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ReviewBriefings in bioinformatics2025

Machine learning methods for gene regulatory network inference.

Akshata Hegde, Tom Nguyen, Jianlin Cheng

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Review in Briefings in bioinformatics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Inferring Gene Regulatory Networks in Stem Cells: Methods and Applications.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2027
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  6. From genes to germ layers: virtual twins of gastruloids.NPJ systems biology and applications · 2026
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  8. Analysis of biological networks using Krylov subspace trajectories.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Akshata HegdeDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Missouri, 416 S 6th St, Columbia, MO 65201, United States.
Tom NguyenDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Missouri, 416 S 6th St, Columbia, MO 65201, United States.
Jianlin ChengDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Missouri, 416 S 6th St, Columbia, MO 65201, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-0305-2853

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gene Regulatory Networks (GRNs) are intricate biological systems that control gene expression and regulation in response to environmental and developmental cues. Advances in computational biology, coupled with high-throughput sequencing technologies, have significantly improved the accuracy of GRN inference and modeling. Modern approaches increasingly leverage artificial intelligence (AI), particularly machine learning techniques-including supervised, unsupervised, semi-supervised, and contrastive learning-to analyze large-scale omics data and uncover regulatory gene interactions. To support both the application of GRN inference in studying gene regulation and the development of novel machine learning methods, we present a comprehensive review of machine learning-based GRN inference methodologies, along with the datasets and evaluation metrics commonly used. Special emphasis is placed on the emerging role of cutting-edge deep learning techniques in enhancing inference performance. The major challenges and potential future directions for improving GRN inference are also discussed.

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Computational BiologyGene Regulatory NetworksMachine LearningAlgorithmsHumansdeep learninggene regulatory networkGRNinferencemachine learningomics

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PMID40966655
PMCPMC12449054

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