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  • Systems Biology
  • Artificial Intelligence in Life Sciences

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  • Artificial neural networks (ANNs) are powerful but often lack interpretability, hindering their application in life sciences.
  • The detailed knowledge of cell biology offers a unique opportunity to create interpretable models.
  • Visible Neural Networks (VNNs) aim to couple model internal states with biological systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop DCell, a VNN integrated into the hierarchical structure of a eukaryotic cell's subsystems.
  • To simulate cellular growth and investigate genotype-phenotype associations using an in silico approach.
  • To provide a foundation for decoding complex biological phenomena like disease genetics and drug resistance.

Main Methods:

  • Developed DCell, a VNN incorporating 2,526 subsystems of a eukaryotic cell.
  • Trained DCell on millions of genotypes to simulate cellular growth.
  • Analyzed patterns of subsystem activities induced by genotypes to investigate molecular mechanisms.

Main Results:

  • DCell accurately simulates cellular growth, closely matching laboratory observations.
  • Genotypes induce specific subsystem activity patterns, enabling in silico investigation of genotype-phenotype links.
  • A small subset of subsystems (21%) captures 80% of the predictive importance for growth, highlighting emergent complexity.

Conclusions:

  • DCell offers a powerful, interpretable VNN for modeling complex biological systems like eukaryotic cells.
  • The model reveals unexpected, sometimes Boolean logic-governed, molecular mechanisms underlying cellular phenotypes.
  • DCell serves as a foundational tool for advancing research in disease genetics, drug resistance, and synthetic biology.