seminar quiz

Which of the following databases helps explore drug - target interactions?

• string database

• cytoscape

• KEGG pathway

• Shiny GO

Answer explanation

fun fact !

STRING stands for - Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interacting Genes / Proteins.

"NETWORK PHARMACOLOGY CAN HELP IN DRUG REPURPOSING."

(FACT / FICTION ?! )

• FACT

  ( TRUE )

• FICTION

  ( FALSE )

" You discover a plant compound that affects 3 different proteins, What would you do? "

(multiple correct answers ! )

• Discard it !

  ( too many proteins )

• Explore furthur possible

  interactions

• Test only the strongest interaction

• study it further

  (posible multi - target therapy )

you're developing a drug for diabetes. whats your approach?

• Target just one receptor

• look at all protein - protein interactions

• focus on symptoms

• All of the above

Experimental validation comes before computational analysis in network pharmacology.

( true / false )

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Which of the following databases were used in this study to identify targets ?

• PubMed & STRING

• TCMSP & STITCH

• KEGG & CHEMBL

• None of the above

which proteins acted as hubs in the network?

The pathways researchers obtained after pathway enrichment analysis, are ___________

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