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ArticleHuman mutation2017

Predicting phenotype from genotype: Improving accuracy through more robust experimental and computational modeling.

Jonathan Gallion, Amanda Koire, Panagiotis Katsonis, Anne-Marie Schoenegge, Michel Bouvier, Olivier Lichtarge

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Article in Human mutation, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Jonathan GallionProgram in Structural and Computational Biology and Molecular Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Amanda KoireProgram in Structural and Computational Biology and Molecular Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Panagiotis KatsonisDepartment of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Anne-Marie SchoeneggeDepartment of Biochemistry, Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, Université de Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Michel BouvierDepartment of Biochemistry, Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, Université de Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Olivier LichtargeProgram in Structural and Computational Biology and Molecular Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.

Funding

Functional Determinnats in G Protein-coupled ReceptorsR01GM066099 · NIGMS · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI LICHTARGE, OLIVIER · 2003 to 2022
$7.5M
Comparative genomics of protein structure and functionR01GM079656 · NIGMS · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI LICHTARGE, OLIVIER · 2007 to 2019
$4.3M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM066099NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM079656
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Computational prediction yields efficient and scalable initial assessments of how variants of unknown significance may affect human health. However, when discrepancies between these predictions and direct experimental measurements of functional impact arise, inaccurate computational predictions are frequently assumed as the source. Here, we present a methodological analysis indicating that shortcomings in both computational and biological data can contribute to these disagreements. We demonstrate that incomplete assaying of multifunctional proteins can affect the strength of correlations between prediction and experiments; a variant's full impact on function is better quantified by considering multiple assays that probe an ensemble of protein functions. Additionally, many variants predictions are sensitive to protein alignment construction and can be customized to maximize relevance of predictions to a specific experimental question. We conclude that inconsistencies between computation and experiment can often be attributed to the fact that they do not test identical hypotheses. Aligning the design of the computational input with the design of the experimental output will require cooperation between computational and biological scientists, but will also lead to improved estimations of computational prediction accuracy and a better understanding of the genotype-phenotype relationship.

Indexed as

Computational BiologyGenetic Association StudiesGenotypePhenotypeChromosome MappingHumansModels, MolecularMutationPolymorphism, Single NucleotideProtein ConformationReceptors, Adrenergic, beta-2Reproducibility of ResultsADRB2 protein, humanReceptors, Adrenergic, beta-2functional effect of mutationsgenotype-phenotype relationshipin silico predictionSNVvariant impact predictionVUS

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PMID28230923
PMCPMC5516182

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