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ArticleInterdisciplinary sciences, computational life sciences2022

EPI-Mind: Identifying Enhancer-Promoter Interactions Based on Transformer Mechanism.

Yu Ni, Linqi Fan, Miao Wang, Ning Zhang, Yongchun Zuo, Mingzhi Liao

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Yu NiCollege of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Taicheng Road, Yangling, 712100, China.
Linqi FanThe 5th Paradigm Technology Co., Ltd, Yuanjiang Street, Shanghai, 200000, China.
Miao WangCollege of Information Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Taicheng Road, Yangling, 712100, China.
Ning ZhangCollege of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Taicheng Road, Yangling, 712100, China.
Yongchun ZuoThe State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation and Breeding of Grassland Livestock, College of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010070, China. yczuo@imu.edu.cn.
Mingzhi LiaoCollege of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Taicheng Road, Yangling, 712100, China. liaomingzhi83@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5216-5742
Inner Mongolia University · CNNorthwest A&F University · CNNorth West Agriculture and Forestry University · CN

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 61772431National Natural Science Foundation of China 62072377Science and Technology Major Project of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China to the State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation and Breeding of Grassland Livestock 2021ZD0048
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

motivationEnhancer-Promoter Interactions (EPIs) is an essential step in the gene regulation process. However, the detection of EPIs by traditional wet experimental techniques is time-consuming and expensive. Thus, computational methods would be very useful for understanding the mechanism of EPIs. A number of approaches have been proposed to address this problem. Nevertheless, there is room for exploration and improvement for the existing research methods.

methodsIn this study, a novel deep-learning model named EPI-Mind was proposed to predict EPIs with sequences features. First, we encoded enhancers and promoters sequences with pre-trained DNA vectors. Then, the Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) was utilized to rough extract the global and local features. Finally, the transformer mechanism was introduced to further extract the feature. We first trained a model named EPI-Mind_spe which can predict EPIs in one cell line. To achieve general prediction across different cell lines and further improve the performance of the model, a second-time training was carried on. The redivided dataset were used to train a new model called EPI-Mind_gen which can predict EPIs across different cell lines. To further improve the accuracy, a new model named EPI-Mind_best was trained which used the EPI-Mind_gen as a pre-trained model.

resultsEPI-Mind_spe has the ability of predict EPIs with average AUROC above 90% and average AUPR above 70% but with cell lines specificity. EPI-Mind_gen can predict EPIs across different cell lines and its average AUROC is higher than the EPI-Mind_spe about 4.8%. EPI-Mind_best is superior to the state-of-the-art predictors on benchmarking datasets. EPI-Mind_best achieved best in 5 indicators within 12 indicators consists of AUPR and AUROC which is better than pioneers.

conclusionThis research proposed a method, which was called EPI-Mind, to predict EPIs only with enhancer and promoters sequences, the framework of which was based on deep learning. This manuscript may provide a new route to solve the problem.

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Neural Networks, ComputerRegulatory Sequences, Nucleic AcidCell LineGene Expression RegulationPromoter Regions, GeneticConvolutional Neural NetworkDeep learningEnhancer–promoter interactionsPredictionSequencesTransformer mechanism

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