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ArticleScientific reports2015

Quantitative assessment of gene expression network module-validation methods.

Bing Li, Yingying Zhang, Yanan Yu, Pengqian Wang, Yongcheng Wang, Zhong Wang, Yongyan Wang

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Bing LiInstitute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, 16 Nanxiaojie, Dongzhimennei, Beijing 100700, China.
Yingying ZhangInstitute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, 16 Nanxiaojie, Dongzhimennei, Beijing 100700, China.
Yanan YuInstitute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, 16 Nanxiaojie, Dongzhimennei, Beijing 100700, China.
Pengqian WangInstitute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, 16 Nanxiaojie, Dongzhimennei, Beijing 100700, China.
Yongcheng WangBrightech International, LLC, 285 Davidson Ave #504, Somerset, NJ 08873, USA.
Zhong WangInstitute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, 16 Nanxiaojie, Dongzhimennei, Beijing 100700, China.
Yongyan WangInstitute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, 16 Nanxiaojie, Dongzhimennei, Beijing 100700, China.

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Abstract

Validation of pluripotent modules in diverse networks holds enormous potential for systems biology and network pharmacology. An arising challenge is how to assess the accuracy of discovering all potential modules from multi-omic networks and validating their architectural characteristics based on innovative computational methods beyond function enrichment and biological validation. To display the framework progress in this domain, we systematically divided the existing Computational Validation Approaches based on Modular Architecture (CVAMA) into topology-based approaches (TBA) and statistics-based approaches (SBA). We compared the available module validation methods based on 11 gene expression datasets, and partially consistent results in the form of homogeneous models were obtained with each individual approach, whereas discrepant contradictory results were found between TBA and SBA. The TBA of the Zsummary value had a higher Validation Success Ratio (VSR) (51%) and a higher Fluctuation Ratio (FR) (80.92%), whereas the SBA of the approximately unbiased (AU) p-value had a lower VSR (12.3%) and a lower FR (45.84%). The Gray area simulated study revealed a consistent result for these two models and indicated a lower Variation Ratio (VR) (8.10%) of TBA at 6 simulated levels. Despite facing many novel challenges and evidence limitations, CVAMA may offer novel insights into modular networks.

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Computational BiologyDatabases, GeneticGene ExpressionGene Regulatory NetworksModels, StatisticalValidation Studies as Topic

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