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Predicting epistasis across proteins by structural logic.

Michelle Tang¹, Gareth A Cromie¹, Anowarul Kabir²

¹Pacific Northwest Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98122.

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Intragenic complementation, a form of epistasis, restores protein function from paired loss-of-function variants. A machine learning model accurately predicts this phenomenon, aiding precision medicine by understanding genetic variation effects.

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Genetics and Molecular Biology
Computational Biology
Biochemistry

Background:

Predicting phenotypic outcomes of genetic variations is crucial for precision medicine.
Epistatic interactions, particularly positive epistasis like intragenic complementation, complicate these predictions.
Intragenic complementation involves pairs of loss-of-function variants restoring protein function.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate intragenic complementation in the human argininosuccinate lyase (ASL) enzyme.
To uncover the structural basis of intragenic complementation.
To develop a predictive model for intragenic complementation using machine learning.

Main Methods:

Utilized mutational scanning in yeast to identify intragenic complementation interactions in ASL.

Employed machine learning algorithms leveraging protein language model embeddings.

Validated the model's accuracy and generalizability to related enzymes like fumarase.

Main Results:

Identified thousands of intragenic complementation interactions in ASL.
Determined that active site assembly, not amino acid properties, drives functional restoration.
Achieved 99.6% prediction accuracy for intragenic complementation in ASL.
Demonstrated over 90% accuracy when generalizing the model to fumarase.

Conclusions:

Intragenic complementation has a structural basis related to active site assembly.
A machine learning framework can accurately predict intragenic complementation.
This predictive framework has potential applications for at least 4% of human proteins, advancing precision medicine.