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generate a biological network for a set of genes or proteins

Bring up Agilent Literature Search plugin via Plugins menu.

Type a list of gene names into Terms pane of Agilent Literature Search GUI. For this example, use the terms gpx1, ros1, tfrc, tnfrsf6, abl1

these were high-scoring genes in microarray study

click on 'Use Aliases' in Search Controls

you should see a set of aliases inserted into query string in Query Editor pane.

click Use context off, then back on

you should see the Query Editor pane elimate the AND statement and its right hand side, then restore it when you click on Use Context. User context serves the limit the scope of the search, e.g. if you are interested in a particular disease.

click on the 'Play' button in the control panel

you should see the literature search tool begin to exercise queries. A term Search in progress' will appear in the Query Results' pane. When the query completes, you will see a list of citations in the Query Result spane. You will then see a network laid out in a ""New Network" window.

Examine literature references that support a given association (edge).

Right click on an edge, select evidence from literature => show sentences from the literature

you will see a list of sentences come up in a popup window. Each sentence should contain the two terms for the source and target of the selected edge

click on one of the sentences

you should see a web browser page come up containing pubMed abstract in which that sentence is contained. This is akin to having a visual table of contents for the literature around a set of biological terms of interest.

right-click on one of the sentences and select Delete. Repeat until there are no sentences left.

At the point when you delete the last remaining sentence in the Show Sentences window, the edge that you are examining will be eliminated, since there is no longer evidence backing it. Any nodes that become disconnected when edge is eliminated will also be themselves eliminated|

choose Select -> Evidence From Literature -> Highight Search Terms

you will see that the original search terms you typed in are now highlighted in the network view.

expand a network

select a node in the network. Then right click with mouse and pick Evidence from Literature -> Extend Network from the Literature

you should see new nodes appear, connected by edges to the node you selected.

gather evidence to support an existing interaction