The abundance and heterogeneity of mutations in cancer create challenges for understanding their effects, but such functional characterization will be crucial for optimizing clinical care. In this Review, the authors discuss diverse computational tools and systems biology experimental strategies for elucidating the functional effects of cancer mutations, including consequences on gene regulation, protein structure and local and global perturbations of molecular interaction networks.
- Song Yi
- Shengda Lin
- Nidhi Sahni
