Table 2

Top-ranking knock-out experiments proposed for model discrimination

Gene
Function
Score
Downstream genes
Rank
Model

HHF1
Histone
52.1429
74
1
2
SOK2*
Regulator for meiosis and PKA pathway
45.0279
64
2
1
CKA1
Protein kinase of cell cycle
45.0075
64
3
5
A2
Mating response
40.9023
58
4
4
YAP6*
Stress response regulator
35.1652
50
5
1, 3
NRG1
Regulator of glucose dependent genes
31.6501
45
6
3
FKH1
Regulator of cell cycle
29.1194
41
7
2
FKH2
Regulator of cell cycle
26.7131
38
8
7
SLT2
Protein kinase of cell wall integrity pathway
23.4727
31
9
8
MSN4*
Regulator of stress response
21.8224
31
10
1
HAP4*
Regulator of cellular respiration
6.3310
9
34
1

Each proposed target gene is reported, along with its function, mutual information score, rank, and the model(s) it informs. All target genes are non-lethal in rich media. *Gene knockouts selected in this study.

Yeang et al. Genome Biology 2005 6:R62   doi:10.1186/gb-2005-6-7-r62

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