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Analysis of RNA translation with a deep learning architecture provides new insight into translation control

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Accurate annotation of coding regions in RNAs is essential for understanding gene translation. We developed a deep neural network to directly predict and analyze translation initiation and termination sites from RNA sequences. Trained with human transcripts, our model learned hidden rules of translation control and achieved a near perfect prediction of canonical translation sites across entire human transcriptome. Surprisingly, this model revealed a new role of codon usage in regulating translation termination, which was experimentally validated. We also identified thousands of new open reading frames in mRNAs or lncRNAs, some of which were confirmed experimentally. The model trained with human mRNAs achieved high prediction accuracy of canonical translation sites in all eukaryotes and good prediction in polycistronic transcripts from prokaryotes or RNA viruses, suggesting a high degree of conservation in translation control. Collectively, we present a general and efficient deep learning model for RNA translation, generating new insights into the complexity of translation regulation.

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Metadata

Authors
Fan, X., Chang, T., Chen, C., Hafner, M., & Wang, Z.
Affiliations
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
  • Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health (CN)
  • Southern University of Science and Technology (CN)
Corresponding author
  • Fan, Xiaojuan
  • Wang, Zefeng
Venue
Nucleic Acids Research
Publisher
openRxiv
Published
2023-07-08
Volume
53
Issue
7
ISSN
0305-1048 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4409387374
Cited by
12
References
2
Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1
FWCI
3.01
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Licence
cc-by-nc
Locations
  • Nucleic Acids Research (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (acceptedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Funders
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (32030064, 31730110, 32250013, 32100430, 91940303)
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDB38040100 to Z.W., XDB38040100)
  • Zhejiang University (SN-ZJU-SIAS009)
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Key Research and Development Program of China (2021YFA1300503, 2018YFA0107602)
  • National Cancer Institute (R01CA220314)
  • National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA Research and Splicing
Keywords
RNA translation, translation initiation sites, codon usage, translational regulation, open reading frames, long non-coding RNA, polycistronic transcripts, deep neural network, human transcriptome

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