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ArticleBMC biology2025

AnomalGRN: deciphering single-cell gene regulation network with graph anomaly detection.

Zhecheng Zhou, Jinhang Wei, Mingzhe Liu, Linlin Zhuo, Xiangzheng Fu, Quan Zou

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Article in BMC biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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Zhecheng ZhouSchool of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Wenzhou University of Technology, Wenzhou, 325027, China.
Jinhang WeiSchool of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Wenzhou University of Technology, Wenzhou, 325027, China.
Mingzhe LiuSchool of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Wenzhou University of Technology, Wenzhou, 325027, China.
Linlin ZhuoSchool of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Wenzhou University of Technology, Wenzhou, 325027, China. 20210339@wzut.edu.cn.
Xiangzheng FuCollege of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410012, China. fxz326@hnu.edu.cn.
Quan ZouInstitute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611730, China. zouquan@nclab.net.

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 62131004National Natural Science Foundation of China 62302339National Natural Science Foundation of China 62372158
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Abstract

backgroundSingle-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) is now essential for cellular-level gene expression studies and deciphering complex gene regulatory mechanisms. Deep learning methods, when combined with scRNA-seq technology, transform gene regulation research into graph link prediction tasks. However, these methods struggle to mitigate the impact of noisy data in gene regulatory networks (GRNs) and address the significant imbalance between positive and negative links.

resultsConsequently, we introduce the AnomalGRN model, focusing on heterogeneity and sparsification to elucidate complex regulatory mechanisms within GRNs. Initially, we consider gene pairs as nodes to construct new networks, thereby converting gene regulation prediction into a node prediction task. Considering the imbalance between positive and negative links in GRNs, we further adapt this issue into a graph anomaly detection (GAD) task, marking the first application of anomaly detection to GRN analysis. Introducing the cosine metric rule enables the AnomalGRN model to differentiate between homogeneity and heterogeneity among nodes in the reconstructed GRNs. The adoption of graph structure sparsification technology reduces noisy data impact and optimizes node representation.

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Gene Regulatory NetworksSingle-Cell AnalysisDeep LearningSequence Analysis, RNAGene regulation network (GRN)Graph anomaly detectionHeterogeneity and sparsificationLink prediction

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