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TFXcan reveals transcription factor programs driving GWAS loci

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Adeluwa, Temidayo, Salazar-Magaña, Sofia, Sumner, Sarah, Gona, Saideep, Nyasimi, Festus, Carbonetto, Peter, Baca, Sylvan C., Freedman, Matthew +7 more·2026·Cell Genomics

Abstract

Disease-associated loci identified by genome-wide association studies (GWASs) may induce effects by altering transcription factor (TF) binding. However, due to the scarcity of population-level TF-binding experiments, identifying these disrupted TFs remains challenging. To address this, we present the TFXcan framework, which correlates genetically predicted TF binding with phenotypes to nominate TF-tissue pairs that may regulate complex traits. Within this framework, we introduce Enpact, a deep learning-based approach that integrates Enformer and IMPACT to infer personalized TF-binding events. Leveraging Enpact, we correlate predicted binding profiles for 700 TF-tissue pairs with prostate cancer risk, identifying multiple implicated TFs at risk loci. Matrix decomposition further reveals clusters of TF-tissue pairs, termed "programs," acting as candidate drivers of disease risk. TFXcan represents the first method capable of predicting TF binding from genotype data at scale, enabling systematic identification of TFs and regulatory programs underlying complex traits.

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Adeluwa, T., Salazar-Magaña, S., Sumner, S., Gona, S., Nyasimi, F., Carbonetto, P., Baca, S. C., Freedman, M., Gusev, A., Liu, B., Madduri, R., Stephens, M., Gao, G., Amariuta, T., & Im, H. K.
Affiliations
  • University of Chicago (US)
  • Harvard University (US)
  • National University of Singapore (SG)
  • Argonne National Laboratory (US)
  • University of California San Diego (US)
Corresponding author
  • Amariuta, Tiffany
  • Im, Hae Kyung
Venue
Cell Genomics
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2026-10
Pages
101398
ISSN
2666-979X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W7223997278
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70
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0.00
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Cell Genomics (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Division of Diabetes Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
Keywords
transcription factor binding, Enformer, impact, prostate cancer risk, disease-associated loci, complex traits, matrix factorization, deep learning, regulatory programs

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