AI Attention Map Reveals RNA Splicing Regulatory Regions (IMAGE)

The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo

AI Attention Map Reveals RNA Splicing Regulatory Regions

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Visualization of artificial intelligence (AI) attention scores showing how the hierarchical Transformer identifies exonic splicing enhancer (ESE) regions that regulate RNA splicing. Masking the ESE disrupts acceptor splice-site prediction, while attention maps highlight the model's focus on key regulatory sequences influencing accurate splice-site recognition.

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Professor Kenta Nakai from the Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Japan Image source link: https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkag625

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