• Bioinformatics and Biosystems
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.71-74
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• 2007

Cell phenotypes are determined by groups of functionally related genes. Microarray profiling of gene expression provides us response of cellular state to its perturbation. Several methods for uncovering a cellular network show reliable network reconstruction. In this study, we present reconstruction of genetic regulatory network of inflammation bowel disease in human peripheral blood mononuclear cell. The microarray based on Affymetrix Gene Chip Human Genome U133 Array Set HG-U133A is processed and applied network reconstruction algorithm, ARACNe. As a result, we will show that inferred network composed of 450 nodes and 2017 edges is roughly scale-free network and hierarchical organization. The major hub, CCNL2 (cyclin A2), in inferred network is shown to be associated with inflammatory function as well as apoptotic function.

• 한국지능시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국퍼지및지능시스템학회 2007년도 춘계학술대회 학술발표 논문집 제17권 제1호
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• pp.237-240
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 유전자 발현데이터로부터 유전자 조절네트워크를 추론하는 유전자 알고리즘을 제안한다. 근래에 유전자 알고리즘을 이용하여 유전자 조절네트워크를 추론하려는 시도가 있었으나 그리 성공적이지 못하였다. 우리는 본 논문에서 유전자 조절네트워크를 보다 효율적으로 추론할 수 있게 하기 위하여 새로운 유전자 인코딩 기법을 개발하여 적용하였다. 선형 유전자 조절네트워크로 모델링 된 인공 유전자 조절네트워크를 사용하여 실험한 결과 대부분의 경우에 있어서 주어진 인공 유전자 조절네트워크와 유사한 네트워크를 추론하였으며 완전히 동일한 유전자네트워크를 추론하기도 하였다. 향후 실제 유전자 발현 데이터를 이용하여 추론해 보는 것이 필요하다.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.76-80
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• 2015

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a complex metabolic disorder associated with multiple genetic, developmental and environmental factors. The recent advances in gene expression microarray technologies as well as network-based analysis methodologies provide groundbreaking opportunities to study type 2 diabetes mellitus. In the present study, we used previously published gene expression microarray datasets of human skeletal muscle samples collected from 20 insulin sensitive individuals before and after insulin treatment in order to construct insulin-mediated regulatory network. Based on a motif discovery method implemented by iRegulon, a Cytoscape app, we identified 25 candidate regulons, motifs of which were enriched among the promoters of 478 up-regulated genes and 82 down-regulated genes. We then looked for a hierarchical network of the candidate regulators, in such a way that the conditional combination of their expression changes may explain those of their target genes. Using Genomica, a software tool for regulatory network construction, we obtained a hierarchical network of eight regulons that were used to map insulin downstream signaling network. Taken together, the results illustrate the benefits of combining completely different methods such as motif-based regulatory factor discovery and expression level-based construction of regulatory network of their target genes in understanding insulin induced biological processes and signaling pathways.

• 한국생물정보학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물정보시스템생물학회 2003년도 제2차 연례학술대회 발표논문집
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• pp.164-169
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• 2003

In this paper, we propose the integrated Bayesian network framework to reconstruct genetic regulatory networks from genome expression data. The proposed model overcomes the dimensionality problem of multivariate analysis by building coherent sub-networks from confined gene clusters and combining these networks via intermediary points. Gene Shaving algorithm is used to cluster genes that share a common function or co-regulation. Retrieved clusters incorporate prior biological knowledge such as Gene Ontology, pathway, and protein protein interaction information for extracting other related genes. With these extended gene list, system builds genetic sub-networks using Bayesian network with MDL score and Sparse Candidate algorithm. Identifying functional modules of genes is done by not only microarray data itself but also well-proved biological knowledge. This integrated approach can improve there liability of a network in that false relations due to the lack of data can be reduced. Another advantage is the decreased computational complexity by constrained gene sets. To evaluate the proposed system, S. Cerevisiae cell cycle data [1] is applied. The result analysis presents new hypotheses about novel genetic interactions as well as typical relationships known by previous researches [2].

• 환경생물
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.377-384
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• 2008

A cell is the product of a long period of evolution and can be represented as an optimized system (homeostasis). Stimuli from the outside environment are received by sensory apparatus on the surface of the cell and transferred through complicated pathways and eventually regulate gene expression. These signals affect cell physiology, growth, and development, and the interaction among genes in the signal transduction pathway is a critical part of the regulation. In this study, the interactions of deletion mutants and overexpression of the extracopies of the genes were used to understand their relationships to each other. Also, green fluorescent protein (GFP reporter gene) was fused to the regulatory genes to elucidate their interactions. Cooverexpression of the two genes in extracopy plasmids suggested that patS acts at the downstream of hetR in the regulatory network. The experiments using gfp fusion in different genetic background cells also indicated the epistasis relationships between the two genes. A model describing the regulatory network that controls cell development is presented.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.105-113
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• 2007

유전자 조절망은 유전자의 발현이 다른 유전자에게 영향을 주는 것을 표현하는 유전자 망이다. 오늘날 마이크로 어레이 실험으로부터 유전자의 발현량을 측정한 대용량의 데이터가 이용 가능하다. 전형적인 데이터중의 하나는 특정 유전자를 제거한 후 다른 유전자의 발현량을 측정한 steady-state data이다. 본 논문은 이런 측정 데이터를 이용하여 중복 정보를 최소화하는 유전자 조절망을 재구성하는 방법을 제시한다. 제시한 모델은 기존 연구에서는 고려되지 않았던 사이클 형태로 나타나는 자동 조절 기능을 고려하였고, 또한 유전자의 억제자 또는 촉진자 역할을 고려하였다.

• 한국지능시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국퍼지및지능시스템학회 2004년도 춘계학술대회 학술발표 논문집 제14권 제1호
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• pp.273-276
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• 2004

Genome-scale expression data provides us with valuable insights about organisms, but the biological validation of in-silico analysis is difficult and often controversial. Here we present a new approach for integrating previously established knowledge with computational analysis. Based on the known biological evidences, IGAM (Integrated Gene Association Matrix) automatically estimates the relatedness between a pair of genes. We combined this association knowledge to the regulatory network modeling and fuzzy clustering in yeast 5. Cerevisiae. The result was found to be more effective for extracting biological meanings from in-silico inferences for gene expression data.

• 한국정보과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보과학회 2003년도 봄 학술발표논문집 Vol.30 No.1 (B)
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• pp.431-433
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• 2003

유전자 네트웍 구축은 다양한 생물학적 실험 결과를 통하여 유전자간의 관계를 모델링하는 작업이다. 현재 유전자 섭동(perturbation) 실험은 대규모 유전자 조절 네트웍(regulatory genetic network) 구축을 위한 중요한 데이터로 인식되고 있다. 하지만 유전자 섭동 실험에 의한 결과는 하나의 유전자가 다른 유전자에 대하여 직접적 또는 간접적인 영향을 주는 지에 대한 정보를 파악하기 어렵다. 본 논문은 이러한 문제점을 해결하기 위하여 섭동 실험에 의한 결과로부터 생성된 복잡한 유전자 관계를 실제 생물마적 네트웍 형태로 단순화시키는 진화알고리즘을 제안하고자 한다. 실험은 진화 알고리즘이 임의의 복잡한 네트웍에 대하여 다양한 후보 네트웍 해를 제시해 줄 수 있는 결과를 보여 주고 있다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.457-463
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• 2015

The pathogenesis of mantle cell lymphoma, a special subtype of lymphoma that is invasive and indolent and has a median survival of 3 to 4 years, is still partially unexplained. Much research about genes and miRNAs has been conducted in recent years, but interactions and regulatory relations of genetic elements which may play a vital role in genesis of MCL have attracted only limited attention. The present study concentrated on regulatory relations about genes and miRNAs contributing to MCL pathogenesis. Numerous experimentally validated raw data were organized into three topology networks, comprising differentially expressed, associated and global examples. Comparison of similarities and dissimilarities of the three regulating networks, paired with the analysis of the interactions between pairs of elements in every network, revealed that the differentially expressed network illuminated the carcinogenicity mechanism of MCL and the related network further described the regulatory relations involved, including prevention, diagnosis, development and therapy. Three kinds of regulatory relations for host genes including miRNAs, miRNAs targeting genes and genes regulating miRNAs were concluded macroscopically. Regulation of the differentially expressed miRNAs was also analyzed, in terms of abnormal gene expression affecting the MCL pathogenesis. Special regulatory relations were uncovered. For example, auto-regulatory loops were found in the three topology networks, key pathways of the nodes being highlighted. The present study focused on a novel point of view revealing important influencing factors for MCL pathogenesis.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.2265-2268
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• 2013

Several lines of evidence indicate that cancer is a multistep process. To survey the mechanisms involving gene alteration and miRNAs in adrenocortical cancer, we focused on transcriptional factors as a point of penetration to build a regulatory network. We derived three level networks: differentially expressed; related; and global. A topology network ws then set up for development of adrenocortical cancer. In this network, we found that some pathways with differentially expressed elements (genetic and miRNA) showed some self-adaption relations, such as EGFR. The differentially expressed elements partially uncovered mechanistic changes for adrenocortical cancer which should guide medical researchers to further achieve pertinent research.