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  1. Artikel: Framing Apache Spark in life sciences.

    Manconi, Andrea / Gnocchi, Matteo / Milanesi, Luciano / Marullo, Osvaldo / Armano, Giuliano

    Heliyon

    2023  Band 9, Heft 2, Seite(n) e13368

    Abstract: Advances in high-throughput and digital technologies have required the adoption of big data for handling complex tasks in life sciences. However, the drift to big data led researchers to face technical and infrastructural challenges for storing, sharing, ...

    Abstract Advances in high-throughput and digital technologies have required the adoption of big data for handling complex tasks in life sciences. However, the drift to big data led researchers to face technical and infrastructural challenges for storing, sharing, and analysing them. In fact, this kind of tasks requires distributed computing systems and algorithms able to ensure efficient processing. Cutting edge distributed programming frameworks allow to implement flexible algorithms able to adapt the computation to the data over on-premise HPC clusters or cloud architectures. In this context, Apache Spark is a very powerful HPC engine for large-scale data processing on clusters. Also thanks to specialised libraries for working with structured and relational data, it allows to support machine learning, graph-based computation, and stream processing. This review article is aimed at helping life sciences researchers to ascertain the features of Apache Spark and to assess whether it can be successfully used in their research activities.
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2023-02-09
    Erscheinungsland England
    Dokumenttyp Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2835763-2
    ISSN 2405-8440
    ISSN 2405-8440
    DOI 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13368
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  2. Artikel ; Online: Framing Apache Spark in life sciences

    Manconi, Andrea / Gnocchi, Matteo / Milanesi, Luciano / Marullo, Osvaldo / Armano, Giuliano

    Heliyon. , p.e13368-

    2023  

    Abstract: Advances in high-throughput and digital technologies have required the adoption of big data for handling complex tasks in life sciences. However, the drift to big data led researchers to face technical and infrastructural challenges for storing, sharing, ...

    Abstract Advances in high-throughput and digital technologies have required the adoption of big data for handling complex tasks in life sciences. However, the drift to big data led researchers to face technical and infrastructural challenges for storing, sharing, and analysing them. In fact, this kind of tasks requires distributed computing systems and algorithms able to ensure efficient processing. Cutting edge distributed programming frameworks allow to implement flexible algorithms able to adapt the computation to the data over on-premise HPC clusters or cloud architectures. In this context, Apache Spark is a very powerful HPC engine for large-scale data processing on clusters. Also thanks to specialised libraries for working with structured and relational data, it allows to support machine learning, graph-based computation, and stream processing. This review article is aimed at helping life sciences researchers to ascertain the features of Apache Spark and to assess whether it can be successfully used in their research activities.
    Schlagwörter algorithms ; architecture ; artificial intelligence ; cluster analysis ; engines ; information processing ; researchers ; streams ; 00-01 ; 99-00 ; Apache Spark ; Big data ; Parallel computing ; HPC
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsort Elsevier Ltd
    Dokumenttyp Artikel ; Online
    Anmerkung Pre-press version ; Use and reproduction
    ZDB-ID 2835763-2
    ISSN 2405-8440
    ISSN 2405-8440
    DOI 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13368
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  3. Artikel: Network Diffusion Promotes the Integrative Analysis of Multiple Omics.

    Di Nanni, Noemi / Bersanelli, Matteo / Milanesi, Luciano / Mosca, Ettore

    Frontiers in genetics

    2020  Band 11, Seite(n) 106

    Abstract: The development of integrative methods is one of the main challenges in bioinformatics. Network-based methods for the analysis of multiple gene-centered datasets take into account known and/or inferred relations between genes. In the last decades, the ... ...

    Abstract The development of integrative methods is one of the main challenges in bioinformatics. Network-based methods for the analysis of multiple gene-centered datasets take into account known and/or inferred relations between genes. In the last decades, the mathematical machinery of network diffusion-also referred to as network propagation-has been exploited in several network-based pipelines, thanks to its ability of amplifying association between genes that lie in network proximity. Indeed, network diffusion provides a quantitative estimation of network proximity between genes associated with one or more different data types, from simple binary vectors to real vectors. Therefore, this powerful data transformation method has also been increasingly used in integrative analyses of multiple collections of biological scores and/or one or more interaction networks. We present an overview of the state of the art of bioinformatics pipelines that use network diffusion processes for the integrative analysis of omics data. We discuss the fundamental ways in which network diffusion is exploited, open issues and potential developments in the field. Current trends suggest that network diffusion is a tool of broad utility in omics data analysis. It is reasonable to think that it will continue to be used and further refined as new data types arise (e.g. single cell datasets) and the identification of system-level patterns will be considered more and more important in omics data analysis.
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2020-02-27
    Erscheinungsland Switzerland
    Dokumenttyp Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2606823-0
    ISSN 1664-8021
    ISSN 1664-8021
    DOI 10.3389/fgene.2020.00106
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  4. Artikel ; Online: Frailness and resilience of gene networks predicted by detection of co-occurring mutations via a stochastic perturbative approach.

    Bersanelli, Matteo / Mosca, Ettore / Milanesi, Luciano / Bazzani, Armando / Castellani, Gastone

    Scientific reports

    2020  Band 10, Heft 1, Seite(n) 2643

    Abstract: In recent years complex networks have been identified as powerful mathematical frameworks for the adequate modeling of many applied problems in disparate research fields. Assuming a Master Equation (ME) modeling the exchange of information within the ... ...

    Abstract In recent years complex networks have been identified as powerful mathematical frameworks for the adequate modeling of many applied problems in disparate research fields. Assuming a Master Equation (ME) modeling the exchange of information within the network, we set up a perturbative approach in order to investigate how node alterations impact on the network information flow. The main assumption of the perturbed ME (pME) model is that the simultaneous presence of multiple node alterations causes more or less intense network frailties depending on the specific features of the perturbation. In this perspective the collective behavior of a set of molecular alterations on a gene network is a particularly adapt scenario for a first application of the proposed method, since most diseases are neither related to a single mutation nor to an established set of molecular alterations. Therefore, after characterizing the method numerically, we applied as a proof of principle the pME approach to breast cancer (BC) somatic mutation data downloaded from Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. For each patient we measured the network frailness of over 90 significant subnetworks of the protein-protein interaction network, where each perturbation was defined by patient-specific somatic mutations. Interestingly the frailness measures depend on the position of the alterations on the gene network more than on their amount, unlike most traditional enrichment scores. In particular low-degree mutations play an important role in causing high frailness measures. The potential applicability of the proposed method is wide and suggests future development in the control theory context.
    Mesh-Begriff(e) Apoptosis/genetics ; Breast Neoplasms/genetics ; Female ; Gene Regulatory Networks ; Humans ; Models, Genetic ; Mutation/genetics ; Stochastic Processes
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2020-02-14
    Erscheinungsland England
    Dokumenttyp Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2615211-3
    ISSN 2045-2322 ; 2045-2322
    ISSN (online) 2045-2322
    ISSN 2045-2322
    DOI 10.1038/s41598-020-59036-w
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  5. Artikel: Transcriptomic Analysis of

    Zampolli, Jessica / Di Canito, Alessandra / Manconi, Andrea / Milanesi, Luciano / Di Gennaro, Patrizia / Orro, Alessandro

    Frontiers in microbiology

    2020  Band 11, Seite(n) 1808

    Abstract: Xylenes are considered one of the most common hazardous sources of environmental contamination. The biodegradation of these compounds has been often reported, rarer the ability to oxidize ... ...

    Abstract Xylenes are considered one of the most common hazardous sources of environmental contamination. The biodegradation of these compounds has been often reported, rarer the ability to oxidize the
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2020-08-12
    Erscheinungsland Switzerland
    Dokumenttyp Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2587354-4
    ISSN 1664-302X
    ISSN 1664-302X
    DOI 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01808
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  6. Artikel ; Online: scMuffin: an R package to disentangle solid tumor heterogeneity by single-cell gene expression analysis.

    Nale, Valentina / Chiodi, Alice / Di Nanni, Noemi / Cifola, Ingrid / Moscatelli, Marco / Cocola, Cinzia / Gnocchi, Matteo / Piscitelli, Eleonora / Sula, Ada / Zucchi, Ileana / Reinbold, Rolland / Milanesi, Luciano / Mezzelani, Alessandra / Pelucchi, Paride / Mosca, Ettore

    BMC bioinformatics

    2023  Band 24, Heft 1, Seite(n) 445

    Abstract: Introduction: Single-cell (SC) gene expression analysis is crucial to dissect the complex cellular heterogeneity of solid tumors, which is one of the main obstacles for the development of effective cancer treatments. Such tumors typically contain a ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: Single-cell (SC) gene expression analysis is crucial to dissect the complex cellular heterogeneity of solid tumors, which is one of the main obstacles for the development of effective cancer treatments. Such tumors typically contain a mixture of cells with aberrant genomic and transcriptomic profiles affecting specific sub-populations that might have a pivotal role in cancer progression, whose identification eludes bulk RNA-sequencing approaches. We present scMuffin, an R package that enables the characterization of cell identity in solid tumors on the basis of a various and complementary analyses on SC gene expression data.
    Results: scMuffin provides a series of functions to calculate qualitative and quantitative scores, such as: expression of marker sets for normal and tumor conditions, pathway activity, cell state trajectories, Copy Number Variations, transcriptional complexity and proliferation state. Thus, scMuffin facilitates the combination of various evidences that can be used to distinguish normal and tumoral cells, define cell identities, cluster cells in different ways, link genomic aberrations to phenotypes and identify subtle differences between cell subtypes or cell states. We analysed public SC expression datasets of human high-grade gliomas as a proof-of-concept to show the value of scMuffin and illustrate its user interface. Nevertheless, these analyses lead to interesting findings, which suggest that some chromosomal amplifications might underlie the invasive tumor phenotype and the presence of cells that possess tumor initiating cells characteristics.
    Conclusions: The analyses offered by scMuffin and the results achieved in the case study show that our tool helps addressing the main challenges in the bioinformatics analysis of SC expression data from solid tumors.
    Mesh-Begriff(e) Humans ; DNA Copy Number Variations ; Single-Cell Gene Expression Analysis ; Neoplasms/genetics ; Transcriptome ; Sequence Analysis, RNA/methods ; Single-Cell Analysis/methods
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2023-11-27
    Erscheinungsland England
    Dokumenttyp Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2041484-5
    ISSN 1471-2105 ; 1471-2105
    ISSN (online) 1471-2105
    ISSN 1471-2105
    DOI 10.1186/s12859-023-05563-y
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  7. Artikel: How computer science can help in understanding the 3D genome architecture

    Shavit, Yoli / Merelli, Ivan / Milanesi, Luciano / Lio’, Pietro

    Briefings in bioinformatics. 2016 Sept., v. 17, no. 5

    2016  

    Abstract: Chromosome conformation capture techniques are producing a huge amount of data about the architecture of our genome. These data can provide us with a better understanding of the events that induce critical regulations of the cellular function from small ... ...

    Abstract Chromosome conformation capture techniques are producing a huge amount of data about the architecture of our genome. These data can provide us with a better understanding of the events that induce critical regulations of the cellular function from small changes in the three-dimensional genome architecture. Generating a unified view of spatial, temporal, genetic and epigenetic properties poses various challenges of data analysis, visualization, integration and mining, as well as of high performance computing and big data management. Here, we describe the critical issues of this new branch of bioinformatics, oriented at the comprehension of the three-dimensional genome architecture, which we call ‘Nucleome Bioinformatics', looking beyond the currently available tools and methods, and highlight yet unaddressed challenges and the potential approaches that could be applied for tackling them. Our review provides a map for researchers interested in using computer science for studying ‘Nucleome Bioinformatics', to achieve a better understanding of the biological processes that occur inside the nucleus.
    Schlagwörter bioinformatics ; chromosomes ; computer science ; epigenetics ; genome ; information management
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsverlauf 2016-09
    Umfang p. 733-744.
    Erscheinungsort Oxford University Press
    Dokumenttyp Artikel
    ZDB-ID 2068142-2
    ISSN 1477-4054 ; 1467-5463
    ISSN (online) 1477-4054
    ISSN 1467-5463
    DOI 10.1093/bib/bbv085
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  8. Artikel ; Online: A Boron Delivery Antibody (BDA) with Boronated Specific Residues: New Perspectives in Boron Neutron Capture Therapy from an In Silico Investigation.

    Rondina, Alessandro / Fossa, Paola / Orro, Alessandro / Milanesi, Luciano / De Palma, Antonella / Perico, Davide / Mauri, Pier Luigi / D'Ursi, Pasqualina

    Cells

    2021  Band 10, Heft 11

    Abstract: Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) is a tumor cell-selective radiotherapy based on a nuclear reaction that occurs when the isotope boron-10 ( ...

    Abstract Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) is a tumor cell-selective radiotherapy based on a nuclear reaction that occurs when the isotope boron-10 (
    Mesh-Begriff(e) Antibodies, Monoclonal/administration & dosage ; Antibodies, Monoclonal/chemistry ; Antibodies, Monoclonal/genetics ; Boron/administration & dosage ; Boron Neutron Capture Therapy ; Boronic Acids/chemistry ; Computer Simulation ; Molecular Docking Simulation ; Molecular Dynamics Simulation ; Mutation/genetics
    Chemische Substanzen Antibodies, Monoclonal ; Boronic Acids ; Boron (N9E3X5056Q)
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2021-11-18
    Erscheinungsland Switzerland
    Dokumenttyp Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2661518-6
    ISSN 2073-4409 ; 2073-4409
    ISSN (online) 2073-4409
    ISSN 2073-4409
    DOI 10.3390/cells10113225
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  9. Artikel ; Online: Network-based analysis of omics with multi-objective optimization.

    Mosca, Ettore / Milanesi, Luciano

    Molecular bioSystems

    2013  Band 9, Heft 12, Seite(n) 2971–2980

    Abstract: Nowadays, computational and statistical methods focusing on integrated analysis of omics data are necessary. A few approaches have been recently described in the literature and a small number of software packages are available. We have developed a new ... ...

    Abstract Nowadays, computational and statistical methods focusing on integrated analysis of omics data are necessary. A few approaches have been recently described in the literature and a small number of software packages are available. We have developed a new method to generate networks of biological components that incorporate multi-omics information. The novelty of this method relies on using a multi-objective (MO) optimization procedure in order to drive the identification of networks that are enriched according to several statistical estimators. The network-based analysis of omics with MO optimization described in this work can be applied to different types of omics and biological interactions. By using this approach we found protein networks that participate in the establishment of the increased basal differentiation observed in breast tumors of BRCA1-mutation carriers. Additionally, we showed how MO optimization can be used to carry out a network-based comparison among several omic data sets: using transcriptomic data from two types of breast tumors and the corresponding epithelial cells from which tumors were generated, we found a protein network that shows a strong and coherent (the same direction) differential expression when comparing each tumor with its respective epithelial tissue. We have also compared the transcriptional variation detected in three different types of tumors originated in breast, colon and pancreas with the corresponding healthy tissues. Despite the global low correlation observed in the three pairs of tumors, we found more similar networks regulated in the same direction in colon and pancreas tumor cells. In conclusion, we propose the network-based analysis of omics with MO optimization as a valid tool for integrated analysis of omics data.
    Mesh-Begriff(e) Databases, Genetic ; Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic ; Gene Regulatory Networks ; Genomics/methods ; Humans ; Neoplasms/genetics ; Transcriptome
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2013-12
    Erscheinungsland England
    Dokumenttyp Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2188635-0
    ISSN 1742-2051 ; 1742-206X
    ISSN (online) 1742-2051
    ISSN 1742-206X
    DOI 10.1039/c3mb70327d
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  10. Artikel ; Online: Characterization and comparison of gene-centered human interactomes.

    Mosca, Ettore / Bersanelli, Matteo / Matteuzzi, Tommaso / Di Nanni, Noemi / Castellani, Gastone / Milanesi, Luciano / Remondini, Daniel

    Briefings in bioinformatics

    2021  Band 22, Heft 6

    Abstract: The complex web of macromolecular interactions occurring within cells-the interactome-is the backbone of an increasing number of studies, but a clear consensus on the exact structure of this network is still lacking. Different genome-scale maps of human ... ...

    Abstract The complex web of macromolecular interactions occurring within cells-the interactome-is the backbone of an increasing number of studies, but a clear consensus on the exact structure of this network is still lacking. Different genome-scale maps of human interactome have been obtained through several experimental techniques and functional analyses. Moreover, these maps can be enriched through literature-mining approaches, and different combinations of various 'source' databases have been used in the literature. It is therefore unclear to which extent the various interactomes yield similar results when used in the context of interactome-based approaches in network biology. We compared a comprehensive list of human interactomes on the basis of topology, protein complexes, molecular pathways, pathway cross-talk and disease gene prediction. In a general context of relevant heterogeneity, our study provides a series of qualitative and quantitative parameters that describe the state of the art of human interactomes and guidelines for selecting interactomes in future applications.
    Mesh-Begriff(e) Algorithms ; Computational Biology/methods ; Databases, Genetic ; Gene Expression Profiling/methods ; Gene Ontology ; Gene Regulatory Networks ; Genetic Association Studies ; Genetic Predisposition to Disease ; Humans ; Protein Interaction Mapping/methods ; Protein Interaction Maps ; Reproducibility of Results ; Signal Transduction ; Software ; Transcriptome ; Web Browser
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2021-05-19
    Erscheinungsland England
    Dokumenttyp Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2068142-2
    ISSN 1477-4054 ; 1467-5463
    ISSN (online) 1477-4054
    ISSN 1467-5463
    DOI 10.1093/bib/bbab153
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