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Machine learning of cellular metabolic rewiring.

Joao B Xavier¹

¹Program for Computational and Systems Biology, Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research.

Biorxiv : the Preprint Server for Biology

|August 30, 2023

Summary

MetaboLiteLearner uses machine learning on GC/MS data to predict metabolic changes in adapted cells. This approach reveals organ-specific adaptations in metastatic breast cancer, advancing metabolomics research.

Area of Science:

Biochemistry
Computational Biology
Oncology

Background:

Cellular metabolism dynamically adapts to environmental cues, a process known as metabolic rewiring.
Conventional metabolomics methods face challenges in elucidating these complex adaptive metabolic shifts.
Understanding metabolic adaptations is crucial for deciphering disease mechanisms, particularly in cancer metastasis.

Approach:

Introduced MetaboLiteLearner, a novel machine learning framework utilizing electron ionization (EI) fragmentation patterns from gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS).
The framework predicts metabolic abundance changes in adapted cells without requiring metabolite identification or prior knowledge of metabolic pathways.
Applied MetaboLiteLearner to analyze metabolic rewiring in breast cancer cells with distinct metastatic tropisms.

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MetaboLiteLearner successfully predicted metabolic alterations in unseen data based solely on EI spectra.
The model identified shared and distinct metabolic shifts between brain- and lung-homing metastatic breast cancer cell lineages.
This demonstrates the capability of machine learning to interpret complex metabolomic data and uncover cellular adaptations.

Conclusions:

Integrating machine learning with metabolomics offers a powerful approach to study cellular adaptations.
MetaboLiteLearner provides new insights into organ-specific metabolic reprogramming in metastatic cancer.
This framework has the potential to advance our understanding of cancer biology and inform therapeutic strategies.