Functional clustering of periodic transcriptional profiles through ARMA(p,q).

<h4>Background</h4>Gene clustering of periodic transcriptional profiles provides an opportunity to shed light on a variety of biological processes, but this technique relies critically upon the robust modeling of longitudinal covariance structure over time.<h4>Methodology</h4>...

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Autores principales: Ning Li, Timothy McMurry, Arthur Berg, Zhong Wang, Scott A Berceli, Rongling Wu
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a0b5f56ebfc544768d9ac37b92d162e82021-11-25T06:24:31ZFunctional clustering of periodic transcriptional profiles through ARMA(p,q).1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0009894https://doaj.org/article/a0b5f56ebfc544768d9ac37b92d162e82010-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20419127/pdf/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<h4>Background</h4>Gene clustering of periodic transcriptional profiles provides an opportunity to shed light on a variety of biological processes, but this technique relies critically upon the robust modeling of longitudinal covariance structure over time.<h4>Methodology</h4>We propose a statistical method for functional clustering of periodic gene expression by modeling the covariance matrix of serial measurements through a general autoregressive moving-average process of order (p,q), the so-called ARMA(p,q). We derive a sophisticated EM algorithm to estimate the proportions of each gene cluster, the Fourier series parameters that define gene-specific differences in periodic expression trajectories, and the ARMA parameters that model the covariance structure within a mixture model framework. The orders and of the ARMA process that provide the best fit are identified by model selection criteria.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Through simulated data we show that whenever it is necessary, employment of sophisticated covariance structures such as ARMA is crucial in order to obtain unbiased estimates of the mean structure parameters and increased precision of estimation. The methods were implemented on recently published time-course gene expression data in yeast and the procedure was shown to effectively identify interesting periodic clusters in the dataset. The new approach will provide a powerful tool for understanding biological functions on a genomic scale.Ning LiTimothy McMurryArthur BergZhong WangScott A BerceliRongling WuPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 5, Iss 4, p e9894 (2010)
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Ning Li
Timothy McMurry
Arthur Berg
Zhong Wang
Scott A Berceli
Rongling Wu
Functional clustering of periodic transcriptional profiles through ARMA(p,q).
description <h4>Background</h4>Gene clustering of periodic transcriptional profiles provides an opportunity to shed light on a variety of biological processes, but this technique relies critically upon the robust modeling of longitudinal covariance structure over time.<h4>Methodology</h4>We propose a statistical method for functional clustering of periodic gene expression by modeling the covariance matrix of serial measurements through a general autoregressive moving-average process of order (p,q), the so-called ARMA(p,q). We derive a sophisticated EM algorithm to estimate the proportions of each gene cluster, the Fourier series parameters that define gene-specific differences in periodic expression trajectories, and the ARMA parameters that model the covariance structure within a mixture model framework. The orders and of the ARMA process that provide the best fit are identified by model selection criteria.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Through simulated data we show that whenever it is necessary, employment of sophisticated covariance structures such as ARMA is crucial in order to obtain unbiased estimates of the mean structure parameters and increased precision of estimation. The methods were implemented on recently published time-course gene expression data in yeast and the procedure was shown to effectively identify interesting periodic clusters in the dataset. The new approach will provide a powerful tool for understanding biological functions on a genomic scale.
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author Ning Li
Timothy McMurry
Arthur Berg
Zhong Wang
Scott A Berceli
Rongling Wu
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Timothy McMurry
Arthur Berg
Zhong Wang
Scott A Berceli
Rongling Wu
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title Functional clustering of periodic transcriptional profiles through ARMA(p,q).
title_short Functional clustering of periodic transcriptional profiles through ARMA(p,q).
title_full Functional clustering of periodic transcriptional profiles through ARMA(p,q).
title_fullStr Functional clustering of periodic transcriptional profiles through ARMA(p,q).
title_full_unstemmed Functional clustering of periodic transcriptional profiles through ARMA(p,q).
title_sort functional clustering of periodic transcriptional profiles through arma(p,q).
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