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82 6. Doma<strong>in</strong>s of unknown function<br />

Figure 6.1: Hypothesis generation us<strong>in</strong>g network representations of Spearman rank correlations<br />

between Doma<strong>in</strong> of Unknown Function (DUF) abundances across GOS metagenomes. Vertices<br />

are labelled with the correspond<strong>in</strong>g DUF number (i.e. “59” represents DUF59). Network I<br />

<strong>in</strong>cludes DUFs with a variety of functions, possibly <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> a response to nutrient <strong>in</strong>put<br />

<strong>in</strong> the mar<strong>in</strong>e epipelagic zone. Network II is dom<strong>in</strong>ated by DUFs l<strong>in</strong>ked to photosynthetic<br />

organisms and functions. Network III is composed of three DUFs known to co-occur. a)<br />

Fruchterman- Re<strong>in</strong>gold embedded network. Edge lengths are <strong>in</strong>versely related to correlation<br />

strength b) M<strong>in</strong>imum spann<strong>in</strong>g tree representation of DUF correlations. Only edges describ<strong>in</strong>g<br />

the shortest path (hence, strongest correlation) between vertices are visualized.<br />

EamA (PF00892, formerly ‘DUF6’) doma<strong>in</strong> suggests that its activity<br />

may play a role <strong>in</strong> controll<strong>in</strong>g this functional constellation.<br />

Hypotheses generated from covariation across metagenomes may be<br />

contextualized with environmental data to enhance <strong>in</strong>terpretation. We

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