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ArticleGenome biology2025

DeepWheat: predicting the effects of genomic variants on gene expression and regulatory activities across tissues and varieties in wheat using deep learning.

Zhigang Ma, Jiazi Zhang, Hongcui Pei, Yanhong Liu, Hongning Tong, Lei Wang, Zefu Lu

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Article in Genome biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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7 authors.

Zhigang Ma *State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Breeding, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.
Jiazi Zhang *State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Breeding, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.
Hongcui Pei *State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Breeding, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.
Yanhong LiuState Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Breeding, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.
Hongning TongState Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Breeding, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.
Lei WangCenter for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, 050022, China.
Zefu LuState Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Breeding, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China. luzefu@caas.cn.

Funding

National Key Research and Development Project 2023YFF1000403 and 2022YFF1002903
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spatiotemporal gene expression shapes key agronomic traits, yet tissue-specific prediction remains challenging in complex crops. We present DeepWheat, a broadly applicable deep learning framework comprising DeepEXP and DeepEPI, for accurate, tissue-specific gene expression prediction. DeepEXP integrates sequence and epigenomic features to predict gene expression (PCC 0.82-0.88), while DeepEPI predicts epigenomic maps from DNA sequence to support model transfer across varieties. Validations in five wheat cultivars confirm robustness and accuracy. DeepWheat also identifies regulatory variants with strong expression effects, enabling targeted cis-regulatory elements editing and offering a powerful tool for crop functional genomics and breeding.

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Deep LearningGene Expression Regulation, PlantTriticumEpigenomicsGenetic VariationGenome, PlantGenomics

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PMID41024142
PMCPMC12477813

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