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  • Molecular Biology
  • Systems Biology
  • Genetics

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  • Cellular traits arise from complex interactions between genetic and environmental factors within molecular networks.
  • Understanding global network states is crucial but lacks a unified conceptual framework.
  • Current understanding often focuses on localized network modules rather than system-wide effects.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how genetic perturbations influence molecular changes, distinguishing between localized effects and global network state modulation.
  • To identify key regulatory nodes or pathways that govern the propagation of genetic effects across molecular networks.
  • To propose a conceptual framework for understanding genetic influences on global network states.

Main Methods:

  • Integration of multi-omics profiling (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, etc.) across genetically diverse yeast strains (budding and fission yeast).
  • Analysis of various cellular traits to correlate molecular changes with phenotypic outcomes.
  • Network analysis to map the propagation of genetic perturbations and identify central regulatory axes.

Main Results:

  • Identified a central state transition in the yeast molecular network linked to protein kinase A (PKA) and target of rapamycin (TOR) signaling (PT signaling).
  • Demonstrated that genetic variants influencing the PT state globally shift the molecular network along a single-dimensional axis.
  • Observed modulation of diverse cellular processes, including metabolism, transcription, translation, cell cycle, and stress response, due to these global network shifts.

Conclusions:

  • Genetic effects can propagate widely through molecular networks, not just within modules.
  • A central regulatory axis, exemplified by PT signaling, can coordinate fundamental cellular processes.
  • The global network state is a critical determinant of how genetic variations manifest cellular traits.