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Predicting the functional impact of alternative splicing on protein-protein interactions using an integrated approach

Award Number: R01LM014017
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 05/16/2022
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 02/28/2027

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Predicting the functional impact of alternative splicing on protein-protein interactions using an integrated approach - Alternative splicing (AS) of precursor mRNA provides an important means of genetic control and is a crucial step in the expression of most genes. AS gives rise to multiple isoforms that can exhibit differential stabilities, molecular binding capabilities, and phenotypic effects, thereby greatly expanding the functional capacity of genes. These functions are frequently deregulated in human disease, leading to aberrantly expressed isoforms that can act as drivers and “rewirers” of cellular pathways. Given the intrinsic role of AS in nearly every aspect of biology, tools and technologies for the functional understanding of isoforms are desperately needed. Unfortunately, prediction of isoform functions are notoriously difficult, due to our only crude understanding of the molecular determinants of isoform activities as well as a paucity of experimental datasets annotated at isoform resolution. The experiments, in turn, are challenging in their own right, due to a lack of robust methods for the detection, mapping, and phenotyping at isoform-resolution in vivo. As a consequence, one of the biggest gaps in the genomics and proteomics fields is an understanding the functional and evolutionary implications of the astonishing complexity of the human proteome. To make progress towards this gap, we must reformulate existing approaches. Here, we propose to build computational and experimental methodologies that are intertwined across the entire development and evaluation lifecycle. Computational approaches, capitalizing on ever-improving machine learning algorithms, can predict the effect of AS at high coverage. Experimental validation, on the other hand, is critical to benchmark the predictions as well as shed light on heretofore uncharacterized features of isoform functionality. The goals of this project are to develop (i) a predictor of protein isoform stability, a “first line of evidence” and prerequisite of isoform functionality, (ii) a novel bioinformatics approach to study the “rewiring” effects of AS isoforms on protein interactions, and (iii) a novel measure, the alternative splicing impact factor, that predicts the functional role of an isoform based on metrics such as the loss of interaction and expression patterns, and apply this concept to determine AS-induced phenotypes in-silico and in vitro/vivo (cell-based assay). Each computational stage will be closely complemented with a highly customized and novel experimental approach– large-scale isoform proteogenomics, interactomics, and functional assays experiments–to validate and benchmark the predictors, as well as feed into an iterative computation-experimental “virtuous cycle”.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2026	2025	WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE	100 INSTITUTE RD	WORCESTER	MA	01609	WORCESTER	USA	Medical Library Assistance	000	4	1/30/2026	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $321,403 )
2025	2025	WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE	100 INSTITUTE RD	WORCESTER	MA	01609	WORCESTER	USA	Medical Library Assistance	001	4	6/27/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$32,140
2025	2025	WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE	100 INSTITUTE RD	WORCESTER	MA	01609	WORCESTER	USA	Medical Library Assistance	000	4	2/19/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$289,263
														Subtotal = $321,403

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $321,749 )
2024	2024	WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE	100 INSTITUTE RD	WORCESTER	MA	01609	WORCESTER	USA	Medical Library Assistance	001	3	5/1/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$32,175
2024	2024	WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE	100 INSTITUTE RD	WORCESTER	MA	01609	WORCESTER	USA	Medical Library Assistance	000	3	2/16/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$289,574
														Subtotal = $321,749

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $322,094 )
2023	2023	WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE	100 INSTITUTE RD	WORCESTER	MA	01609	WORCESTER	USA	Medical Library Assistance	000	2	2/10/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$322,094
														Subtotal = $322,094

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $326,724 )
2022	2022	WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE	100 INSTITUTE RD	WORCESTER	MA	01609	WORCESTER	USA	Medical Library Assistance	000	1	5/16/2022	NEW	$326,724
														Subtotal = $326,724

Grand Total All Awards = $1,291,970

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Predicting the functional impact of alternative splicing on protein-protein interactions using an integrated approach

Award Number: R01LM014017

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 05/16/2022

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 02/28/2027

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