journal article·2025-11Open access

Interpretation of RNA Universe and Coding Potential Using IntRNA

Yunxia Wang, Minjie Mou, Shijie Huang, Wei Zhang, Ziqi Pan, Jing Tang, Yihao Wang, Qingxia Yang, Feng Zhu

Advanced Science· Volume 12· Issue 43

Abstract

Abstract The interpretation of RNA universe and coding potential are long‐standing issues in modern RNA studies, and three crucial questions remain unanswered: a) how to detect and interpret the coding potential of RNA, b) how to annotate the sophisticated taxonomy of the sncRNAs, and c) how to successfully distinguish between circular and linear lncRNAs. In this study, a multi‐channel deep learning framework, IntRNA , is thus constructed to interpret RNA universe and coding potential. First, a large number of RNA encoding features are proposed, which dramatically enlarged the available feature space. Second, a method realizing image‐like representation of RNA sequences is developed to describe the intrinsic correlation among the encoding features generated above. Third, a dual‐path model is constructed, which consistently performed the best among existing methods in various benchmarks. IntRNA ’s interpretability is also validated by analysis, and all source codes are accessible at: https://idrblab.org/intrna/ and https://github.com/idrblab/intrna .
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Research context

OpenAlex topics: Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research · RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms · RNA modifications and cancer

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Affiliations

College of Pharmaceutical Sciences The Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine State Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery and Release Systems Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310058 China

Innovation Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine of Zhejiang University Alibaba‐Zhejiang University Joint Research Center of Future Digital Healthcare Hangzhou 330110 China

College of Basic Medicine Chongqing Medical University Chongqing 400016 China

The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China No. 37 Zhongguancun Street. Haidian District Beijing 100080 China

Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Therapy for Major Gynecological Diseases Women's Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine Hangzhou 310058 China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China

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