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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

CrnnCrispr: An Interpretable Deep Learning Method for CRISPR/Cas9 sgRNA On-Target Activity Prediction.

Wentao Zhu, Huanzeng Xie, Yaowen Chen, Guishan Zhang

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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  2. The evolution of AI-integrated genome editing and its challenges.Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society · 2026
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  6. From Code to Life: The AI-Driven Revolution in Genome Editing.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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  10. Prediction of CRISPR-Cas9 on-target activity based on a hybrid neural network.Computational and structural biotechnology journal · 2025
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4 authors.

Wentao ZhuCollege of Engineering, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China.
Huanzeng XieCollege of Engineering, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China.
Yaowen ChenCollege of Engineering, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China.
Guishan ZhangCollege of Engineering, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4020-5687

Funding

Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation 2022A1515011720National Natural Science Foundation of China 62103249STU Scientific Research Foundation for Talents NTF20032
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

CRISPR/Cas9 is a powerful genome-editing tool in biology, but its wide applications are challenged by a lack of knowledge governing single-guide RNA (sgRNA) activity. Several deep-learning-based methods have been developed for the prediction of on-target activity. However, there is still room for improvement. Here, we proposed a hybrid neural network named CrnnCrispr, which integrates a convolutional neural network and a recurrent neural network for on-target activity prediction. We performed unbiased experiments with four mainstream methods on nine public datasets with varying sample sizes. Additionally, we incorporated a transfer learning strategy to boost the prediction power on small-scale datasets. Our results showed that CrnnCrispr outperformed existing methods in terms of accuracy and generalizability. Finally, we applied a visualization approach to investigate the generalizable nucleotide-position-dependent patterns of sgRNAs for on-target activity, which shows potential in terms of model interpretability and further helps in understanding the principles of sgRNA design.

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CRISPR-Cas SystemsDeep LearningGene EditingNeural Networks, ComputerRNA, Guide, CRISPR-Cas SystemsHumansRNA, Guide, CRISPR-Cas SystemsCRISPR/Cas9deep learningDeepSHAPon-targetsgRNA

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PMID38674012
PMCPMC11050447

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