[HTML][HTML] Quantitating the epigenetic transformation contributing to cholesterol homeostasis using Gaussian process

C Wang, SM Scott, K Subramanian, S Loguercio… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
C Wang, SM Scott, K Subramanian, S Loguercio, P Zhao, DM Hutt, NY Farhat, FD Porter…
Nature communications, 2019nature.com
To understand the impact of epigenetics on human misfolding disease, we apply Gaussian-
process regression (GPR) based machine learning (ML)(GPR-ML) through variation spatial
profiling (VSP). VSP generates population-based matrices describing the spatial covariance
(SCV) relationships that link genetic diversity to fitness of the individual in response to
histone deacetylases inhibitors (HDACi). Niemann-Pick C1 (NPC1) is a Mendelian disorder
caused by> 300 variants in the NPC1 gene that disrupt cholesterol homeostasis leading to …
Abstract
To understand the impact of epigenetics on human misfolding disease, we apply Gaussian-process regression (GPR) based machine learning (ML) (GPR-ML) through variation spatial profiling (VSP). VSP generates population-based matrices describing the spatial covariance (SCV) relationships that link genetic diversity to fitness of the individual in response to histone deacetylases inhibitors (HDACi). Niemann-Pick C1 (NPC1) is a Mendelian disorder caused by >300 variants in the NPC1 gene that disrupt cholesterol homeostasis leading to the rapid onset and progression of neurodegenerative disease. We determine the sequence-to-function-to-structure relationships of the NPC1 polypeptide fold required for membrane trafficking and generation of a tunnel that mediates cholesterol flux in late endosomal/lysosomal (LE/Ly) compartments. HDACi treatment reveals unanticipated epigenomic plasticity in SCV relationships that restore NPC1 functionality. GPR-ML based matrices capture the epigenetic processes impacting information flow through central dogma, providing a framework for quantifying the effect of the environment on the healthspan of the individual.
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