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Moffa, Giusi ; Erdmann, Gerrit ; Voloshanenko, Oksana ; Hundsrucker, Christian ; Sadeh, Mohammad Javad ; Boutros, Michael ; Spang, Rainer

Refining Pathways: A Model Comparison Approach

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Moffa, Giusi, Erdmann, Gerrit, Voloshanenko, Oksana, Hundsrucker, Christian, Sadeh, Mohammad Javad, Boutros, Michael and Spang, Rainer (2016) Refining Pathways: A Model Comparison Approach. PLoS One 11 (6), e0155999.

DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.33870


Abstract

Cellular signalling pathways consolidate multiple molecular interactions into working models of signal propagation, amplification, and modulation. They are described and visualized as networks. Adjusting network topologies to experimental data is a key goal of systems biology. While network reconstruction algorithms like nested effects models are well established tools of computational biology, ...

Cellular signalling pathways consolidate multiple molecular interactions into working models of signal propagation, amplification, and modulation. They are described and visualized as networks. Adjusting network topologies to experimental data is a key goal of systems biology. While network reconstruction algorithms like nested effects models are well established tools of computational biology, their data requirements can be prohibitive for their practical use. In this paper we suggest focussing on well defined aspects of a pathway and develop the computational tools to do so. We adapt the framework of nested effect models to focus on a specific aspect of activated Wnt signalling in HCT116 colon cancer cells: Does the activation of Wnt target genes depend on the secretion of Wnt ligands or do mutations in the signalling molecule beta-catenin make this activation independent from them? We framed this question into two competing classes of models: Models that depend on Wnt ligands secretion versus those that do not. The model classes translate into restrictions of the pathways in the network topology. Wnt dependent models are more flexible than Wnt independent models. Bayes factors are the standard Bayesian tool to compare different models fairly on the data evidence. In our analysis, the Bayes factors depend on the number of potential Wnt signalling target genes included in the models. Stability analysis with respect to this number showed that the data strongly favours Wnt ligands dependent models for all realistic numbers of target genes.



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Item typeArticle
Journal or Publication TitlePLoS One
PublisherPLOS
Open Access TypeGold (with APC)
Place of PublicationSAN FRANCISCO
Volume11
Number of Issue or Book Chapter6
Page Rangee0155999
Date1 June 2016
Date of publication16 Jun 2016 07:15
InstitutionsMedicine > Institut für Funktionelle Genomik > Lehrstuhl für Funktionelle Genomik (Prof. Oefner)
Medicine > Institut für Funktionelle Genomik > Lehrstuhl für Statistische Bioinformatik (Prof. Spang)
Informatics and Data Science > Department Computational Life Science > Lehrstuhl für Statistische Bioinformatik (Prof. Spang)
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10.1371/journal.pone.0155999DOI
27248690PubMed ID
KeywordsBETA-CATENIN; COLON-CANCER; MUTATIONS; GENE;
Dewey Decimal Classification600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine
500 Science > 570 Life sciences
600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine
StatusPublished
RefereedYes, this version has been refereed
Created at the University of RegensburgPartially
URN of the UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-338701
Item ID33870

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