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Guo-Hua Yuan¹, Ying Wang¹, Guang-Zhong Wang¹

¹CAS Key Laboratory of Computational Biology, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China.

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This study introduces RNAlight, a machine learning model that identifies nucleotide sequences determining RNA subcellular localization. The model accurately predicts localization for various RNA types, revealing sequence-based mechanisms.

Keywords:

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Computational Biology

Background:

RNAs exhibit diverse subcellular localizations, crucial for their function.
Nucleotide features dictating messenger RNA (mRNA) and long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) localization remain incompletely understood.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a machine learning model, RNAlight, for identifying nucleotide features that determine mRNA and lncRNA subcellular localization.
To elucidate the sequence basis for distinct RNA distributions within the cell.

Main Methods:

Utilized LightGBM machine learning model to analyze nucleotide k-mers.
Employed the Tree SHAP algorithm to extract sequence features associated with cytoplasmic or nuclear localization.
Mapped identified k-mers to RNA-binding protein (RBP)-associated motifs.

Main Results:

Identified specific nucleotide k-mers contributing to mRNA and lncRNA subcellular localization.
Uncovered distinct sequence features and associated RBPs for RNAs localized in the cytoplasm versus the nucleus.
Demonstrated RNAlight's generalizability by accurately predicting subcellular localization for snRNAs, snoRNAs, and circular RNAs.

Conclusions:

RNAlight effectively identifies sequence determinants of RNA subcellular localization.
The findings highlight a sequence-based mechanism underlying distinct RNA distributions.
RNAlight offers a versatile tool for predicting subcellular localization across diverse RNA types.