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Mapping the Structure-Function Relationships of Disordered Oncogenic Transcription Factors Using Transcriptomic Analysis

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GEOMETRIC STRUCTURE GUIDED MODEL AND ALGORITHMS FOR COMPLETE DECONVOLUTION OF GENE EXPRESSION DATA.

Duan Chen¹, Shaoyu Li², Xue Wang³

¹Department of Mathematics and Statistics School of Data Science University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA.

Foundations of Data Science (Springfield, Mo.)

|January 22, 2024

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This study introduces a new mathematical model for bulk RNA-seq data deconvolution using Nonnegative Matrix Factorization (NMF). The method enhances the interpretability and accuracy of gene expression profile analysis in complex tissue samples.

Keywords:

Nonnegative matrix factorization Primary: 65F22, 65Z05 Secondary: 92B05 bulk RNA-seq data complete deconvolution data analysis geometric structure

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Area of Science:

Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Genomics

Background:

Bulk RNA-seq data analysis requires distinguishing cellular composition changes from gene expression profile (GEP) variations.
Nonnegative Matrix Factorization (NMF) is a key technique for deconvolution but faces challenges with solution interpretability due to its ill-posed nature.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop an improved NMF-based model and algorithms for accurate and interpretable deconvolution of bulk RNA-seq data.
To address the ill-posed nature of NMF in the context of biological data analysis.

Main Methods:

A novel NMF-based mathematical model integrating marker gene information and NMF solvability conditions.
Development of geometric structure-guided optimization algorithms.
Utilizing spectral clustering to explore data structure and manifold regularization with correlation graphs.

Main Results:

Significant improvements in solution interpretability and accuracy for bulk RNA-seq deconvolution.
Validation using both synthetic and real biological datasets.
Demonstrated effectiveness of integrating biological concepts (marker genes) with mathematical constraints.

Conclusions:

The proposed NMF model enhances the reliability of deconvolution analysis for bulk RNA-seq data.
This approach offers a more robust method for understanding cellular contributions to disease-associated gene expression profiles.
The findings have implications for various fields relying on accurate gene expression analysis from tissue samples.