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Modeling and identification of gene regulatory networks: A Granger causality approach

  • The University of Hong Kong

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Abstract

It is of increasing interest in systems biology to discover gene regulatory networks (GRNs) from time-series genomic data, i.e., to explore the interactions among a large number of genes and gene products over time. Currently, one common approach is based on Granger causality, which models the time-series genomic data as a vector autoregressive (VAR) process and estimates the GRNs from the VAR coefficient matrix. The main challenge for identification of VAR models is the high dimensionality of genes and limited number of time points, which results in statistically inefficient solution and high computational complexity. Therefore, fast and efficient variable selection techniques are highly desirable. In this paper, an introductory review of identification methods and variable selection techniques for VAR models in learning the GRNs will be presented. Furthermore, a dynamic VAR (DVAR) model, which accounts for dynamic GRNs changing with time during the experimental cycle, and its identification methods are introduced.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2010 International Conference on Machine Learning and Cybernetics, ICMLC 2010
Pages3073-3078
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
Event2010 International Conference on Machine Learning and Cybernetics, ICMLC 2010 - Qingdao, China
Duration: 11 Jul 201014 Jul 2010

Publication series

Name2010 International Conference on Machine Learning and Cybernetics, ICMLC 2010
Volume6

Conference

Conference2010 International Conference on Machine Learning and Cybernetics, ICMLC 2010
Country/TerritoryChina
CityQingdao
Period11/07/1014/07/10

Keywords

  • Gene regulatory network
  • Granger causality
  • Regularization
  • Time-series genomic data
  • Variable selection
  • Vector autoregressive model

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