Deliverables and Workpackages



1

Protein families and subfamilies (DF)

Delivery

1-6

7 12

13-18

19-24

25-30

31-36

Nature

Dissemination
level

Status

1.1

Clustering tools

6

SW






R

PP


1.2

A first set of protein families

6

SW






R

PP


1.3

Methods for organising sequence space

12


AV





D

PU


1.4

An improved set of protein families

18







R

PP


1.5

A comprehensive set of protein families

24







R

PU


2

Reliability scores for functional annotations (SW)

Delivery

1-6

7-12

13-18

19-24

25-30

31-36

R

PP


2.1

Reliability score based on pairwise similarities

6

AV






R

PP


2.2

Reliability score based on family-level similarities

12







D

PU


2.3

Stand alone tool for evaluating function transfer

24







D

PU


2.4

reliability estimation tools as ‘plug-ins’

36







R

PP


3

Functional annotations from domain architecture (AE)

Delivery

1-6

7-12

13-18

19-24

25-30

31-36

R

PP


3.1

Domain architecture (DA) for a first set of proteins

6

AE






R

PP


3.2

Methods for prediction of functional features from DA

12


?





D

PU


3.3

benchmarks of methods for predicting interactions from DA

18







R

PU


3.4

Improved methods for prediction of function &interactions from DA

24







R

PP


3.5

Function prediction from DA for non annotated protein regions

36







R

PP


4

Structure-based prediction of function and interactions (LR)

Delivery

1-6

7-12

13-18

19-24

25-30

31-36

R

PP


4.1

framework for data representation and management

2

LR






D

PU


4.2

protein structure modelling engine coupled

4

LR






P

PP


4.3

database of enzyme structures coupled

6

LR






P

PP


4.4

linear and no-linear functional signatures coupled

20







R

PU


4.5

identification of functional site by stability measures for enzymes

6

SW






R

PU


4.6

identification of interfaces of obligate (high affinity) complexes

12







R

PU


4.7

identification of interaction partners for SH3 domains

8


LR





R

PU


4.8

identification of interaction partners for other modules

36







P

PP


4.9

tailored structure based function prediction prototype

24







R

PP


4.10

Prediction of the effects of SNp’s

36







R

PP


5

Meta-server, Context-based function prediction (PB)

Delivery

1-6

7-12

13-18

19-24

25-30

31-36

R

PU


5.1

A WEB server architecture

12


PB





D

PU


5.2

four distinct computational methods and experimental data

24







D

PP


5.3

interactions and relationships extracted from the literature

24







R

PU


5.4

Large-scale novel function assignments

36







D

PU


5.5

Training courses

24







R

PU


6

Meta-server, Integrated function prediction (PB+AV)

Delivery

1-6

7-12

13-18

19-24

25-30

31-36

D

PP


6.1

First version of the Integrated Meta-server

18







D

PP


6.2

Prototype version of the Integrated Meta-server

24







R

PP


6.3

Training courses on integrated function prediction tool

24










6.4

Improved function assignment for eukaryotic genes using the server

36










7

Experimental validation of function predictions (CA)

Delivery

1-6

7-12

13-18

19-24

25-30

31-36




7.1

Six additional new assays for protein characterisation

12


CA








7.2

Cloning expression and purification of 100 target proteins

24










7.3

Structural and functional characterisation of soluble proteins

36