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Single cell network analysis with a mixture of Nested Effects Models.

Martin Pirkl^1,2, Niko Beerenwinkel^1,2

¹Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Basel, Switzerland.

Bioinformatics (Oxford, England)

|November 14, 2018

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We developed a new computational method, mixture of Nested Effects Models (M&NEM), to analyze single-cell data. This approach identifies cell subpopulations and their causal networks, explaining cellular heterogeneity for improved disease insights.

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Area of Science:

Computational Biology
Systems Biology
Genomics

Background:

Single-cell technologies enable detailed trait measurement under genetic perturbations.
Understanding intra-cellular networks is crucial for disease treatment, such as cancer.
Cellular heterogeneity poses a challenge in analyzing such complex biological systems.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a computational method for analyzing heterogeneous single-cell data.
To simultaneously identify distinct cellular subpopulations and their associated causal networks.
To provide a framework for understanding the molecular mechanisms driving cellular heterogeneity.

Main Methods:

Developed a mixture of Nested Effects Models (M&NEM) tailored for single-cell data.
Employed an Expectation Maximization algorithm for iterative updating of network probabilities and cell assignments.
Validated the M&NEM approach using simulation studies and real-world datasets.

Main Results:

Successfully identified cellular subpopulations and their causal networks from heterogeneous single-cell data.
Demonstrated the method's efficacy on pooled CRISPR screens from Crop-Seq and Perturb-Seq experiments.
Provided a probabilistic framework for assigning cells to specific networks.

Conclusions:

M&NEM effectively models cellular heterogeneity by integrating subpopulation identification and network inference.
The method offers a powerful tool for dissecting complex intra-cellular interactions in biological systems.
This work facilitates a deeper understanding of cellular mechanisms relevant to diseases like cancer.