Molecular Networks

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevE.70.031909

Biological and technological networks contain patterns, termed network motifs, which occur far more often than in randomized networks. Network motifs were suggested to be elementary building blocks that carry out key functions in the network. It is of interest to understand how network motifs combine to form larger structures. To address this, we present a systematic approach to define 'motif generalizations': families of motifs of different sizes that share a common architectural theme. To define motif generalizations, we first define 'roles' in a subgraph according to structural equivalence. For example, the feedforward loop triad, a motif in transcription, neuronal and some electronic networks, has three roles, an input node, an output node and an internal node. The roles are used to define possible generalizations of the motif. The feedforward loop can have three simple generalizations, based on replicating each of the three roles and their connections. We present algorithms for efficiently detecting motif generalizations. We find that the transcription networks of bacteria and yeast display only one of the three generalizations, the multi-output feedforward generalization. In contrast, the neuronal network of \emph{C. elegans} mainly displays the multi-input generalization. Forward-logic electronic circuits display a multi-input, multi-output hybrid. Thus, networks which share a common motif can have very different generalizations of that motif. Using mathematical modelling, we describe the information processing functions of the different motif generalizations in transcription, neuronal and electronic networks.

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