Sorad: a systems biology approach to predict and modulate dynamic signaling pathway response from phosphoproteome time-course measurements

MOTIVATION Signaling networks mediate responses to different stimuli using a multitude of feed-forward, feedback and cross-talk mechanisms, and malfunctions in these mechanisms have an important role in various diseases. To understand a disease and to help discover novel therapeutic approaches, we have to reveal the molecular mechanisms underlying signal transduction and use that information to design targeted perturbations. RESULTS We have pursued this direction by developing an efficient computational approach, Sorad, which can estimate the structure of signal transduction networks and the associated continuous signaling dynamics from phosphoprotein time-course measurements. Further, Sorad can identify experimental conditions that modulate the signaling toward a desired response. We have analyzed comprehensive phosphoprotein time-course data from a human hepatocellular liver carcinoma cell line and demonstrate here that Sorad provides more accurate predictions of phosphoprotein responses to given stimuli than previously presented methods and, importantly, that Sorad can estimate experimental conditions to achieve a desired signaling response. Because Sorad is data driven, it has a high potential to generate novel hypotheses for further research. Our analysis of the hepatocellular liver carcinoma data predict a regulatory connection where AKT activity is dependent on IKK in TGFα stimulated cells, which is supported by the original data but not included in the original model. AVAILABILITY An implementation of the proposed computational methods will be available at http://research.ics.aalto.fi/csb/software/. CONTACT tarmo.aijo@aalto.fi or harri.lahdesmaki@aalto.fi SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.

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